Event Location: Carnegie Mellon Main Campus

Abstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate National Robotics Week starting with the Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture and reception on Thursday and will continue on Friday with the project demonstrations, MOBOT Races, and a reception for current and former Robotics Institute Alumni.

Schedule of Events (Please check back for updates)
Pre-registration is required, please rsvp by Monday, April 11.

April 14

3:30 pm: Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture – A School of Computer Science Distinguished Lecture – Refreshments 3:00
Speaker: William Swartout
Director of Technology Institute for Creative Technologies and Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California
Location: Rashid Auditorium – Gates and Hillman Centers 4401.
Pre-registration is required.

4:30 – 6:00 pm: Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture and National Robotics Week Reception
Location: Rashid Auditorium – Gates and Hillman Centers 4401.
Pre-registration is required.

April 15

12:00 noon – 4:00 pm: Robotics Demo
Location: Planetary Robotics Lab Highbay – 1st floor, Gates and Hillman Centers
Open to the public.

PRL Highbay Demos will include:
Automated Braille Writing Tutor (BWT)
Calliope robot
Comprehensive Automation for Specialty Crops (CASC)
Mobile Apps for Public Transit
Robot Sensor Boat
Snake Robots
Robotic Traverse

Please check back for additional demo listings.

12:00 noon – 4:00 pm: Sarcos Robot/Humanoid Soccer/Robot Soccer Lab Tour
Pre-registration is required.

12:00 noon – 2:00 pm: MOBOT Races
Location: Walkway outside of Wean Hall
Open to the public

3:00 – 4:00 pm: The 15th Gate: Mobot Award Ceremony and Wrap-Up
Location: Rashid Auditorium – Gates & Hillman 4405 – 3:00 pm

4:00 – 6:00 pm: 
ROBOT Reception
Location: Planetary Robotics Lab Highbay – 1st floor, Gates and Hillman Centers
Pre-registration is required.