How can you control a robotic arm? Meet control systems! There are multiple ways to control a robotic device, from working with distance sensors to implementing algorithms such as PIDs. In this session, we'll write a computer program that can track hand and arm movement in real time (using computer vision), and we'll create the logic layer that associates human hand/arm movement with robotic arm movement. Using a camera and a real-life robotic arm, we will fine-tune the parameters and algorithms behind our computer program. This will allow us to test the ability of our robotic arm to complete a variety of tasks. Topics: Python, Robotics, Control Systems, Computer Vision, OpenCV, Gesture Tracking

How can you identify cancerous cells? Numerous methods exist to identify cancers from counting blood cell types to identifying specific proteins. In this session, we will be using 2 computational methods - image segmentation and genetic analysis - to identify cancerous cells. We will write a computer program that uses artificial intelligence to identify cancerous cells in a microscope photograph. We will also write a second computer program that performs genetic analyses (and sequence alignments) to track down genes with properties related to cancer. Topics: bioinformatics, genetics, cancer, computer vision