Educating with and about Robots

Tucker Balch
Matt Mason
Howie Choset
Scott Thayer
John Bares
Robin Shoop
Ben Brown
Illah Nourbakhsh
Peter Coppin

Robotics Institute
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University

Time and Special Place

3305 Newell-Simon Hall
Refreshments 3:15 pm
Talk 3:30 pm

Abstract

At CMU we have perhaps the finest program in the world for teaching graduate and undergraduate students about robotics. We are discovering, however, that there is more to robotics education than teaching about robots. Students at all levels are fascinated with robots, and educators have found that teaching with robots provides a new and exciting way to motivate their students. Accordingly, robots are finding their way into the classroom to help teach science, math, mechanics, teamwork and even management skills. In this special two hour RI Seminar, 9 speakers will present a series of brief lectures on some of the many robotics education projects underway at CMU. We will conclude with a half-hour panel discussion.

Speaker Biography

Biographical information forthcoming.

Speaker Appointments

For appointments, please contact the speaker, Tucker Balch (trb@ri.cmu.edu).