Introduction to Robotics (EGN 3060C)

Schedule: Fall 2012, MW 1:30-2:45pm BA 110 Lab: MW 3:00-6:00pm
Professor: Dr. Gita Sukthankar (HEC 232)
Lab Supervisor: Bulent Tastan (HEC 201)

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Prerequisites

For engineering majors: COP 3223, STA 3032
For CS majors: COP3330, COP 3503C
Instructor's permission in special cases

Objectives

This course is designed to develop a basic level of understanding about fundamental topics in robotics. The goal is to educate students in this interdisciplinary field of engineering and computer science and to provide them with hands on robot programming experience. Students will be doing team programming assignments implementing various algorithms using TeRK (Telepresence Robot Kit) (movie of example assignment).

This course is required for the Intelligent Systems and Robotics minor (form for declaring minor).

Evaluation

Homework/labs (50%)
Midterm/final exam (30%)
Project (20%)

Textbook

R. Murphy, Introduction to AI Robotics