The robotic educational learning environment, based on the constructionism and philosophy of Papert's Logo, is currently the bet of most educators to favor active and multidisciplinary learning for conceptual assimilation and purification of the mental process into concrete or mental constructions. However, this environment is restricted to schools with good infrastructure or with spare professionals in the area. In this paper I am concerned if it is possible to upgrade Papert's mechanical turtle to teach formal concepts of flat geometry? Thus, the general objective of this paper is to present a robotic project under development, called Geometric Jabuti, accessible to Brazilian schools in general, for the teaching of geometry. This is an update of the Papert tortoise to overcome some identified limitations that made the construction and manipulation of the machine difficult. The methodology adopted was based on theoretical study and case study to describe the construction of the robotic project with one more axis to move the pen. The analysis and comparison of the robot's operation showed that the limitations were overcome, besides obtaining flexibility in some geometric constructions. However, the design improvement must be continued in some parts, because due to mechanical failures it presents inaccuracies that can be overcome with future calibrations. While presenting the same properties as the well-grounded Papert tortoise, and with extensive research on its use in teaching, this tool needs a study of its classroom application to validate the efficiencies of upgrades to conceptual assimilation in teaching and ease. in the control and manipulation of geometric objects.
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