Robotics Seminar

Fall Semester 2007

CS 296 or 496, 1 credit

Instructor: Alden Wright, wright@cs.umt.edu

Course Schedule: TBA (1 day/week)

CS 296 students will explore different ways to program robots. Corequisite: CS 131.

CS 496 students will apply machine learning or artificial intelligence to robotics. Corequisite: CS 455, 457, 555, or 557 or consent of instructor.

Bill Gates claims that the robotics industry today is where the computer industry was 30 years ago. Industrial robots are analogous to mainframes, and inexpensive personal robots are analogous to microcomputers. Many startups produce innovative toys and gadgets for hobbyists, but applications of personal robots are rare. The industry is fragmented with few common platforms or standards.

—Alden Wright

This course will explore different ways to program robots, and considers the applications for the Department of Computer Science courses such as Machine Learning and/or Artificial Intelligence. Robot programming paradigms, including behavior-based programming, will also be discussed.