Supported by an NSF CCLI award, we have developed teaching materials based on a case study on a pill-sized robot in gastro-intestinal (GI) tract to teach undergraduate micro-robotics and also principles of robot programming and navigation. The case study consists of a lecture unit and a laboratory module. The lecture unit introduces commercial capsule endoscopes and proposes a conceptual design of a vitamin pill size robot vehicle that can operate within human's GI tract. The objective of the laboratory modules is to teach students how to program robots to navigate in an uncertain environment and how to control the robot. In this paper, we present our experiences in pilot-testing of the developed case study in a course at Stevens Institute of Technology. We used a modified challenge-based pedagogy, and obtained evaluation results using anonymous student surveys. We also learned a few things through interacting with students on this emerging application. This paper discusses the pedagogy, evaluation results, and lessons learned.
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