An experience on mechatronics teaching on undergraduate students by means of the Skybot platform: from classroom to robot competition

This work is supported by the “Education Science Institute” and the “Technology & Educational Innovation Vice-President Office” of the University of Alicante through the aid “Technologic & Educative Research Groups”.

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