Enhancing lisp instruction with RCXLisp and robotics

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Enhancing lisp instruction with RCXLisp and robotics

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Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education archive
Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education table of contents

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

SESSION: Artificial intelligence table of contents

Pages: 214 - 218

Year of Publication: 2004

ISBN:1-58113-798-2

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Frank Klassner

Villanova University, Villanova, PA

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ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
SIGCSE: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

This paper presents the RCXLisp library, an extension to Common Lisp that allows students to investigate a broad range of artificial intelligence and computer science topics using the LEGO MindStorms® platform. The library has two features that distinguish it from other third-party packages and languages designed by academics and hobbyists for programming the MindStorms platform. The first is that it supports both remote control and on-board programming of MindStorms robots. The second is that it supports targeted communication between multiple LEGO robots and command-center desktops. The package is also the only one to be integrated into most popular Common Lisp programming environments. This paper also summarizes student experiences with the package over the years 2000-2003 in an Artificial Intelligence course.

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