To Kickoff the 2008 Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship we will have a Special Guest Speaker, Dan Stiehl, from the MIT Media Lab. He will be speaking on Friday Evening, December 5th, at 6:00 p.m. prior to the practice robot rounds. I have attached a flyer you can use to promote the event. All Wyoming FLL teams and the general public are invited to attend this high interest presentation. The session should help students on all of our Wyoming FLL teams to experience additional real world application of robotics technology.(click image to download PDF Flyer)
Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Presents -
Special Guest Speaker:
Dan Stiehl
MIT Media Lab
Designing Personal Robotic Companions:
Engineering with Character
Humans have always been fascinated with anthropomorphized machines and robotics. Today, the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab is creating new types of robotic companions for a wide variety of applications.† ur approach combines engineering, science, and art to develop machines which are designed to interact with people in very clear and engaging ways. In this talk, Dan will describe an overview of the research that has been conducted in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab under his advisor Prof. Cynthia Breazeal with specific emphasis on his current research in developing the Huggable, a personal robotic teddy bear for education, healthcare, family communication, and entertainment.
Friday, December 5, 2008
6:00 PM
Casper Events Center
Doors open at 5:00
Special Guest Speaker:
Dan Stiehl
MIT Media Lab
Designing Personal Robotic Companions:
Engineering with Character
Humans have always been fascinated with anthropomorphized machines and robotics. Today, the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab is creating new types of robotic companions for a wide variety of applications.† ur approach combines engineering, science, and art to develop machines which are designed to interact with people in very clear and engaging ways. In this talk, Dan will describe an overview of the research that has been conducted in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab under his advisor Prof. Cynthia Breazeal with specific emphasis on his current research in developing the Huggable, a personal robotic teddy bear for education, healthcare, family communication, and entertainment.
Friday, December 5, 2008
6:00 PM
Casper Events Center
Doors open at 5:00
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