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Engineering · Robotics
Rover Lab
Drive a two-wheeled robot, tune a PID so it balances, map a room from lidar scans, and plan a day on Mars where every command takes minutes to arrive.
Engineering · Robotics
Rover Lab
Drive a two-wheeled robot, tune a PID so it balances, map a room from lidar scans, and plan a day on Mars where every command takes minutes to arrive.
The course
7 worlds · 30 lessons
World 1 · Two Wheels, One Robot
FREEThe robot loop, differential drive and why a plan is not enough
World 2 · Where Am I? Odometry and Drift
PROCounting wheel turns, dead reckoning and why errors grow
World 3 · Keeping Balance: PID
PROFeedback control from a thermostat to a robot on two wheels
World 4 · Seeing the World: Sensors
PROEchoes, light rangefinders, noise, filters and blind spots
World 5 · Building a Map
PROOccupancy grids, belief, localisation and the SLAM idea
World 6 · Finding a Path
PRORobot size, planning on a grid, dodging and exploring