With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, Johns Hopkins computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks, including stacking blocks. With the method, Spot the robot was able to learn in days what typically takes a month.

Created by Associate Professor of Computer Science Soudeh Ghorbani, The Introduction to Computing Research program will teach underrepresented students about various areas of computing research, and connect them to mentors and research internship opportunities.