Using robots to raise interest in technology among underrepresented groups

Kelly Cannon; Monica Andreson Lapoint; Nathaniel Bird; Katherine Panciera; Harini Veeraraghavan; Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos; Maria Gini

doi:10.1109/MRA.2007.380640

Using robots to raise interest in technology among underrepresented groups

Kelly Cannon, Monica Andreson Lapoint, Nathaniel Bird, Katherine Panciera, Harini Veeraraghavan, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Maria Gini

Computer Science and Engineering

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Abstract

A week-long technology day camp have been designed and hosted by the Center for Distributed Robotics at the University of Minnesota with the help of the Digital Technology Center and the National Science Foundation. This camp emphasizes robotics for youth in grades five through eight which focuses on four specific areas. These are: 1) to give the opportunities available for students in technology-based fields and the university experience; 2) to provide students a gentle introduction to hardware; 3) to give students the basics of software; and finally, 4) to promote their self-esteem in the area of technology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	73-81
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2007.380640
State	Published - 2007

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We would to athank the anonymous reviewers for their useful and constructive comments. This work was published in part in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation and has been supported by the NSF through grant Nos. CNS-0224363, IIS-0219863, CNS-0324864, IIP-0443945, and CNS-0420836. Kelly Cannon has been supported partially by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Keywords

Computer science education
Middle grades education
Minorities in computer science
Robotics
Women in computer science

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