Intelligent Mobile Robotics

Catalog description

The focus of this course is on intelligent mobile robots that can autonomously operate in indoor environments with limited human guidance. The topics covered in this course include mapping, localization, navigation, planning, reasoning, and human-robot interaction (language-based and vision-based), as well as recent advances of AI such as large language (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) as applied to robotics domains. The students will learn to develop software in Robot Operating System (ROS) on real mobile robots. The goal of this course is to help students learn entry level algorithms and programming skills that are required to conduct research in the area of intelligent mobile robotics. Prerequisites: CS 350 and CS 375, or equivalents. Typically offered at least once every academic year.