The Design and Implementation of OpenGL-based Comprehensive Educational Robot System

In this paper, the authors present the design and implementation of MountTai, a cost effective OpenGL based comprehensive educational robot system for China's primary and high school education. Firstly the system's goal and framework is introduced, then it is described the MountTai robot's functions and construction in hardware. The paper expatiates at length how VR technology is used to implement the system software as well as how the software's functions are designed to illustrate robotics in different perspectives relating to mechanics, electronics, communication, artificial intelligence, language programming. The Web-based teaching course dedicated to robot-DIY tutorials is also shown. Finally, concluding remarks for future works are given.