Tag: robotics
A professor and his robot study how we see
Meet Michele Rucci, a new professor in the University’s brain and cognitive sciences department, and his robot “Mr. T.” Rucci and his robot are using eye-tracking tools and virtual reality to replicate the small eye movements experienced by humans.
EVENT: Kids explore ‘technology in learning’ with LEGO robots
The University is again sponsoring the annual FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament, in which the top 36 regional teams of six- through 16-year-olds will compete to design and build robots that can turn doorknobs, shoot soccer balls, or complete an obstacle course.
EVENT: Kids Tackle Natural Disasters with LEGOs
WHAT: Creativity and science will come together at this weekend’s FIRST® LEGO® League(FLL®) Championship Tournament at the University of Rochester. The competition brings the top 36 teams, selected from a regional pool of 122 teams, to demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship, and sense of community. This year’s “NATURE’S FURYSM” Challenge calls for the teams—made […]