A Robotic Tour Guide for the MIT Campus
January 2006 — December 2006
MIT tours traditionally involved a guide leading a group of visitors around campus as they described
points of interest and fielded questions. Without a compelling view of the labs and events related to campus life, such tours provided
a narrow perspective on the broad experience of life and learning at MIT.
By incorporating a robotic Campus TourBot guide, the tourist experience of MIT’s Infinite Corridor and its
connected buildings will be enhanced. The TourBot will tailor its path and style to the needs of specific groups, providing location-specific
information and opportunities for tour participants to request additional in-depth information in multiple languages, as well as short films
and greetings from faculty and administrators. Campus TourBot will provide an introductory touring experience of MIT that matches its
reputation for research and innovation.
Student Participants:
Collin Johnson
Jeremy Conrad
Kyle Vogt
Will Bosworth
Jason Steininger-Holmes
Behram Mistree
Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Seth Teller
Additional Information:
http://icampus.mit.edu/projects/TourBot.shtml
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CycleScore
February 2003 — December 2004
Seeing a need to make on-campus life healthier, this project fused aerobic exercise with entertainment to
provide motivation on the fitness equipment of MIT workout facilities. Treadmills and stationary cycling are important components of
fitness, but they lack the stimulation of sports.
To encourage student exercise on a regular basis, activities, such as pedaling a bike, were linked to the
progress of a simple game. By watching an attached monitor, exercising students could control the movements within the game or feel
resistance to obstacles. CycleScore provided MIT’s Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center with a working prototype that connected bikes
to a PC to measure the relative effects of certain motivational experiences.
Student Participants:
Joe Heitzeberg
Doron Harlev
Harris Rabin
David Edery
Additional Information:
http://icampus.mit.edu/projects/CycleScore.shtml
http://www.cyclescore.com
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