Schedule
All deadlines are 11:59pm CT
Homework Assignments (HW) Project Checkins
Homework Assignments (HW) Project Checkins
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday | Homework & Exercises |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
01/14 & 01/16 |
Introduction & Logistics
|
Pick and Place I: Poses, Spatial Transforms
HW1: Python Refresher / Pick & Place |
HW1 Colab Link
HW1 Solutions |
| 2
01/21 & 01/23 |
Snow Day |
Pick and Place II: Pose in 3D
|
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| 3
01/28 & 01/30 |
Pick and Place III: Forward and Inverse Kinematics
|
ROS I: Publishers, Subscribers
HW1 Deadline HW2: ROS |
HW2 Instructions |
| 4
02/04 & 02/06 |
ROS part II: MoveIt!
|
Supervised Learning I | |
| 5
02/11 & 02/13 |
Supervised Learning II
|
Imitation Learning I
HW2 Deadline HW3: Torch Practical |
|
| 6
02/18 & 02/20 |
Imitation Learning II
|
Sensing & Perception
|
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| 7
02/25 & 02/27 |
Introduce Projects & Form Project Groups
|
Good Proposals / LaTeX 101
HW3 Deadline HW4: Paper Analysis |
|
| 8
03/04 & 03/06 |
Vectoring & Velocity in Research
|
Proposal Workshop
HW4 Deadline |
|
| 10
03/11 & 03/13 |
Proposal Workshop
|
Final Project Proposals Written Proposals Due |
|
| 9
03/18 & 03/20 |
Holiday No Class / Spring Break |
Holiday No Class / Spring Break |
|
| 11
03/25 & 03/27 |
Project Working Session |
Real Robot Tutorial
HW5: Starting the Robot |
|
| 12
04/01 & 04/03 |
Project Checkins
|
Working Session
HW5 Deadline: Start the Robot |
|
| 13
04/08 & 04/10 |
Project Working Session |
Special Topic: Attention is All You Need
|
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| 14
04/15 & 04/17 |
Project Checkins | Project Working Session | |
| 15
04/22 & 04/24 |
Final Presentations |
Final Presentations |
Final papers and code will be due at 11:59pm on May 5, 2025. |
Additional materials
- Intro to Robotics John J. Craig, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Inc., 1989.
- Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control Kevin Lynch and Frank Park, Cambridge University Press. Link.
- Robotics, Vision, and Control Peter Corke, Springer, 2011.