Michail Papoutsidakis
University of West Attica, Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus
Papers
22
Total Citations
220
H-Index
9
About
Michail Papoutsidakis is a robotics and engineering education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of educational robotics, STEM pedagogy, and autonomous systems. Best known for his sustained development of the DuBot platform — an open-source, low-cost modular robot designed for K-12 and higher education — Papoutsidakis has built a cohesive body of research that bridges hardware innovation with rigorous pedagogical evaluation. His most cited work (39 citations) applies the Technology Acceptance Model to assess how students and educators engage with this platform, while earlier action research studies trace the robot's iterative design from concept to classroom implementation, collectively accumulating nearly 100 citations across the series. Beyond educational tools, he has contributed to autonomous robotic vehicles for area mapping and remote monitoring, intelligent algorithms for modular vehicle control, and fuzzy gain-scheduling techniques for precise pneumatic system control — demonstrating a broad command of applied robotics. His more recent work incorporates sustainability principles into mechatronics education, challenging students to build robots from upcycled materials. Through measuring gains in computational thinking skills, Papoutsidakis consistently grounds his engineering innovations in measurable learning outcomes, making him a valuable voice in both robotics research and STEM education reform.
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- 3Innovative Robot for Educational Robotics and STEM19 citations · 2020
- 4DuBot17 citations · 2020
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