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User study participants needed: write code for a robot! ($30 gift card)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Justin Huang <jstn@cs.washington.edu> wrote:

We are looking for participants to be in our user study about programming robots.
In this user study, you will write programs for the PR2 robot, performing tasks such as fetching items or interacting with users.
General information:
  • Time: The study takes place over two sessions. Session 1 is 60 minutes long. Session 2 is 90 minutes long. Both sessions are required.
  • Dates: September 5 – 18
  • Location: Paul Allen Center, room 014.
  • Compensation: $30-$40 Amazon Gift Card credit
Participants must meet the following criteria:
  • At least 18 years old
  • At least 2 years of experience programming with C-like languages (e.g., C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript)
  • Not a robotics researcher
How to sign up:
  1. Review the available time slots here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUNVZERpWkt1SEpsfGRlZmF1bHR8NDYxZjcyOWEwYzMyNGIxMTM4YmU0ZjNlMTk4MGZkYTU
  2. Decide when you would like to do Session 1 (60 minutes) and Session 2 (90 minutes). These may be on the same day or on different days, but should be within 5 days of each other.
  3. Email jstn@cs.washington.edu with your times, or add yourself in the above calendar.
  4. More details will be sent after you sign up.
Thank you very much!
Justin Huang and Maya Cakmak
September 1, 2016