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Robotics and ChatGPT: Educational Application

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In recent years, the incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly through Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, has enabled the development of new strategies for natural interaction between humans and robots, transforming how robots are controlled, programmed, and manipulated. This work implements a human-robot interface in Python that enables communication via natural-language instructions or queries expressed by the user. OpenAI's ChatGPT was used as an intelligent mediator to translate human natural language into control instructions sent to the robotic system. In addition, the proposal integrated an intelligent vision and data analysis system for the recognition of colour and geometric shapes, expanding the applications of the manipulator. Experimental validation was carried out using a Yahboom DOFBOT educational manipulator robot, an accessible platform for academic and research experiments. This work contributes to the field of Mechatronics by combining AI and robotics and motivates students and researchers towards new emerging, cutting-edge technologies.

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Manipulator robot generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT large language models computer vision

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Gudiño-Lau, J., Andrade-Gudiño, K., Charre-Ibarra, S., Durán-Fonseca, M., & Alcalá-Rodríguez, J. (2026). Robotics and ChatGPT: Educational Application. Revista Tecnológica - ESPOL, 38(1), 173-188. https://doi.org/10.37815/rte.v38n1.1393
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