This proceedings volume comprises the latest achievements in research and development in
educational robotics presented at the 9th International Conference on Robotics in Education
(RiE) held in Qawra St. Paul's Bay Malta during April 18-20 2018. Researchers and educators
will find valuable methodologies and tools for robotics in education that encourage learning in
the fields of science technology engineering arts and mathematics (STEAM) through the design
creation and programming of tangible artifacts for creating personally meaningful objects and
addressing real-world societal needs. This also involves the introduction of technologies
ranging from robotics platforms to programming environments and languages. Extensive evaluation
results are presented that highlight the impact of robotics on the students' interests and
competence development. The presented approaches cover the whole educative range from
elementary school to the university level in both formal as well as informal settings.
