AI Rescue Robots Track programme schedule
| Day | Time | Programme | Venue | Instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan (Day 1) Mon |
8.15am | Registration | Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – |
| 9.00am | Opening Speech By Prof Chong Tow Chong President, Singapore University of Technology and Design |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 9.10am | Welcome Speech By Dr. Hang Kim Hoo STEM Programme Manager, CPDD, MOE |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 9.20am | Keynote Speech – “Future of Robotics” By Mr. Kashyap Chandrasekar Director of Upstream Robotics, Dyson |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 9.45am | Q & A By Mr. Kashyap Chandrasekar Director of Upstream Robotics, Dyson |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 9.50am | AI Robots: Students walk back to Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios. |
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| 10.00am | Workshop – Humanities Session A design brief is introduced containing an opportunity statement, workshop narrative, deliverables, rubrics, and metrics, for students to address the socio-historical and cultural context of the programme narrative within the realms of equity and empathetic design. |
Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios | Asst. Prof. Jeffrey Chan | |
| 12.30pm | Lunch Break (1hr) | – | – | |
| 1.30pm | Workshop – Design Thinking Session Students are introduced to the Double Diamond design thinking framework and tools, such as, affinity matrix, storyboard, morphological matrix and c-sketch to ideate and generate potential solutions. |
Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
Dr. Tan Mei Xuan Dr. Sumbul Khan |
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| 4.30pm | End of Day 1 | – | – | |
| 16-Jan (Day 2) Tue |
9.00am | Students’ Arrival | Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios | – |
| 9.30am | Workshop – Space-age Fabrication Technologies Students are trained in computer-aided design (CAD) using Automaker Fusion360 software and Ultimaker Cura software to aid them in 3D printing. |
Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios | Dr. Lee Chee Huei Dr. Chandrima Chatterjee |
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| 12.00pm | Lunch Break (1hr) | – | – | |
| 1.00pm | Talk – “Design Thinking and Innovation at Dyson” By Mr. Sean Sabastian Manager, Robotics Research, Dyson |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 1.40pm | Q & A By Mr. Sean Sabastian Manager, Robotics Research, Dyson |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 2.00pm | Workshop – Makers Space Campus tour of Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab), SUTD Library, and Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre (DManD). |
Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios | Dr. Lee Chee Huei Dr. Chandrima Chatterjee |
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| 4.30pm | End of Day 2 | – | – | |
| 17-Jan (Day 3) Wed |
9.00am | Students’ Arrival | Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
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| 9.30am | Workshop – Robot Assembly Students assemble the various components of the AI-equipped rescue robot and are able to drive it efficiently and use its camera with ease. |
Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
Mr. Zeng Zimou Mr. Matthew Yeo |
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| 12.00pm | Lunch Break (1.5hr) | – | – | |
| 1.30pm | SHARP Talk SHARP is SUTD’s premium research programme for highly talented students with great passion and determination for outstanding research. Discover more about this special programme from this talk. |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | Assoc. Prof. Dario Poletti (SMT), SHARP Director | |
| 2.00pm | Workshop – Artificial Intelligence How does machine learning work? Students are introduced to basic principles of machine learning with the ability of training and detecting objects. |
Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
Asst. Prof. Yannic Noller Dr. Natalie Agus Mr. Zeng Zimou Mr. Matthew Yeo |
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| 4.30pm | End of Day 3 | – | – | |
| 18-Jan (Day 4) Thu |
9.00am | Students’ Arrival | Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
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| 9.30am | Workshop – AI Optimization How do we ensure victims (persons and pets) are easily detected by the AI image recognition software successfully? Train the AI algorithm to recognize images of people and pets (cats, dogs, and rabbits) from various angles. |
Think Tank 4 & 5 Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
Asst. Prof. Yannic Noller Dr. Natalie Agus Mr. Zeng Zimou Mr. Matthew Yeo |
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| 12.00pm | Lunch Break (1hr) | – | – | |
| 1.00pm | SUTD Admissions & Pillar Showcase | Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 2.00pm | Workshop – Self Immersion Preparation for the Storyboard Pitching and Design Challenge competition. Students apply competencies learned on socio-historical contextual analysis, 3D printing, machine learning, storyboarding, image recognition technology. |
Think Tank 4 & 5 Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios |
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| 4.30pm | End of Day 4 | – | – | |
| 19-Jan (Day 5) Fri |
9.00am | Students’ Arrival | Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 |
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| 9.30am | Workshop – Final Test Run Student teams make final preparations for the Storyboard Pitching and Design Challenge. |
Think Tank 4 & 5 Think Tank 7 & 8 Think Tank 14 & 15 Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studios |
All Faculty | |
| 12.00pm | Lunch Break (1hr) | – | – | |
| 1.00pm | SUTD Pillar Discovery & Campus Tour | Data Analytics Lab | – | |
| 2.00pm | Competition – Storyboard Pitching and Design Challenge Startup company projects (student teams) consolidate all competencies learnt during the previous 4.5 days into a coherent socio-historical-cultural storyboard pitch challenge and AI-equipped rescue robot challenge. |
Think Tank 2 & 3 Think Tank 4 & 5 |
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| 4.00pm | Transition | Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 4.30pm | Closing Ceremony Game of Chance, prize presentation, closing comments and photo taking of winning teams. |
Albert Hong Lecture Theatre (LT1) | – | |
| 5.30pm | End of Day 5 | – | – |