Section Info: COMSC-243HR-01

Course Title: Topic: 'Human-Robot Interaction'

Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026

Term: Spring Semester 2026

Description: Human-Robot Interaction is an interdisciplinary field that examines a broad set of questions about robots that are designed to interact with humans (e.g., educational, assistive, and service robots). How does the behavior and appearance of a robot change how humans perceive and interact with it? How can we design and program robots that are natural, trustworthy, and effective? In this course, students learn the algorithmic foundations of interactive robots, gain experience building and evaluating interactive robots, and read and present scholarly research papers. Class time is split between lecture, presentations by students, discussions, and hands-on activities.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Heather Pon-Barry		ponbarry@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Lecture	Tuesday and Thursday	10:30AM - 11:45AM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: COMSC-205.	Take previously	Required

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Cross-listed Sections

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Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 10	Enrollment: 12	Available: 0	Waitlist: 7

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

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This is NOT the complete book list for this class.