1. Three tentative groups:
   1. Shannon, Travis, Brandon.
   2. Tatyana, Yitong.
   3. Hajin, Alice, Johnny.
2.  Proposal draft due by Tuesday as blog post.
3. General prompt questions from class today:
   1.  user-interaction?
   2. tone? personality?
   3. physical scale (tabletop/architectural)
   4. tele-action? tele-presence?
   5. singular or multiple entities?
   6. “robots bad at their job”
   7. end state: static or dynamic?
   8. defined success state?
   9. endless action, or performance?
   10. finite lifespan?  decay process?
   11. randomness? type and quality of randomness?
   12. where is the locus of agency?
   13. what does the machine observe? what does it remember?  who might see what it knows?

1. Two groups: please post your videos from Thursday.
2.  Discussion.
   1. Brandon
   2. Yitong
   3. Johnny
3. Introduce Project Proposal  assignment.
4. Review project pitches.

1. Introduce ‘Project Pitch‘ assignment.
2.  Talks tonight
   1. Bill Shannon, 6:30PM, Studio for Creative Inquiry (in CFA)
   2.  Anki, 7PM, Rashid (in Gates)
3. Alice
4. Hajin
5. Shannon
6. Travis

1. Note: please either use MP4/H.264, YouTube, or Vimeo for videos.
2. Warmup: quick review of material videos.  Some interrogations:
   1. objects as material
   2. objects as association
   3. a physical process unfolding over time
   4. a grasp or set of forces (prehensile or non-prehensile)
   5. a balance of control and freedom
   6. a feedback process
   7. determinism vs stochasticity
   8. an intention and purpose, an agency
   9. a framing of foreground and background
3. Two discussion presentations.
4. Examples of research as performance.
5. Practical resources.

1. Welcome to 16-375/54-375 Robotics for Creative Practice!
2. Scope and style of the course.  Calendar.
3. Annual theme.
4. Resources.
   1. https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/16-375
   2. https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/16-375/f2017/work/
   3. Pneumatics, stepper motors, wood, etc.
   4. Budget.
   5. Fabrication.
5. Administrative questions:
   1. laser cutter qualification?  fire extinguisher training?
   2. photos
6. Mutual introductions.
7. First assignments:
   1. Discussion Presentation
   2. bring in interesting objects or materials for Thursday
8. Review precedent work.

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