EDT Robotics Day, 4th May 2011

9:30

Arrive, registration

10:00

Welcome to the University

10:45

A short history of mobile robots followed by:

Hands on programming the Lego NXT using graphical programming

Line following, grasping items on another planet.

12:30

Break for lunch

1:00

Subsumption architecture and biologically inspired robots Demonstration of Roomba, the vacuum cleaning robot.

1:15

How do robots get information from their surroundings? Practical session interfacing sensors to computers.

2:15

How can a robot navigate a room? Simple path planning and navigation demonstration, followed by:

How do robots see? Image processing demonstration.

Followed by: Career discussion, industry and progression

2:55

Wrap up

3:00

Depart