TeRK NEWS
Updated Support for Microsoft Robotics Studio
We've added more support for Microsoft Robotics Studio, including support for most of the functions on the Qwerk and sample Visual Programming Language software to drive around a Qwerkbot using a GUI Joystick. Read more »
Book Release
A book about TeRK was recently released in Japan. The book, entitled "ROBOT D.I.Y., The remote control robot TeRK made from the material of a DIY shop" includes translations of the TeRK robot recipes.
Curriculum Available for Download
Curriculum for a single-day, creative robotics workshop is available for download. The target audience is middle school students with no prior robotics experience. This curriculum is an early result of the ongoing Robot Diaries project.
TeRK Press Release
We formally announced the TeRK project to the general public at a Carnegie Mellon University news conference on April 25, 2007. The Media Info section of the web site contains the press release, hi-res photos, and videos.
ROBOT-QUALIFIED PUBLIC PLACES
Looking for a place to take your robot on the road? TeRK robots have used the public wireless networks at each of the places below.
- Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA
- 61C Cafe, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA
- Te Cafe, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA
- Tango Cafe, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA
- Intel Lablet, Pittsburgh, PA
- Google Campus, Mountain View, CA
Used your TeRK robot on a public wireless network that isn't on our list? Let us know »
FEATURED ROBOT
This robotic flower blossoms, wilts, tracks objects moving in front of it, and can catch a ball. Check out the recipe to build your own.
TeRK EVENTS
Robot 250 Celebration
The public events phase of Robot 250 opens July 11th, 2008. For two weeks in July, robot exhibits and events will be taking place all across Pittsburgh. For details see the Robot 250 website »
CSbots Workshop
The CSbots workshop for high school teachers will take place July 23 - 24, 2008 at the CMU campus. Teachers will learn how they can leverage the excitement of robotics in their computer science courses. Registration is open until June 16th on the CSbots website »
AAAI Spring Symposium
On March 26th-28th, 2008 we presented three talks on TeRK projects at the AAAI spring symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science, held in Palo Alto, California. The latest work on TeRK/Robot 250, Robot Diaries, and our Introduction to Computer Science with Robotics projects were all presented. Papers are available on the publications page.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The TeRK project is looking for Summer interns from the southwestern Pennsylvania area! We are looking for motivated and talented students to develop software and hardware that helps make robotics accessible and engaging to a broad spectrum of users - including children and communities. Excellent Java and web programming skills are required. We are also interested in interns with exceptional Flash skills.
Willingness to work as part of a multidisciplinary team is a must. On this project you will be collaborating with a UI designer, a technical writer, and researchers in robotics, design, and informal learning. Our lab is committed to broadening access to computational and robotic technologies. By working on this project you will be contributing to that goal and getting to explore some pretty cool technology too! Send us your resume »
