CSCE 496/896: Special Topics in Human-Robot Interaction is a seminar course to be offered in Fall 2017. This course will provide students with an innovative introduction to the origin of, and current research in, human-robot interaction. The focus will be on primarily field-based applications, but will also include selected social applications.
CSCE 496/896: Human-Robot Interaction
Time: Fall 2017, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: 110 Avery Hall
Instructor: Assistant Professor Brittany Duncan
Recent advances in robotic technologies have necessitated an increased focus into how these technologies influence humans and how improved interaction can produce more productive systems. This course will cover the state-of-the-art in human-robot interaction with a focus on field-based applications. Starting with the definition of the field, students will explore the areas of study from human-robot teaming to social robot systems.
Some example topics include:
• Human-Robot Teaming
• Entertainment Robots
• Social and Personal Robotics
• Unmanned Systems
• Disaster Robotics
• Agricultural Applications
There will be no required textbooks; all readings will be assigned from peer-reviewed conference proceedings and journal publications.
This course is a seminar-style survey of issues and approaches to human-robot interaction. Although the subject area is interaction with robots, it is an explicit goal of this course to advance students' critical thinking and communication skills. This is achieved through discussions, regular presentations, and report writing. It is a "Systems" track course and fulfills elective requirements for the robotics minor.
Questions? Contact: bduncan@unl.edu