Curio: An Affordable Web-Based Educational Platform

Talha Enes Ayranci, Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Jonathan Grizou

Abstract: We present the first prototype of Curio, an affordable robot designed for computer science education (CSE). Curio’s goal is to enhance students’ engagement and facilitate CSE. This is achieved by placing students’ smartphones at the center of their experience and letting them designing standalone activities that run on web pages. Such web applications can access all smartphone sensors, including the front and back cameras, and control the robot directly via Web-Bluetooth. This paper provides an overview of Curio’s design philosophy and the technological integration of our first prototype. Videos of Curio in action are available at trycurio.com.