Robotics camps, clubs, and competitions: Results from a US robotics project

A Roadmap for US Robotics From Internet to Robotics

Robot Competitions Ideal Benchmarks for Robotics Research

In this paper, I argue for the use of robotic competitions as benchmarks for robotics research. By providing a common task to be solved at a specific place and a specific time, competitions avoid some of the difficulties arising when evaluating robotics research in the own lab. Competitions also bring together multiple research groups working on the same problem. This fosters the exchange of id...

Robotics competitions as benchmarks for AI research

In the last two decades various intelligent robotics competitions have become very popular. Arguably the most well-known of these are the robotic soccer competitions. In addition to their value in attracting media and capturing the minds of the general public, these competitions also provide benchmark problems for various robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. As with any bench...

Mobile Robotics Term Project

IRIS: A Student-Driven Mobile Robotics Project

This paper introduces the IRIS mobile robot project. IRIS is a largely student designed and implemented mobile robot platform created to provide a mechanism for classroom explorations of topics in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and robotics. It has been designed to be used by students from middle school through college. Teaching About Intelligence Anyone who has taught artificial i...