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Luis Llamas is an innovative researcher at the intersection of educational robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-robot interaction. His work centers on making advanced technology accessible and engaging for students across all educational levels, with a particular emphasis on STEM education. Llamas is best known as a driving force behind the **Robobo Project**, a groundbreaking initiative that transformed a standard smartphone into a sophisticated yet affordable educational robot. This platform was specifically designed to bridge the gap between classroom robotics and real-world applications, encouraging children to explore cooperative and interactive learning experiences. His most cited work, "The Robobo Project: Bringing Educational Robotics Closer to Real-World Applications" (2017), has garnered 32 citations and established the foundational vision for this technology. Building on this platform, Llamas has pushed boundaries further by integrating artificial intelligence and computer vision capabilities directly into the Robobo system, enabling real-time object identification, marker detection, and lane recognition on embedded hardware. His 2019 work on teaching AI concepts through smartphone-based robots demonstrates his commitment to democratizing cutting-edge technology education. Collectively, his publications reflect a researcher dedicated to empowering the next generation of engineers and scientists through innovative, hands-on learning tools.