MEDIA ADVISORY: Robotics Open House at USC on 4/14/16

Two-thousand visitors to participate in visits to private laboratories as part of National Robotics Month — approximately 60 robots on display

WHAT: The USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the USC Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center (RASC), USC Viterbi VAST Program and the USC Viterbi Department of Computer Science will be hosting their annual Robotics Open House on Thursday, April 14, 2016.

The public will:

• Get a sneak peak at socially assistive robots that aid children and elderly
• View humanoid robots, underwater robots, tactile sensing robots, and aerial drones
• See biometric robots built to study neural prosthetics
• Have the opportunity to learn about computer vision and AI, and interact with leading roboticists

The robots at the USC Viterbi labs (many of which will be demonstrated on 4/14) are listed here: http://rasc.usc.edu/robots.html

The media will also have the opportunity to interview top roboticists.

WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 2016, 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: All events will take place at various labs at USC’s University Park Campus; media registration is required.

REGISTRATION: * Public registration for the event is already at maximum capacity. Media interested in attending should contact Andrew Good at (213) 740-8606 or gooda@usc.edu; or amyblume@usc.edu for schedule information.

About Viterbi Adopt-a-School Adopt-a-Teacher (VAST)
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering brings innovative STEM projects and programs to K-12 schools and teachers in Los Angeles through VAST — Viterbi Adopt-a-School, Adopt-a-Teacher. VAST also mentors PreK-12 teachers and students on campus through first-hand experience with Viterbi faculty research. The program’s goal is to inspire the younger generation and their teachers through the creativity and possibilities of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). https://viterbi.usc.edu/vast

About the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Engineering Studies began at the University of Southern California in 1905. Nearly a century later, the Viterbi School of Engineering received a naming gift in 2004 from alumnus Andrew J. Viterbi, inventor of the Viterbi algorithm now key to cell phone technology and numerous data applications. Consistently ranked among the top graduate programs in the world, the school enrolls more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students, taught by 180 tenured and tenure-track faculty, with 73 endowed chairs and professorships. https://viterbi.usc.edu/