Week 1 day 2

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Section 2.2 Week 1 day 2

Today we will spend mostly building our mobile robot.

Lab.

Look at Section 6.2

Notes.

How does the robot learn where they are?

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How simple can a robot be and still be a robot?

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Difference between engineering and AI approaches to building robots?

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When is it better to use a robot as a tool instead of as an agent?

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Control theory:

How do we control movement to smooth out the starts and ends, not overshoot the mark etc?

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Open-loop vs closed-loop control.

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Mars rover challenges: Time it takes to communicate

Reading.

Here is the reading assignment. In your submission reflect on that assignment as well as anything from class.