About 45 ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter members had the privilege of participating in an Educational Tour at the Georgia Tech College of Computing. Guests were greeted by Dr. Richard A. DeMillo, the John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech and Mary Alice Isele, Director of Development for the College of Computing. One highlight of the visit was the opportunity view Georgia Tech's "Sting," a Porsche Cayenne instrumented with advanced computers, GPS technology, motion sensors and radars that allow it to operate autonomously!
The group also toured the Borg Lab, a world leader in social and urban robots, where scientists study the behavior of social creatures such as ants and honey bees and then translate it into human enviroments, such as cities. Other highlights included a campus trolley ride past the new Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building to the Aware Home, a real home used to address the challenges facing the future of domestic technologies. The center is researching ways to improve social communication between extended family members, everyday home assistants, and memory aids.
