Collaborative Project: Extending the Next Generation Robot Laboratory to Increase Diversity in Undergraduate CS Programs

本项目是对马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校开发下一代机器人实验室（NSF CCLI Grant DUE 0231363）工作的改编和扩展，主要有三个方向。首先，它专注于在课堂上使用机器人技术，尤其是索尼AIBOs，以此吸引更多不同群体的本科生学习计算机科学课程。从最开始的计算机科学课程开始，正在开发多种课程。其次，它正在扩展Pyro，一个用Python编写的易于使用的机器人编程系统，以支持Scout微型机器人。侦察兵具有无与伦比的特点，它的小尺寸和快速移动的能力，在很大的距离。第三，在独立评估人员的帮助下，对最终的课程材料进行彻底的评估。该项目的目标是增加代表性不足的群体对学习计算机科学的兴趣，并为他们提供在整个本科阶段都有帮助的工具。基于AIBO和Scout机器人的使用，正在开发对女性和代表性不足的群体特别有趣的课程材料，以吸引她们考虑学习计算机科学，并为她们提供在计算机科学课程中取得成功所需的初步背景。

Computer Science (31)This project is adapting and extending work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell to develop the next generation robot laboratory (NSF CCLI Grant DUE 0231363), with three primary directions. First, it is focusing on using robotics, in particular the Sony AIBOs, in the classroom as a way of attracting a more diverse population of undergraduates to Computer Science programs. Multiple courses are being developed, starting from the very beginning of the computer science curriculum. Second, it is extending Pyro, an easy to use programming system for robots written in Python, to support the Scout miniature robot. The Scout has unparalleled features in terms of its combination of small size and ability to move fast over large distances. And third, it is performing a thorough evaluation of the resulting course material with the help of independent evaluators. The goal of this project is to increase the interest of underrepresented groups for studying Computer Science and to provide them with tools that will help throughout their undergraduate years. Course materials that are especially interesting for women and underrepresented groups are being developed, based on the use of the AIBO and Scout robots, in order to both attract them to consider studying computer science and to give them the initial background they need to succeed in the CS courses.