Abstract
Due to the rapid development of Internet-related technologies and the practical needs in education, virtual laboratories have caught attention of many researchers and educational practitioners. These virtual laboratories have been built to assimilate laboratory experiments in a realistic fashion with primary purpose of providing new and unique learning opportunities for students. Among these laboratories, the cyber-physical laboratory is one that offers web-based access to students with capabilities to manipulate objects in the physical laboratory (e.g., robots or 3D printer). This chapter synthesizes relevant literature findings for designing and developing cyber-physical laboratories and surveys the current uses of cyber-physical systems for STEM education. Through this effort, it is hoped to seek input and suggestions for ongoing development and usage of cyber-physical labs.
