The Amazon region has the largest hydrographic basin in the world. The rivers act as roads, and boats serve as vehicles for transporting passengers and cargo to large urban centers, municipalities, riverside communities, villages, and settlements. The Amazon River transportation system faces critical gaps due to the lack of land infrastructure in certain areas, which makes rivers essential for commerce and access to isolated communities. This work proposes the development of a new hardware platform consisting of a system-in-package (SiP)—iMCP HTLRBL32L and GPS, which enables data transfer over a network with long-range LoRa technology. In addition, we developed a new communication protocol between the end devices called the LoRa Protocol Proprietary (LPP). This protocol allows parameterizable commands (location table, modulation, routing, source and destination DevEUI, and port) to be sent between end devices, providing flexibility in the configuration and management of Internet of Things networks. The results of the practical experiments with the new hardware platform in the communication scenario between the end device and the gateway show that the maximum range was 16.928 km. In the communication scenario between the end devices, the maximum range was 12.447 km. It offers a stable platform for exchanging control information, which is fundamental to the safety of river transport in the Amazon.

Este artigo apresenta uma estratégia de tutoria aplicada à Capacitação Avançada em Robótica Industrial, desenvolvida no Polo de Inovação do Instituto Federal do Amazonas (INOVA/IFAM) em parceria com a LG Electronics do Brasil. O estudo analisa a integração das metodologias Hands-on, Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos (PBL) e Design Thinking (DT) na formação de equipes multidisciplinares, voltadas à resolução de desafios reais do Polo Industrial de Manaus. A pesquisa adotou uma abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, envolvendo observação direta, acompanhamento de projetos e aplicação de questionários de satisfação a 27 alunos participantes. A tutoria teve papel essencial no processo, estimulando competências técnicas (hard skills) — como programação e operação de braços robóticos Yaskawa, Stäubli, Epson e Universal Robots — e competências socioemocionais (soft skills), como colaboração, empatia e criatividade. Os resultados evidenciaram elevados índices de engajamento e satisfação dos alunos, reforçando a relevância da mentoria contínua na aprendizagem significativa e na retenção de conteúdos. Conclui-se que o modelo proposto promove uma ponte efetiva entre ensino e indústria, contribuindo para a qualificação de profissionais aptos a atuar com tecnologias emergentes no contexto amazônico e fortalecendo a educação profissional e tecnológica como vetor de inovação e desenvolvimento regional.

This work presents the integration of Competency-Based Learning (CBL), Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Design Thinking (DT) as a methodology to develop both hard and soft skills, as well as competencies, in the field of automation engineering. In response to the government's limited investment in education and technology, LG Electronics and IFAM launched a project aimed at training engineering students in industrial robotics. The integrated CBL/PBL/DT methodology merges educational and industrial innovation practices by following the principles of active learning and involves practical classes conducted in both a university and a factory setting, with students organized into two groups of 15. The results demonstrate the significant potential of these integrated methods, as they successfully achieved the project's proposed objectives.