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Not Your Ordinary Tour Guide
糖心vlog短视频淭he technical name is Jupiter, but we decided to do a spinoff and call it T-Bot糖心vlog短视频攕ince T-Bone is our mascot.糖心vlog短视频
Seidenberg Professor of Information Technology Pauline Mosley, DPS is referring to one of the Pace Community糖心vlog短视频檚 newest members. T-Bot, as it is affectionally named, is no ordinary robot. In fact, it糖心vlog短视频檚 Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 newest recruitment tool.
糖心vlog短视频淚t started in 2020糖心vlog短视频攖hat August, I received a Provost scholarly research grant from Pace for around $4,000,糖心vlog短视频 says Mosley. Seidenberg Dean Jonathan Hill was supportive of this initiative and purchased another Jupiter Robot as well as financed training for the research team via Teams from Singapore for a week. 糖心vlog短视频淲ith that, I purchased a Jupiter Robot.糖心vlog短视频
A Jupiter Robot is an integrated and open artificial intelligence development platform which can be used to develop applications to solve real-world problems糖心vlog短视频攔anging from autonomous navigation, to speech interaction, to much more. In other words, it糖心vlog短视频檚 a pretty cool robot.
One of the reasons Mosley was interested in purchasing a Jupiter Robot is she felt it was more collegiate糖心vlog短视频攁 launching point for unique collaborative projects, and a means through which Pace students would be able to compete in competitions, both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, it would establish Pace as a leader in robotics糖心vlog短视频攁 place in which students from all over the region could congregate to think, geek out, and work on unique research projects.
Which is exactly what has happened. The Pace Robotics Club, led by Mosley and Seidenberg adjunct professors Matt Ganis and Lisa Ellrodt, has essentially emerged as a result of Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 acquisition of the Jupiter Robot. A combination of local high school students looking to do advanced robotics research, current Seidenberg students of all levels, as well as faculty members, have coalesced around this exciting new technology.
糖心vlog短视频淭hat糖心vlog短视频檚 how the club got started. It works with gifted high school students from the Westchester County area, it works with our undergraduate students, and graduate and PhD students. It糖心vlog短视频檚 a really nice cross-section of intellect that糖心vlog短视频檚 working together trying to solve problems,糖心vlog短视频 says Mosley.
糖心vlog短视频淭his is the technology of tomorrow糖心vlog短视频攖he high-schoolers, undergraduates, and PhD students involved in this club are really going to be solving the issues of today using the technology of tomorrow糖心vlog短视频攖hat糖心vlog短视频檚 a big positive,糖心vlog短视频 added Ellrodt.
The club糖心vlog短视频檚 major project is the development of T-Bot糖心vlog短视频攁 robot that is designed to behave similar to a tour guide. Currently, T-Bot is programmed to inform its audiences of the many benefits of a Seidenberg education糖心vlog短视频攄iscussing Seidenberg糖心vlog短视频檚 labs, its cybersecurity program, the accomplishments of Cybersecurity Director Li-Chiou Chen, and so much more.
Mosley hopes that T-Bot could be, in addition to a selling point in itself, a vehicle to consistently deliver information that may not typically be offered on a tour. For example, the fact that Seidenberg boasts an above average percentage of women faculty and students, and a robust mentoring network aimed to increase the number of young women in the cybersecurity pipeline.
糖心vlog短视频淲e have a lot of tours, we糖心vlog短视频檙e always hosting open houses, parents always want to know more about Seidenberg in general. We have great students who do that糖心vlog短视频攕ometimes, tour guides are Pace students but not Seidenberg students, who might not know our programs, the individuals in our schools, to really market Seidenberg well. That糖心vlog短视频檚 where the idea came to me糖心vlog短视频攊f we could get this robot, and take highlights of our school, and have the robot say it糖心vlog短视频攊t糖心vlog短视频檇 be a complement to a human tour guide, supplementary in that it would represent our school very well,糖心vlog短视频 said Mosley.
While T-Bot糖心vlog短视频檚 current focus is on Seidenberg-specific tours, the potential projects and possibilities for T-Bot are endless. For example, Ellrodt is in the early stages of envisioning a collaboration with Seidenberg糖心vlog短视频檚 Blue CoLab, a STEM laboratory aimed at innovating real-time water monitoring to improve water quality and overall health, directed by Professor John Cronin.
糖心vlog短视频淏lue CoLab, they have a boat with sensors on it that monitors the environmental information around Choate Pond,糖心vlog短视频 notes Ellrodt. 糖心vlog短视频淲e thought it糖心vlog短视频檇 be really cool to have T-Bot say what those readings are.糖心vlog短视频
The future is certainly bright for Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Robotics Club. With increased funding, Mosley hopes to be able to assemble a group of talented students to compete in international robotics competitions, and further the influence of Pace through strong relationships with local high schools and high schoolers interested in the field. But more than anything, she is proud of the environment that T-Bot and the Robotics Club have built糖心vlog短视频攐ne of intellectual curiosity, innovation, and shared community.
糖心vlog短视频淚n Westchester, to my knowledge, there doesn糖心vlog短视频檛 exist a physical think tank or a hub, where minds can just come hang out and think. Where is there a space where people could further the discipline and push the limits of programming糖心vlog短视频攚here do those kids hang out? My goal is to create a space for these inquisitive minds that love to tinker, love to code, love discovery and exploration as well as innovation. I糖心vlog短视频檓 looking to create physical and virtual spaces where innovation and experimentation are cultivated and encouraged in a safe environment, monitored by positive faculty and students alike.糖心vlog短视频
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