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6.141/16.401 - RSS Syllabus Wed   Feb 8   Lec 1: Intro to Robotics Thu   Feb 9   Lab 1: Intro to Electronics - Handout 1-A & Handout 1-B & Handout 1-C & Handout 1-D & Handout 1-E & Handout 1-F & Handout 1-G & Handout 1-H Fri   Feb 10   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Feb 13   Lec 2: Actuation (PDF) Tue   Feb 14   Lab 2: Motor Control - Lab SOLUTION & Handout 2-A & Handout 2-A:ii (Revised Parts 5-7) & Handout 2-B & Handout 2-C:revised & Handout 2-E & Handout 2-F & Handout 2-G & Handout 2-I Wed   Feb 15   Lec 3: Control Thu   Feb 16   Lab 2: Fri   Feb 17   Lec 4: Locomotion           Mon   Feb 20   Holiday: President's Day Tue   Feb 21   Lab 3: Robot Driver's Ed - Lab SOLUTION & Handout 3-A Wed   Feb 22   Lec 5: Teamwork in design projects (PPT), by Prof Charles P Coleman Thu   Feb 23   Lab 3: Fri   Feb 25   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Feb 27   Lec 6: Sensing and Perception Tue   Feb 28   Lab 4: Light Sensors (Braitenberg) - Lab SOLUTION & Handout 4-A & Handout 4-B Wed   Mar 1   Lec 7: Cameras, Images, and Low-Level Robot Vision (PDF, 6-up) Thu   Mar 2   Lab 4: Fri   Mar 3   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Mar 6   Lec 8: Carmen and Software Engineering Tue   Mar 7   Lab 5: Carmen Env and Visual Servoing - Handout 5-A & Handout 5-B Wed   Mar 8   Lec 9: Control and Planning Architectures Thu   Mar 9   Lab 5: Fri   Mar 10   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Mar 13   Lec 10: Navigation - Planning Tue   Mar 14   Lab 6: Local Navigation (Sonar, Model Aquisition) and Error Analysis Wed   Mar 15   Lec 11: Navigation - Planning Thu   Mar 16   Lab 6: Fri   Mar 17   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Mar 20   Lec 12: Navigation - Localization (PDF) Tue   Mar 21   Lab 6: Wed   Mar 22   Lec 13: Navigation - Mapping See Lec 12: Navigation - Localization handout. Thu   Mar 23   Lab 7: Motion Planning and High-Level Navigation Fri   Mar 24   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Mar 27   SPRING BREAK! Tue   Mar 28   SPRING BREAK! Wed   Mar 29   SPRING BREAK! Thu   Mar 30   SPRING BREAK! Fri   Mar 31   SPRING BREAK!           Mon   Apr 3   Lec 14: Kinematics and Grasping Tue   Apr 4   Lab 7: Wed   Apr 5   Lec 15: Manipulation Thu   Apr 6   Lab 7: Fri   Apr 7   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Apr 10   Lec 16: Navigation - Mapping (PDF) Tue   Apr 11   Lab 8: Grasping and Object Transport Wed   Apr 12   Lec 17: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) (PDF) Thu   Apr 13   Lab 8: Fri   Apr 14   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Apr 17   Holiday: Patriot's Day Tue   Apr 18   Holiday: Patriot's Day Wed   Apr 19   MovieNight : Extreme Machines Thu   Apr 20   Lab 8: Fri   Apr 21   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   Apr 24   Debate #1 Tue   Apr 25   Challenge: putting it all together Wed   Apr 26   Debate #2 Thu   Apr 27   Challenge: putting it all together Fri   Apr 28   Catch-up time, if necessary           Mon   May 1   Debate #3 Tue   May 2   Challenge: first run Wed   May 3   Debate #4 Thu   May 4   Challenge: iterate Fri   May 5               Mon   May 8   Debate #5 Tue   May 9   Challenge: iterate Wed   May 10   Debate #6 Thu   May 11   Challenge: second run Fri   May 12               Mon   May 15   Lec: Wrap-up lecture Tue   May 16   Challenge: iterate Wed   May 17   Challenge: another group test Thu   May 18   Challenge: final run and party