Ignacio Angulo
Papers
7
Total Citations
107
H-Index
5
About
Ignacio Angulo is a pioneering researcher in educational robotics and remote laboratory systems, with a career dedicated to making STEM education accessible and engaging for K-12 and university students. His work centers on integrating mobile robots, visual programming, and serious games into open learning environments. Angulo’s major contributions include the development of RoboBlock, a remote lab for robotics and visual programming that allows students to program and control real robots over the internet, overcoming cost and maintenance barriers in schools. His most cited paper, “Time to play with a microcontroller managed mobile bot” (28 citations), demonstrates how playful, hands-on robotics can spark interest in engineering. Another influential work, “Towards a Distributed Architecture for Remote Laboratories” (25 citations), proposed a scalable framework for remote labs across disciplines. Angulo also co-authored a foundational textbook, *Introducción a la robótica*, which provides a practical, theory-to-construction guide for beginners. His research has been widely cited in the fields of educational technology and human-computer interaction, and his platforms have been adopted in multiple countries to teach programming and robotics. Angulo’s efforts exemplify how low-cost, remote-accessible robotics can democratize technical education for the next generation.
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Top Papers
- 1Time to play with a microcontroller managed mobile bot28 citations · 2012
- 2Towards a Distributed Architecture for Remote Laboratories25 citations · 2008
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- 4RoboBlock: A remote lab for robotics and visual programming15 citations · 2017
- 5Learning to Program in K12 Using a Remote Controlled Robot: RoboBlock15 citations · 2017
- 6ROBOTS PARA LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA INFORMATICA3 citations · 2005
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