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2013 CONTEST SCHEDULE
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NOTE: The following schedule is a broad outline for the weekend and is subject to change. We will post a full schedule in early 2013..
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Friday, April 5, 2013
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8:00 AM
Oosting Gym |
Contest Setup Begins |
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oosting Gym |
RoboWaiter Check-In |
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3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Oosting Gym |
Friday Practice, RoboWaiter Only |
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
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Time/Location |
Event/Details |
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8:00 AM
Oosting Gym |
RoboWaiter Teams (only) Check-In and Practice Begins |
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9:00 AM
Oosting Gym |
Fire-Fighting Teams Check-In and Practice Begis |
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10:00 AM
Washington Room, Mather Campus Center |
Speaker: Joe Jones, Harvest Automation, Inc.
"Robotics in the Agriculture Industry"
Joseph Jones is cofounder and CTO of Harvest Automation, Inc. His primary interest is the practical application of robotic technology to real-world problems. Prior to forming Harvest,
Jones was a senior roboticist with iRobot Corporation. There he proposed and helped develop the Roomba floor cleaning robot. Before joining iRobot, Jones served on the research staff at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. A graduate of MIT and author of three books on robotics, he holds 22 US and several international patents. The Agriculture Industry isperennially challenged to reduce production costs, mitigate labor shortages, and increase crop yield and quality. The use of robots is often suggested as a strategy for solving these problems. However, only when rigorous up-front analysis demonstrates that existing technology is able to meet the market need at a competitive price can a robot succeed at a particular application. This presentation discusses the process for selecting appropriate robot applications and offers current examples. Small, autonomous mobile robots are found to hold certain advantages. Areas of future promise are outlined and technical, cost impediments to advanced applications are highlighted. |
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10:40 AM
Washington Room, Mather Campus Center |
Speaker: Brian Scassellati, Yale University
"What social robots teach us about ourselves"
Brian Scassellati is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Yale University. His research focuses on building embodied computational models of human social behavior, especially the developmental progression of early social skills. Using computational modeling and socially interactive robots, his research evaluates models of how infants acquire social skills and assists in the diagnosis and quantification of disorders of social development (such as autism). His other interests include humanoid robots, human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, machine perception, and social learning. Dr. Scassellati received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001. His dissertation work (Foundations for a Theory of Mind for a Humanoid Robot) with Rodney Brooks used models drawn from developmental psychology to build a primitive system for allowing robots to understand people. His work at MIT focused mainly on two well-known humanoid robots named Cog and Kismet. He also holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (1995), and Bachelors degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (1995) and Brain and Cognitive Science (1995), all from MIT. Dr. Scassellati was named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow in 2007 and received an NSF CAREER award in 2003. His work has been awarded five best-paper awards. He was the chairman of the IEEE Autonomous Mental Development Technical Committee from 2006 to 2007, the program chair of the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL) in both 2007 and 2008, and the program chair for the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in 2009. Descriptions of his recent work have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Popular Science, New Scientist, the APA Monitor on Psychology, SEED Magazine, and NPR's All Things Considered. |
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11:30 AM-12:40 PM
Rittenberge Lounge,
Mather Hall |
11:30 AM-Panel:
"New Directions for the Fire-Fighting Contest"
Ed Falat, Allison Mathis, Chris Wynschenk
12:10 PM-Panel:
"New Directions for the RoboWaiter Contest"
Igor Verner, John Pellino, John Lehrkind
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12:15 PM
Oosting Gym |
All Mazes Closed and Practice Suspended
Pizza party luncheon served for all |
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1:15 PM
Oosting Gym |
RoboWaiter Opening Ceremony.
Speakers include Hartfrd Mayor Pedro Segarra and Trinity College Dean of the Faculty Dr. Richard Prigodich |
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1:40 PM
Oosting Gym |
Firefighting Practice on Arenas A & B Until Awards Ceremony |
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4:15 PM
Oosting Gym |
RoboWaiter Awards Ceremony (estimated time). All mazes closed until 6:30 PM. |
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5:15 PM-6:15PM
Life Sciences Auditorium |
Robotics Olympiad Exam |
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6:30 PM
McCook Auditorium |
Firefighting Practice Resumes |
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7:45 PM
Oosting Gym |
Mazes closed. Competition doors locked at 8:15 PM. |
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8:00 PM
Life Sciences Auditorium |
Robot Movie "Robot and Frank"
Open to all-free of charge. |
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Time/Location |
Event/Details |
8:30 AM
Oosting Gymnasium |
Firefighting Practice |
10:00 AM
Oosting Gym |
Arenas Close. End of practice. |
11:00 AM
Oosting Gym |
Opening Ceremony
With Trinity College President Dr. James F. Jones Jr. and International team leaders |
11:30 AM
Oosting Gym |
FireFighting Contest Begins
All divisions will begin except Expert |
1:00 PM
Oosting Gym |
Expert Division Begins |
4:00 PM (Estimated)
Oosting Gym |
Firefighting Awards Ceremony |
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