6.141J/16.405J Spring 2010

RSS Robot (Spring 2009) with MIT Talos (Photo by Kim Jackson)

Robotics: Science and Systems I

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6.141J/16.405J - RSS General Course Info Announcements The Apr 5, 7, 12 and 14 design review dry runs and design reviews will all be held in 66-160 (which has a projector). Note: Enrollment is limited. You must attend the first lecture and fill out an RSS questionnaire to get a spot in the class! Meeting Times: MIT Catalog Listing Lecture: MW (and occasional Fridays) 1 pm - 2pm, in 32-155; Lab: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, in 38-530 (entered via 38-500) Textbook (recommended): Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents) by Roland Siegwart, Illah R. Nourbakhsh (Available at MIT Press in Kendall Square for ~$44 (list is $55, student discount is 20% off list)) Previous Results:Video of the RSS Spring 2008 Challenge is available at http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.141/spring2009/pub/challenge/video_RSS-Challenge-S08.mp4 Inspiration: highlights video from MASLab 2003 (wmv format) Acknowledgements We are grateful to the Dean of Engineering and the School of Engineering for their award of Educational Innovation funds in support of RSS. We are grateful to Sun Microsystems for their donation of 10 Sun 1100Z Workstations and flat-panel displays for use in RSS! We are grateful to the d'Arbeloff Foundation for its award of financial resources to support the development, assessment, and export to other schools of RSS. We are grateful to Intel Corporation for their donation of powerful Latitude D620 notebook computers and for their financial support for other equipment used in RSS. Thank you!