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A Robotics Introduction to Computer Science AAAI Spring Symposium 2007

A Robotics Introduction to Computer Science AAAI Spring Symposium 2007. Debra T. Burhans Canisius College burhansd@canisius.edu. Background. Our CS sequence includes 4 introductory courses: breadth-first introduction, CS1, CS2, and large scale programming

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A Robotics Introduction to Computer Science AAAI Spring Symposium 2007

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  1. A Robotics Introduction to Computer ScienceAAAI Spring Symposium 2007 Debra T. Burhans Canisius College burhansd@canisius.edu

  2. Background • Our CS sequence includes 4 introductory courses: breadth-first introduction, CS1, CS2, and large scale programming • New topic-focused courses to replace the “vanilla” breadth-first course • Web programming, C programming, Robotics, Bioinformatics

  3. Audience Give me your tired, your math-phobic,Your huddled masses yearning to learn about robots.The wretched refuse of your teeming shore… www.uaf.edu/.../images/tired-campers_lg.jpg www.pipefitter.com/pfmg3.gif

  4. Goals • Build a “penbot” • Modify the robot for a competition Have fun! www.mdv.com/.../stanford_racing_team_stanley.jpg

  5. Agenda • History • Problem solving and algorithms • Binary representation • Logic • AI and robotics • Ethical and social issues

  6. Logistics • Open lab time – staffed in the fall by three faculty (2 from CS, 1 from physics) • Simulator!!! • Student project • Lego Mindstorms RCX • Current status is ???

  7. History • Creating human-like artifacts from the Ancient Greeks onwards http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/images/eos.jpg http://keywords.oxus.net/images/seamonkeys.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet_(robot)

  8. Binary Representation 101010111011010101011100110101010101011011101 111101010100111111000101010101001110001011111 … which just about sums it up…

  9. Logic Surprisingly popular! • Fairly simple circuits • Logisim • Not connected directly to the robots http://www.plexoft.com/SBF/images/spock2.jpg cs-people.bu.edu/dbuzan/cs101/answers12.htm

  10. AI and Robotics • Learn about AI and robotics through • Readings • Film and TV • Interpretive dance http://www.nativehue.com/mysteria/images/2005/jelly-dance.jpg http://fusionanomaly.net/sheepdreams.jpg

  11. Ethical and Social Issues http://www.primidi.com/images/bear_robot_carrying_soldier.jpg http://usmilitary.about.com/library/graphics/robot.bmp http://bdml.stanford.edu/twiki/pub/Courses/WellBeingTechnologyForElderly/domotica.jpg

  12. Results warning! • 12 students Fall 2006, 8 students Spring 2007 • Students who had already programmed were the most handicapped • A couple students were very turned off (majors) due to complexity • Attitudes of students towards the experience and computing were mostly very positive • Opens their eyes in terms of computing possibilities www.splitfocus.org/pics/lis-robot.jpg

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