Check out the Wyoming PBS TV promo for Wyoming FIRST LEGO League.
Wyoming PBS and FIRST are working together to keep science, technology and math fun and engaging. Watch Fetch! and Cyberchase after school. Tune in to NOVA and Nature weekly. And check out the games at PBSKids Go!
Nov 16, 2008
Wyoming FLL Special Guest Speaker
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
Nov 6, 2008
LEGO Hotels
We have been able to get reduced rate hotel accommodations for the Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship on December 5th & 6th 2008. Please contact one of the following four hotels directly to make reservations. Please mention LEGO Robotics to receive the reduced room rates.
Ramkota Hotel (307-266-6000)
Room Rate: $70.00
Reserve by December 1st, 2008
Super 8 Motel East by I-25 & Wyoming Blvd. (307-237-8100)
Room Rate: $75.00
Reserve by November 25th, 2008
Parkway Plaza (800-270-7829/307-235-1777)
Room Rate $65.00
Reserve by December 1st, 2008
Ramada Plaza Riverside (307-235-2531)
Room Rate $70.00
Reserve by November 21st, 2008
Ramkota Hotel (307-266-6000)
Room Rate: $70.00
Reserve by December 1st, 2008
Super 8 Motel East by I-25 & Wyoming Blvd. (307-237-8100)
Room Rate: $75.00
Reserve by November 25th, 2008
Parkway Plaza (800-270-7829/307-235-1777)
Room Rate $65.00
Reserve by December 1st, 2008
Ramada Plaza Riverside (307-235-2531)
Room Rate $70.00
Reserve by November 21st, 2008
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