CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN
Technologies will advance to the second phase in the Office of
Naval Research (ONR) Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) Grand Challenge, a competition to develop
adaptive intelligent tutors. Four teams competed in the first
phase, each developing an intelligent tutoring system for a
specific purpose.
Raytheon BBN's entry, the BBN Learning Platform, uses artificial
intelligence and self-paced problem solving to teach high school
advanced placement (AP) physics. The web-based system evaluates
student skills and knowledge in real time, providing immediate
feedback and guidance to keep learners engaged, and is accessible
on a wide variety of devices.
"We designed our learning platform so it can be easily adapted
to teach other subjects," said Rohit
Kumar, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Raytheon BBN. "It
also includes tools for teachers to generate automated reports on
students' knowledge and engagement, and authoring tools that enable
teachers to create and publish new content."
Raytheon BBN has made the intelligent tutoring system available
at no cost to high schools around the US. Three high schools are
actively using the system, and 12 more plan to adopt it this
year.
Round Two
For the second phase of the STEM Grand Challenge, ONR asked BBN
to develop an intelligent tutoring system to assist surgeons
learning to use robots for laparoscopic surgeries performed with a
flexible, fiber optic instrument passed through a small
incision.
Robotic laparoscopic surgery offers significant benefits over
traditional surgery, the most notable being a shorter recovery
time. One challenge in the surgical suite is a shortage of quality
training opportunities for surgeons. The new system will accelerate
a surgeon's ability to learn and master control of robotic surgical
systems.
To learn more about how the Learning Platform is being used in
schools, visit:
http://www.raytheon.com/news/feature/bbn_learning_platform.html
For more information about the ONR STEM Grand Challenge visit:
http://www.onr.navy.mil/Conference-Event-ONR/STEM-Forum/Grand-STEM-Challenge.aspx.
Headquartered in Cambridge,
Mass., Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
About Raytheon
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billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered
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