Catie Cuan

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/catie-cuan

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was Catie Cuan's job?Artist, entrepreneur, and academic researcher, demonstrating a multifaceted approach to innovation
2. What is the current academic affiliation?Post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University, conducting research in robotics and artistic expression
3. Who is Catie Cuan?Catie Cuan is a smart artist, entrepreneur, and researcher who makes robots dance and tells stories with them.
4. What is choreorobotics?Choreorobotics is a new art that mixes dance and robots, letting robots move like dancers.

Choreorobotics: An emerging interdisciplinary field that synthesizes dance choreography with robotics, focusing on the expressive movement and interaction of machines.
Human-robot interaction (HRI): A field of study dedicated to understanding and designing systems where humans and robots can effectively communicate and collaborate.
Post-doctoral fellowship: A temporary research appointment undertaken after obtaining a doctorate, allowing for advanced study and specialization in a particular field.
Embodied intelligence: The concept that intelligence is shaped by the physical body and its interaction with the environment, relevant to robotic movement and perception.