Teaching Robotics to Freshman Students
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This paper describes the experience of teaching robotics at the freshman level, from the conception of the project through the offering of a computer science seminar in robotics, having a two-fold goal: the opening of a new area of interest for students and the integration of computing and technology programs at Cameron University.
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