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Robots Could Be Girls' Ticket to Future
USC freshman Allison Zubeck helps school age students during a workshop at the USC robotics open house.
Credit: Elizabeth Lee / VOA
Eleven-year-old Hayliee Tat traveled two-and-a-half hours with her family for a sneak preview of what the future looks like with robots in it. Their destination: the robotics open house at the University of Southern California. The annual event draws mainly elementary and secondary school students from Los Angeles and beyond to spark their interest in robotics and computer science.
The University of Southern California is trying to expose young people to robotics and computer science through the open house, where students can tour the research labs.
"We feel that if the kids can actually see the robots, hear the Ph.D. students and the faculty members talk about what their research is and why it's important, how robots benefit society, we see through experience that the kids get really excited," says Katie Mills, manager of the robotics open house.
From Voice of America
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