Ice hockey and tennis balls: playing at computer science research with robotics

Authors:
Theresa Beaubouef;Patrick McDowell
Affiliations:
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana;Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
Venue:
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
Year:
2007

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Abstract

This paper investigates issues involved in establishing an undergraduate research program in robotics. We discuss our motivation for such a program, the challenges involved with various aspects of administration and equipment, and our plans for projects for student research. One project deals with programming a robot to play air hockey and another project involves the collection of tennis balls from a tennis court using a coordinated team of robots. Preliminary results hold promise, and we are optimistic about the future of the program.