Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Lesson goals

• Sensors and perception
• Planning and decisions
• Motion and safety

Core idea

Combining perception, planning, and control in the physical world.

1. Sensors and perception: understand it in context, identify inputs and outputs, and define how the result will be verified.

2. Planning and decisions: understand it in context, identify inputs and outputs, and define how the result will be verified.

3. Motion and safety: understand it in context, identify inputs and outputs, and define how the result will be verified.

Practical example

Consider a real application of “Robotics and Autonomous Systems.” Start small, identify available data, and compare the system with a clear baseline before expanding it.

Check your understanding

1. Explain “Robotics and Autonomous Systems” in your own words.
2. Give one appropriate and one misleading application.
3. What risk or limitation should be monitored?