Approach robotics mainly software- and application-oriented; inspect mechatronic parts and hardware architectures of robots; analyse software components and software architectures; analyse software architectures and their properties that might provide smart behaviours; analyse hardware and software requirements for collaborative robots; develop collaborative and smart appearing robot applications.

Course Objectives

1. Learn hardware properties of robots (CO 1)
2. Learn software properties of robots (CO 2;3)
3. Develop applications that provide robots with collaborative and smart behaviours (CO 2;3)

Recommended or Required Reading

Mataric, Maja J; 2007; “The Robotics Primer”; The MIT Press; ISBN 026263354x ,Craig, John. J.; 2003; “Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control”; Prentice Hall; ISBN 0201543613 ,Jones, Joe; 2003; “Robot Programming: A Practical Guide to Behaviour-Based Robotics”; McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071427783 ,Enderton, Herbert B.; 2001; “A Mathematical Introduction to Logic”; Academic Press; ISBN 0-12-238452-0 ,Kelly, John; 1997; “The Essence of Logic”; ISBN 0-13-396375-6 ,Bell,J.L.; 1997; “A course in mathematical logic”; 1997; N.H.; ISBN 0-7204-2844-0 ,Gabbay, Dov M.; 2000; “Temporal logic: mathematical foundations and computational aspects”; Oxford: Clarendon press; ISBN 0-19-853768-9 ,Lootsma, Freerk A.; 1997; “Fuzzy logic for planning and decision making”; Kluwer Academic Publishers; ISBN 0-7923-4681-5

Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish robot types and behaviours

2. Use techniques for smart robot behaviours

3. Use techniques for collaborative robot behaviours

4. Develop robots from robotics kits

Grading

Midterm: 20%

Quiz: 10%

Homework: 1o%

Presentation: 20%

Final: 30%

Report: 10%