Minimum grade of C- in CMSC330 and CMSC351; and permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Or must be in the (Computer Science (Doctoral), Computer Science (Master's)) program.

This course is designed to introduce advanced undergraduates to human-robot interaction (HRI) and the recent developments in embodied AI, an emerging research area focused on the design and evaluation of interactions between humans and robotic technologies. Students will: (1)learn design principles for building, and research methods for evaluating, interactive robot systems through lectures, readings, and assignments; (2) read and discuss relevant literature to gain a solid understanding of various research topics in HRI; and (3) gain hands-on experience by prototyping a functional embodied AI robot that integrates the principles, methods, and knowledge acquired throughout the course.