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

计算机科学（31）该项目正在调整和扩展马萨诸塞州洛厄尔大学的工作，以开发下一代机器人实验室（NSF CCLI Grant DUE 0231363），有三个主要方向。首先，它专注于在课堂上使用机器人技术，特别是索尼的AIBOs，以吸引更多样化的本科生参加计算机科学课程。正在开发多门课程，从计算机科学课程的最开始。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，它结合了小尺寸和大距离快速移动的能力。第三，它正在独立评估人员的帮助下对最终的课程材料进行全面评估。该项目的目标是提高未被充分代表的群体对学习计算机科学的兴趣，并为他们提供有助于整个本科阶段的工具。目前正在利用AIBO和Scout机器人开发对妇女和代表性不足的群体特别感兴趣的课程材料，以吸引她们考虑学习计算机科学，并为她们提供成功完成计算机科学课程所需的初步背景知识。

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.