Our lab, will host an open house of our robotics lab from 1-4 PM on April 12, 2013, contributing to the National Robotics Week. The event will be of interest to several groups including K-12 students, teachers, parents, and members of the university–those particularly interested in robotic technology. We’re looking forward to presenting our...
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After last year’s inaugural offering of the Social Robotics major at Grandparents University, we came back for all three sessions in 2012. In each two day session, grandparents and grandkids learned about what it means to be social, how our behavior affects our interactions, what the field of social robotics looks like, and how to program a Lego...
Read MoreBoy Scouts Visit
Boy Scouts from Pack 53, Den 1 in Madison visited the HCI lab on Saturday to learn about how robots communicate with humans and how our research is improving that interaction. In addition, several of the scouts asked questions about how robots will be used in the future, as well as what kinds of opportunities there are for those who want to work with robots...
Read MoreGrandparent’s University 2011
A Social Robotics course was offered for the first time this summer as part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Grandparent’s University. In each two day session, grandparents and grandkids learned about what it means to be social, how our behavior affects our interactions, what the field of social robotics looks like, and how to program a...
Read MoreWest High School Students Visit Our Lab
West High School teacher Andrew Kuemmel and his students visited our lab to learn more about computer science, human-computer interaction, and robotics. If you are a K-12 teacher and interested in bringing your students to our lab and hear about our research, please contact Professor Bilge...
Read MoreNational Robotics Week Educational Experience
Our lab, in collaboration with UW-Madison IEEE Robot Team, hosted a day-long educational experience, contributing to the National Robotics Week on April 16, 2010. The event attracted several groups including K-12 students, teachers, parents, and members of the university–those particularly interested in robotic technology. It was a wonderful...
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