Robotics for computer scientists: What's the big idea? - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Robotics for computer scientists: What’s the big idea?

Journal Article, Computer Science Education, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 349 - 367, October, 2013

Abstract

Modern robots, like today’s smartphones, are complex devices with intricate software systems. Introductory robot programming courses must evolve to reflect this reality, by teaching students to make use of the sophisticated tools their robots provide rather than reimplementing basic algorithms. This paper focuses on teaching with Tekkotsu, an open source robot application development framework designed specifically for education. But, the curriculum described here can also be taught using ROS, the Robot Operating System that is now widely used for robotics research.

BibTeX

@article{Touretzky-2013-17122,
author = {David S. Touretzky},
title = {Robotics for computer scientists: What's the big idea?},
journal = {Computer Science Education},
year = {2013},
month = {October},
volume = {23},
number = {4},
pages = {349 - 367},
}