| Schedule: | | H 12:55 - 1:45
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| Location: | | SoC Large Conference Room MEB 3147 |
| Instructor: | | David Johnson |
| Email: | | dejohnso@cs.utah.edu |
| Office: | | 2875 WEB (ph) 585-1726 |
Objectives
The Robotics seminar is intended as a professional training
seminar. To that end, participants and lecturers will cover topics in:
- Robotics history - developments, important papers, etc.
- Understanding the role of professional organizations, conferences, and journals
- Ethical considerations
- Practice in public speaking and professional writing
- Evaluation of written and spoken material
Participants should expect to develop written and oral material throughout the semester.
Accommodations: The University of Utah seeks to provide equal
access to its programs, services and activities for people with
disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable
prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services,
162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the
instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.
Schedule (to be adjusted as needed)
August
25 - Course Introduction/Brooks TED talk on the robot invasion
September
1 - Effective presentations
8 - IGERT summer rotation presentations 1
15 - Presentations
22 - IROS Practice Talks
29 - IROS practive talks
October
6 - Paper discussion on gant robots
13 - Fall Break
20 - IROS best paper discussion
27 - Team presentation on brainstorm designs for cheap, small robot
November
3 - Insect-inspired locomotion paper discussion.
10 - More insect paper discussion
17 - IGERT rotation presentations
24 - Thanksgiving Break
December
1 - Dan Popa
8 - No seminar