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Using Surveyor SRV-1 Robots to Motivate CS1 Students

John Cummins Dept of Mathematics Brooklyn College, City University of New York jrpcummins@yahoo.com M. Q. “Sumon” Azhar Elizabeth Sklar Dept of Computer and Information Science Brooklyn College, City University of New York

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Using Surveyor SRV-1 Robots to Motivate CS1 Students

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  1. John Cummins Dept of Mathematics Brooklyn College, City University of New York jrpcummins@yahoo.com M. Q. “Sumon” Azhar Elizabeth Sklar Dept of Computer and Information Science Brooklyn College, City University of New York {azhar, sklar}@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu Agents Lab http://agents.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu Using Surveyor SRV-1 Robots to Motivate CS1 Students presenter: John Cummins and M. Q. Azhar

  2. Why Surveyor robot? • Hardware • Motors • Powerful visual sensing. • Battery Life • Robust communication. • Does not look like a toy. • Looks like a cool robot • Acts like a cool robot. • Low maintenance! • $435 • New one: Blackfin • $465 • Laser pointer • Faster processor

  3. Motivating CS1 students using “Surveyor” robot! How do I develop Educational Robotics Software? How do I integrate robot materials to existing curriculum? Developer Educator • Which (AI<->CS1) topic? • When do I introduce? • How many labs? • How long is the lab? • … • Is it simple to program? • Is it easy to learn? • Is it designed to create learnable moments. • How can I enforce robust communication?

  4. Making it work! Simplicity of programming Robust Software Absolute integration Robust Communication Robust Hardware

  5. Accessing Resources: Hardware: http://www.surveyor.com Software & Labs: http://agents.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/robotics.edu CS1 (Robotics Application) Syllabus: http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~mqazhar/teaching/cis1.5 Demo!

  6. questions/comments? http://agents.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/robotics.edu

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