Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) recently returned from a week in Yangon, Myanmar, where he partnered with a startup accelerator to teach robotics to 25 local university students.
Kelly visited Yangon and taught a week-long course that included an introduction to robotics and a few days dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) and how to program software for self-driving vehicles.
“These students came in to listen to me talk for four hours at a time, even after they had finished a whole day of classes,” says Kelly. “I was blown away by their technical knowledge and their dedication to come and soak up as much information as possible.”
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