6.141J/16.405J Spring 2014

RSS Robot (Spring 2009) with MIT Talos (Photo: RSS alumna and later LA Kim Jackson)

Robotics: Science and Systems I

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6.141J/16.405J - RSS General Course Info Announcements Meeting Times: MIT Catalog Listing Lecture: MWF 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, in 32-155 Lab: MW 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, in 38-630 (entered via 38-600) Lab & Office Hours Lab: Open M-R 9am-1145pm; F 9am-5pm; Sun 1pm-1145pm Alec's lab hours: Sunday evening, Tuesday evening & by request Alex's lab hours: Sunday afternoon, Thursday afternoon & by request Highlights: Videos of the RSS Spring 2012 Challenge (mp4 format) Robot Stacking a 5-block Tower - YouTube: Spring 2012 Video of the RSS Spring 2008 Challenge (mp4 format) Inspiration: Highlights video from MASLab 2003 (wmv format) Textbook (recommended):Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents) by Roland Siegwart, Illah R. Nourbakhsh ISBN-10: 026219502X and ISBN-13: 978-0262195027 The CDE is due Monday at 11:59PM (i.e., before midnight) -- not by class time Monday as erroneously stated in the handout. Note: Enrollment is limited. You must attend the first lecture and fill out an RSS questionnaire to get a spot in the class! 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!