People of Duckietown
We love robots, but humans even more! The experience of the people working with, on, and around Duckietown is what matters most. Here, we get to know the people of Duckietown and their stories.
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The Duckietown stories







The accessible path to robotics: an interview with Prof. Paul Robinette
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, December 20, 2022: Paul Robinette, Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), shares with us

The Duckietown path to robotics: an interview with Prof. Francesco Maurelli
Jacobs University, Bremen, June 1, 2022: Francesco Maurelli, professor at the Jacobs University of Bremen, talks about how Duckietown impacted his

When rubber duckies meet the road: an interview with Prof. Liam Paull
UdM, Montréal, May 5, 2022: Liam Paull, professor at the University of Montreal and one of Duckietown’s founders, talks about his

Learning Autonomy in practice with Vincenzo Polizzi
ETHZ, Zurich, March 11, 2022: How Vincenzo discovered his true professional passion as a student using Duckietown.  Learning Autonomy in

Community Spotlight: Arian Houshmand – Control Algorithms for Traffic
No one likes sitting in traffic – it is a waste of time and damaging to the environment. Thankfully researcher Arian

Community Spotlight: Kirill Krinkin – STEM Intensive Learning Approach
In the world of engineering education, there are many excellent courses, but often the curriculum has one serious drawback –

DuckieUAO, the first Duckietown in Colombia!
The first Duckietown class in Cali Colombia has finished! At Universidad Autónoma de Occidente we carried out a Robotic Perception

Duckietown in Ghana – Teaching robotics to brilliant students

How Duckietown inspired a 14 year old girl to become a tech entrepreneur
Valeria and Andrea before getting back to work on Duckiebots (2016, MIT) We host a guest post by Valeria Cagnina,




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