Publications based on this work

1. Python Robotics: An Environment for Exploring Robotics Beyond LEGOs: By Douglas Blank, Lisa Meeden, and Deepak Kumar. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno Nevada, ACM Press, February 2003. Download (PDF)
2. The Karel-the-Robot Paradox: A framework for making sophisticated robotics accessible. Blank, D.S., Yanco, H., Kumar, D., and Meeden L. (2004) AAAI 2004 Spring Symposium on Accessible, Hands-on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Stanford University, CA, March 2004. AAAI Press Technical report SS-04-01. Download (pdf).
3. Pyro: A Versatile Environment for Robot Programming. Douglas Blank, Deepak Kumar, Lisa Meeden, and Holly Yanco. To appear in ACM Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC), 2004.
4. The Pyro Toolkit for AI Robotics. Douglas Blank, Deepak Kumar, Lisa Meeden, and Holly Yanco. To appear in AI Magazine. AAAI Press, 2005.

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