Collaborative Research: BPC-A: ARTSI: Advancing Robotics Technology for Social Impact

斯佩尔曼学院与佛罗里达农工大学、哥伦比亚特区大学、汉普顿大学、摩根州立大学、诺福克州立大学、温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学、阿肯色大学松布拉夫分校、卡内基梅隆大学、佐治亚理工学院、布朗大学、杜克大学、阿拉巴马大学、华盛顿大学和匹兹堡大学合作，提出了ARTSI(先进的机器人技术对社会的影响)联盟。这些合作伙伴中有7个是HBCU，7个是卡内基研究I机构。他们的合作结合了HBCU在培养学习环境中开展外展和教育方面的优势，以及R1‘S开展世界级研究的优势。ARTSI联盟将通过强调机器人技术的创造力和社会有益方面以及动手项目、课程和媒体来激励学生追求计算机科学职业。ARTSI的活动将跨越从K-12到教员队伍的学术管道。在K-12阶段，学生将被招募到使用机器人和艺术的社区推广活动、机器人路演和机器人教育电影在线资源库。在本科阶段，HBCU的学生将接触到新的机器人课程，并将鼓励他们通过暑期研究经验、艺术和健康领域的协作、跨学科机器人项目、技术电影文件教学、学生虚拟电影节、年度机器人会议和计算机科学创业指导，在研究生院继续接受高级培训。在教师层面，它将增加HBCU在机器人方面教育学生的教师数量，并通过提供教师指导、为R1机器人实验室代表不足的教师提供暑期研究体验、机器人夏季研讨会以及通过基于网络的门户开发和传播机器人教育材料来增加学生参与机器人研究的人数。该联盟将有行业合作伙伴，包括希捷、iRobot、微软研究院和Juxtopia，以及教育合作伙伴，包括佛罗里达州-佐治亚州路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟和计算机科学教师协会。

Spelman College proposes the ARTSI (Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact) Alliance in collaboration with Florida A&M University, the University of the District of Columbia, Hampton University, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, Winston-Salem State University, the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Brown University, Duke University, the University of Alabama, the University of Washington, and the University of Pittsburgh. Seven of these partners are HBCUs and seven are Carnegie Research I institutions. Their collaboration joins the strengths of HBCUs in conducting outreach and education in a nurturing learning environment with those of the R1's for conducting world class research. The ARTSI Alliance will motivate students to pursue computer science careers by emphasizing the creativity and socially beneficial aspects robotics technology with hands-on projects, curriculum, and media. ARTSI activities will span the academic pipeline from K-12 through the faculty ranks. At the K-12 level, students will be recruited with community outreach using robotics and art, robotics road shows, and a robotics educational film online repository. At the undergraduate level, HBCU students will be exposed to new robotics curriculum, and they will be encouraged to pursue advanced training in graduate school through summer research experiences, collaborative, interdisciplinary robotics projects in the arts and health, instruction in technical film documentation, student virtual film festivals, annual robotics conferences, and instruction in entrepreneurship for computer science. At the faculty level, it will increase the number of HBCU faculty who educate students in robotics and involve students in robotics research by providing faculty mentoring, summer research experiences for underrepresented faculty at R1 robotics labs, robotics summer workshops, and development and dissemination of robotics educational material through a web-based portal. The Alliance will have industry partners, including Seagate, iRobot, Microsoft Research, and Juxtopia, as well as educational partners, including Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and Computer Science Teachers Association.