Many undergraduate educators have embraced autonomous robots over the past decade. In tandem, the number and popularity of robot-themed exhibitions and competitions has surged. These venues spark interest in AI, motivate class/research projects, and invite students into communities that extend beyond the walls of their particular institution. Yet obstacles to participation can be substantial: they include robots' time-and-money costs, curricular constraints, and the competitiveness underlying some robotic venues. This symposium will explore the undergraduate educational space involving autonomous robots, with an eye toward optimizing robots' and robot venues' effectiveness under these and other very real constraints. The major goal of the symposium is to bring together hardware, software, and curriculum designers, interested educators, and robot contest/exhibition organizers. We will investigate how educators can leverage autonomous robots and robot-themed venues as educational experiences for their students, particularly in an undergraduate setting. Participant presentations, panels, exhibitions, and break-out sessions will form the core of the symposium. Attendees will also participate in a short, hands-on robot contest/exhibition. All of these program elements will build upon a core set of questions: - What makes robot competitions and exhibitions inviting, worthwhile, and feasible for newcomers; what features will keep teams and schools returning? - How can educators maximize the motivation and impact of robots and robot venues for their students while minimizing time-and-money costs? - How might emerging hardware and software resources lower the barriers to robot use and robot-themed community building? - What curricular strategies enable student participation at robot venues or support robotic research projects, while remaining realistic and workable? Submissions People interested in presenting are invited to submit a technical paper (2-6 pages, PDF, in AAAI format). Other participants are encouraged to submit a poster abstract, a statement of interest, or a description of an in-progress robotic system, venue, or educational strategy they would like to discuss. Submissions should be sent to dodds@cs.hmc.edu. By targeting and expanding upon the symposium's core themes, we seek a program that will be both inclusive and focused. Organizing Committee Doug Blank, Bryn Mawr College Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College Paul Rybski, Carnegie Mellon University Jerry Weinberg, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Holly Yanco, University of Massachusetts Lowell Additional information The symposium website is at www.cs.hmc.edu/roboteducation. Feel free to contact the organizing committee with other concerns or questions.