AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Audrey Bierly
Audrey Bierly is a program manager in Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, based in Seattle, Washington. She helps K12 and higher education customers develop new artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics programs to impact the student experience.
Students across Arizona participate in a statewide robotics hackathon
In collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA, Arizona State University (ASU) hosted its first-ever robotics hackathon. At the Arizona Robo Hackathon, 64 undergraduate and graduate students across seven institutions came together to compete in an Arizona statewide competition hosted on AWS. By the end of the hackathon, students successfully applied their knowledge of computer science, engineering, and programming skills in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) application development.
Fresno State builds an autonomous Bulldog Bot with AWS RoboMaker
During Homecoming 2019, the California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) Hub of Digital Transformation showcased the Bulldog Bot – a robotic take on the school mascot – built with Amazon Web Services (AWS) RoboMaker and AWS artificial intelligence (AI) services. The interactive Bulldog Bot engaged fans across campus by telling jokes, playing karaoke, and answering Fresno State homecoming trivia questions.