UROP Project
Robotics and STEM Outreach via Real-life Robot Demonstrations
STEM education, robotics, outreach
Research Mentor: Dr. Christian Hubicki, He/Him
Department, College, Affiliation: Florida State University, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: chubicki@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Nycholas Gierhan he/him
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: nvg20@fsu.edu
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Department, College, Affiliation: Florida State University, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: chubicki@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Nycholas Gierhan he/him
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: nvg20@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors.
Project Location: College of Engineering. Aeropropulsion Mechatronics and Energy Building
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Buses available to the College of Engineering Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10 hours, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors.
Project Location: College of Engineering. Aeropropulsion Mechatronics and Energy Building
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Buses available to the College of Engineering Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10 hours, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable
Project Description
The Center for Intelligence Control and Robotics (CISCOR) is engaged in numerous outreach activities to promote science literacy and robotics education, and are looking to improve educational outcomes. The research assistant will research the published scientific literature on using real-life robot demonstrations as teaching tools. Based on these findings, they will make recommendations for a proposed robotics demo aimed at K-12 students. In collaboration with robotics faculty at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, they will devise a robotics demo and help perform it live to a student audience. They conduct interviews with students to assess their response and write a report of their findings.Research Tasks: Literature review. Conducting interviews. Assist in teaching demo.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Excitement for thorough and inquisitive reading of the scientific literature. Technical writing skills. Creativity and familiarity with STEM concepts such as physics, high school math, and high-school level engineering.