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Re-Designing Robots

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

"Re-Designing Robots" is a studio-based graduate course focused on building and deploying robots in real-world settings such as homes, workplaces, and public spaces. Students will work individually and collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams, incorporating perspectives from engineering, computer science, art, design, and social sciences. The course emphasizes critical examination of the societal roles and ethical implications of robotic technologies, encouraging students to ask not just how robots can function better, but how they can meaningfully and responsibly enhance human activities. Key topics include prototyping interactive robotic systems, video interaction analysis, and hands-on experimentation with physical robot prototypes. Through immersive, hands-on projects, students will develop the expertise to thoughtfully design robots that integrate seamlessly and responsibly into everyday life.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment is by instructor permission only and is for Masters and Undergraduate students only.

Fees REF-FA25 Course fee, $ 200.00. For equipment.

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2021FA, 2019SP

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