48 Hours of DIY
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When
Where
The Off Center
2211 Hidalgo St, Austin, TX 78702
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Special guests
Hey hey! We’re pleased to announce these special guest participants, all world-renowned researchers in autonomous robots that interact with humans!
Joining for Friday night:
Prof. Andrea Thomaz (UT Austin Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Prof. Scott Niekum (UT Austin Dept. of Computer Science)
Attending the full weekend:
Dr. Brad Knox is (founder of Emoters; former researcher at MIT and UT Austin)
Kory Mathewson (PhD candidate at the University of Alberta)
Schedule
Friday, September 2
6pm Registration
7pm Orientation and Project breakdowns
7:30pm Breakouts with experts
8:30pm Pitches and grouping
9pm Ribbon Cutting Robot & start
11pm Twitch tournament
Optional: stay overnight. If you plan to stay overnight, please let the organizers know where you’ll be working. We do not provide toiletries, linens, sleeping bags, etc.
Saturday, September 3
9am Registration
9:30am Team meetups
10am Robot yoga
11am Twitch Tournament
2pm Robot demos
6pm Project checkin and demonstration
Optional: stay overnight. If you plan to stay overnight, please let the organizers know where you’ll be working. We do not provide toiletries, linens, sleeping bags, etc.
Sunday, September 4
9am Registration
9:30am Team meetups
10am Robot Church
3pm load-out begins
4pm Assembly and presentation
5pm Twitch feed of games
6pm Closing ceremony and awards