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Computing Sciences

Tervetuloa Tietotekniikan yksikön blogiin. Olemme Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunnan monitieteinen osaamiskeskittymä, jonka tutkimus- ja opetusalueet kattavat laajasti ICT-aluetta.

Welcome to the blog of the Computing Sciences unit. We are a multidisciplinary hub for research, teaching and learning across a wide range of topics in ICT.

Development Discussion Wolks

We used to do this in past - development discussions by walk. For some reason we forgot to walk on the last year's round, but now one of our team members reminded me about this. Yes, why not! Weather has been super great, and walking suits really well to development discussions. So let's go!

Robostudio on Tour in Säätiöpäivät 2023!

On the sunny Tuesday 9th of May, 2023, we carried all of our Robostudio robots, their stuff and a lot of decorative materials all the way from Tietotalo to Konetalo. The way was long and full of obstacles, but it was worth it. We managed to create a fancy station with a lot of activity and noise to attract the attention of the visitors. By the way, Spot was the only robot that was walking there and back, and which we didn’t need to carry.

Designing and Evaluating Posture Recognition Algorithm on Temi Robot in Reaktor's Office: A Pilot Study with AI Hub Tampere

If office employees sit for long hours at a desk or in front of their computer, they are likely to strain their muscles and cause tension in their neck, shoulders, and back. If this persists for a long period, health issues, including neck and back pain, headaches, muscle pain, etc., can develop. By fixing their posture and adopting ergonomic practices, as well as having active breaks, office employees can reduce the risk of injury and discomfort and improve their overall health and well-being.

Co-Learning about Psychology in Human-Robot Interaction – University Students, Highschool Students and Robots Learning Together

It was our pleasure to have around 30 high school students visiting us in Robostudio co-learning workshop on 5.4.2023. Co-learning, in our case, is a unique learning concept, where our university students learn together with some other learner group. The activity takes place in robotic learning stations, and every visitor have a chance to visit several stations. Robots are for sure always somehow involved in the activity.

New board game club! Please join.

Last year, the president of the Tampere University declared a program to increase the sense of community in the personnel. To this aim, money was granted to communality projects based on applications. As an avid board game enthusiast, I grabbed the opportunity and applied for funds to establish a board gaming club for the CS unit. To my delight, the application was approved. The funds allow to acquire a small board game collection for the club’s perusal, and the first batch of games has already arrived.

A golden carriage for a golden boy - 3D printing of robotic accessories

Designing and 3D printing a basket for Spot was a side project we started as part of our User Experience in Robotics course work. As our main course project we planned to use Spot to interact with children in outdoor activities. In the beginning we had great difficulties ideating any socially engaging activities for the children because Spot can’t speak nor make any kind of sounds – other than the approximate mimicry of a hair dryer.