ITESO Team Develops RoboMeshA, a Portable Robotics and AI Educational Platform

Addressing Resource Shortfalls in Education

Many high schools in Guadalajara, Mexico, lack access to advanced tools like robotics laboratories, limiting hands-on learning opportunities for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The RoboMeshA platform was created to address this resource shortfall.

Introducing RoboMeshA

A multidisciplinary team of 15 engineering students, faculty advisors, and IEEE Guadalajara Section volunteers from ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara, developed RoboMeshA through the EPICS in IEEE initiative. This portable, self-contained educational platform delivers robotics and AI experiences directly into classrooms without requiring dedicated computer labs or complex software installations.

Mobile Learning Network Functionality

RoboMeshA operates as an all-in-one mobile learning network. Students connect to the platform through a web browser, allowing them to manually control the robot or use its control modes to observe movement, obstacle detection, and avoidance. The system integrates mechanical design, embedded systems, control engineering, computer vision, and AI into a single robotic system.

Expanding Capabilities

The team has constructed two RoboMeshA units and is developing a modular coupling framework to expand the system's capabilities for research and classroom demonstrations. This structured design approach connects independent software components and minimizes internal dependencies, enabling up to four RoboMeshA robots to operate collaboratively.