Tom Lauwers

Most-cited papers

1. A dynamically stable single-wheeled mobile robot with inverse mouse-ball drive

   Tom Lauwers, G. Kantor, R. Hollis

   2006Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006.292 citations

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2. One Is Enough!

   Tom Lauwers, G. Kantor, R. Hollis

   2005International Symposium of Robotics Research109 citations

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3. Robot Diaries: Broadening Participation in the Computer Science Pipeline through Social Technical Exploration

   Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, D. Bernstein, I. Nourbakhsh +1 more

   2008AAAI Spring Symposium: Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science62 citations

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4. Iterative design of a Braille writing tutor to combat illiteracy

   Nidhi Kalra, Tom Lauwers, Dan Dewey, Thomas S. Stepleton +1 more

   2007International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development56 citations Open access

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5. CSbots: design and deployment of a robot designed for the CS1 classroom

   Tom Lauwers, I. Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner

   2009Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education47 citations

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6. Designing the Finch: Creating a Robot Aligned to Computer Science Concepts

   Tom Lauwers, I. Nourbakhsh

   2010EAAI32 citations Open access

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7. 2003 AAAI Robot Competition and Exhibition

   B. Maxwell, W. Smart, Adam Jacoff, Jennifer L. Casper +7 more

   2004The AI Magazine27 citations

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8. Design of a braille writing tutor to combat illiteracy

   Nidhi Kalra, Tom Lauwers, Dan Dewey, Thomas S. Stepleton +1 more

   2009Inf. Syst. Frontiers20 citations

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9. A strategy for collaborative outreach: lessons from the CSbots project

   Tom Lauwers, Emily Hamner, I. Nourbakhsh

   2010Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education19 citations

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10. The Debugging Task: Evaluating a Robotics Design Workshop

    Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, D. Bernstein

    2010AAAI Spring Symposium: Educational Robotics and Beyond18 citations

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11. TeRK: A Flexible Tool for Science and Technology Education

    I. Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, C. Disalvo +1 more

    2007AAAI Spring Symposium: Semantic Scientific Knowledge Integration15 citations

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12. A Roadmap for Technology Literacy and a Vehicle for Getting There: Educational Robotics and the TeRK Project

    I. Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, D. Bernstein +1 more

    2006IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication15 citations Open access

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13. A Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy in Developing Communities

    Nidhi Kalra, Tom Lauwers, M. Dias

    200713 citations

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14. Aligning Capabilities of Interactive Educational Tools to Learner Goals

    Tom Lauwers

    201012 citations

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15. Robot Diaries Interim Project Report: Development of a Technology Program for Middle School Girls

    Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, D. Bernstein, K. Stubbs +2 more

    200810 citations

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16. PROGRESS IN AGILE ASSEMBLY: MINIFACTORY COURIERS BASED ON FREE-ROAMING PLANAR MOTORS

    Tom Lauwers, Z. K. Edmondson, R. Hollis

    200410 citations

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17. Leveraging tangible interfaces in primary school math: Pilot testing of the Owlet math program

    Lauren Zito, Jennifer L. Cross, B. Brewer, Samantha Speer +5 more

    2021Int. J. Child Comput. Interact.8 citations Open access

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18. CSbots: A case study in introducing educational technology to a classroom setting

    Tom Lauwers, I. Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner

    20087 citations

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19. 2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

    Nidhi Kalra, Tom Lauwers, Dan Dewey, Thomas S. Stepleton +16 more

    2006International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development7 citations

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20. Free-roaming planar motors: toward autonomous precision planar mobile robots

    Tom Lauwers, Z. K. Edmondson, R. Hollis

    2004IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 20046 citations

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21. Robotics in computer science education

    J. Kay, Tom Lauwers

    2013Computer Science Education3 citations

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22. The finch, a robot for the CS classroom

    Tom Lauwers

    2013Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC; Formerly: Journal of Computing in Small Colleges)2 citations

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23. Robot Diaries: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Design and Evaluate Educational Robotics

    I. Nourbakhsh, C. Disalvo, Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers +1 more

    2007AAAI Spring Symposium: Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics2 citations

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24. Educational robotics and beyond : design and evaluation : papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium

    Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, K. Stubbs

    20101 citations

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25. Tricks of the Trade: Insights on Evaluation

    D. Bernstein, Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, K. Stubbs

    2010AAAI Spring Symposium: Educational Robotics and Beyond0 citations

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26. Reports of the AAAI 2010 Spring Symposia

    T. Barkowsky, Sven Bertel, F. Broz, Vinay K. Chaudhri +15 more

    2010The AI Magazine0 citations Open access

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27. Iterative Design of a Robot-Centered Curriculum for Introduction to Computer Science

    Tom Lauwers, I. Nourbakhsh

    2008AAAI Spring Symposium: Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science0 citations

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