Towards Developing an Intelligent Robotic System for Assisting Children in Basic Drawing

Children need assistance to learn basic drawing in school. However, it may not always be possible for a teacher to assist every individual separately, especially in a school with a large number of students in each class. This research aims to design and develop a robotic system to help children learn how to draw basic shapes. While the use of robotic arms has been explored in various fields such as industry and biomedicine, little attention has been given to assisting children in drawing basic shapes. To achieve this objective, a system was developed that consists of an android-based mobile application and a robotic arm. The application allows users to upload a picture of a shape or alphabet, convert it into line art, and then send the necessary instructions to the robotic arm. Based on these instructions, the robotic arm demonstrates the drawing steps to help children learn. The application also has the ability to evaluate the accuracy of the user's drawing. Finally, the effectiveness of the system's features was tested with a group of children in a laboratory environment, and it was found that the proposed system effectively supports children in basic sketching.