Sony AIBO Robot (ERS-210)
(Photo: Tony Gray)
| Instructors: | Prof. Tomek Strzalkowski, Nick Webb & Rob Salkin |
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| Time: | Monday & Wednesday, 4:15-5:45pm |
| Place: | ILS Conference Room (SS262) and Robotics Lab (SS259) |
| URL: | http://www.ils.albany.edu/robotics/ |
| Download PDF Syllabus | |
| Table of Contents |
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| Contact Info | |
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| Prof. Tomek Strzalkowski | tomek at albany dot edu |
| Nick Webb | nwebb at albany dot edu |
| Rob Salkin | salkin at cs dot albany dot edu |
| Course Grading | |
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| Task | Percent of Final Grade |
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| Midterm | |
| Foundation Projects | |
| Final Project | |
| Course Calendar & Presentation Downloads | ||
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| Week | Monday (AI) | Wednesday (Programming) |
| 01/21 | NO CLASS | Course Overview |
| 01/28 | Introduction to AI | Tekkotsu/AIBO Basics |
| 02/04 | Knowledge Represenation | Behaviours and Sensors |
| 02/11 | Search | Motion |
| 02/18 | NO CLASS | Vision |
| 02/25 | Planning | Finite State Machine |
| 03/03 | Perception | Advanced Topic |
| 03/10 | AI Robotics | Advanced Topic |
| 03/17 | Robotics Lab | *** Midterm Exam *** |
| 03/24 | NO CLASS | NO CLASS |
| 03/31 | Robotics Lab | |
| 04/07 | Robotics Lab | Robotics Lab |
| 04/14 | Final Project Plan Presentations | Robotics Lab |
| 04/21 | NO CLASS | Robotics Lab |
| 04/28 | Final Project Presentations | Final Project Presentations |
| 05/05 | Roboshow Practice Run Known Maze Map | NO CLASS |
| TBD | ||
AI assignments are due, via email to Nick Webb, before the start of the AI class the following week. Programming assignments will be demonstrated to Rob Salkin at the end of the programming class the following week. |
| Assignments | ||
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| Assignment | Set Date | Due Date |
| AI Homework 1 | 01/28/2008 | 02/04/2008 |
| AI Homework 2 | 02/04/2008 | 02/11/2008 |
| Lab Homework 1 | 02/06/2008 | 02/13/2008 |
| AI Homework 3 | 02/11/2008 | 02/19/2008 |
| Lab Homework 2 | 02/13/2008 | 02/25/2008 |
| Lab Homework 3 | 02/27/2008 | 03/04/2008 |
| Lab Homework 4 | 03/05/2008 | 03/05/2008 |
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| The project will take place in 259D - next to the robot lab! | |||||
| The lab will generally be available on weekdays between 9am and 4pm. The lab will be open during Rob's office hours and he can issue equipment and answer your questions. See Yu Zhan in SS261 during his office hours for access, equipment, and answers to your questions. All other times, see Tomek, Lynne, or Nick in SS262 for access and equipment. Use lab time wisely as homeworks are due no later than the end of the following programming lecture. | |||||
| Time | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
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| 2pm | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
| 3pm | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
| 4pm | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
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