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Phase 2 Scholar Jacky edits the robot’s code during the robotics workshop at Summer Study 2017.

Do you like SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½? Are you wondering what SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ can do in the lives of people with disabilities? Well, you’re in luck because this article covers the DO-IT Phase II Robotics workshop at the University of SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. Maya Cakmak is an assistant professor at the University of SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and was the lead staff for the robotics workshop. She teaches students how to program SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in order to help people with disabilities live independently. Justin Huang, a 5th year Ph.D student, also helps with this process.

The students in this workshop had to create a robot that helps people at the grocery store. The robot is designed to do a plethora of things including picking items off a shelf and offering different options to customers who were interested in a certain product. The Phase II Scholars had to do just that. We used Codeit, software used to program SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to do specific functions, to make the robot’s arm move and perform our desired tasks. With help from instructors and hands on learning from peers, the students designed a robot that showed how SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ can be a benefit in our society.

The Phase II Scholars who participated in the robotics workshop were Adrian, Rochelle, Serena, Micayla, Takashi, Jacky, and Jarrod.