[ragebol]

Why not provide a pre-set up machine? I would also not have them install eg Matlab or LabView themselves at the start of classes.

But yes, I recognize the struggle. At my RoboCup team (TechUnited Eindhoven), the learning curve is also steep: from non-CS students that use Matlab on Windows, to using Linux with C++ & Python, ROS, git, not to mention our own stuff on top.

It's a filter, to say the least.

[cmontella]

They all have their own laptops and prefer to use them. We also don’t have enough money to provide a computer for everyone. But I mean the setup is just one part of the issue, as you note. What I’ve found is I’ve had way more success teaching robotics to younger students via matlab/windows than Linux/ros/c++.