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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.

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.

Asiantuntemuksen ja kokemusten vaihtoa roboteista ja robottiavusteisesta oppimisesta

Marraskuun lopulla nousimme junaan pohjoisesta ja suuntasimme kohti Tamperetta. Lähdimme matkaan Ammattiopisto Lappian Silta – siirtymät maahanmuuttajien urapoluilla -hankkeen tiimillä, johon kuuluu projektipäällikkö Susanna Kouri, S2-kouluttaja Ellinoora Köpman ja ohjelmoija Irja Palo. Olimme odottaneet matkaa innolla, koska luvassa oli kaksipäiväinen vierailu Tampereen yliopiston RoboStudioon.

A Week in Coworking Spaces

TAU is going through a re-organization of the working spaces in the upcoming years. One proposal is that a significant number of us would abandon the old way of having an office for our personal use only. Instead, we would utilize spaces that would also be used by others simultaneously or when we are not there. A big question regarding this space use strategy is how it will fit our working practices and how much the practices need to change to make things work. To answer these questions, we all need to think really hard to identify all the details that would need to change or try it out and see what happens. I tried officeless life last fall for one week. Below are my notes .