<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Formal educational programs in Robotics have been proliferating; there is excitement from students who have been doing robotics since high school.  We’re doing a survey of existing efforts, to learn more about the current status of these programs and opportunities for the future.  We will present the results in a Forum on October 5, 2023, at IROS in Detroit.</span><div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">More details about the forum and a link to the survey are at:</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202307180844210258607&URLID=2&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=4FDEB8F31C95D0A5C8D85DB068731892&TT=1689669863424&ESN=%2FUxhT1UpUiA%2Bbl2ja7U9m5s4vVcsQaEsnjek00frlgo%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cDovL3JvYm90aWNzLnVtaWNoLmVkdS9pcm9zZm9ydW0&HK=BD9F55CDDFCD8F060626BB5AE36300FE750C1E7C2320B39A801C84D07ED5037B" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline">http://robotics.umich.edu/irosforum</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">  </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">We look forward to your responses!</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Please feel free to forward this email to others who may have information to share.</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Best regards,</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Dawn Tilbury, Ronald D. and Regina C. McNeil Department Chair of Robotics, University of Michigan</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Jing Xiao, Deans' Excellence Professor and Head of Robotics Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute</span></div></div></div>