Components, curriculum, and community: robots and robotics in undergraduate AI education.(artificial intelligence)

From: AI Magazine | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

This editorial introduction presents an overview of the robotic resources available to AI educators and provides context for the articles in this special issue. We set the stage by addressing the trade-offs among a number of established and emerging hardware and software platforms, curricular topics, and robot contests used to motivate and teach undergraduate AI.

Robot platforms have played a fundamental role in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) for more than 30 years. Yet it is only recently that physically embodied agents have become a viable tool in the undergraduate AI ...

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