#IT-04-14 Building a Future with Robots
About Course
The University of SheffieldDescription
Discover how robots will change every aspect of our lives in the future
“Robots and autonomous systems are set to change our lives in the not-too-distant future; from travel (self-driving cars), to work (job automation), to medicine (biomedical robots), and even domestic life (household robots).
On this course, we’ll look at current and future developments in the field of robotics. You’ll learn how robots sense the world around them, how robotics takes inspiration from nature, and how robots will work with humans.
You’ll build up a picture of the principles and the fundamental challenges of robotic design, and demonstrate how research is working to overcome these.
What topics will you cover?
“Robots and autonomous systems are set to change our lives in the not-too-distant future; from travel (self-driving cars), to work (job automation), to medicine (biomedical robots), and even domestic life (household robots).
On this course, we’ll look at current and future developments in the field of robotics. You’ll learn how robots sense the world around them, how robotics takes inspiration from nature, and how robots will work with humans.
You’ll build up a picture of the principles and the fundamental challenges of robotic design and learn to demonstrate how research is working to overcome these.
Who will you learn with?
Sandor M Veres is professor of Autonomous Control Systems at the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield.
Who developed the course?
The University of Sheffield is one of the world’s top 100 universities with a reputation for teaching and research excellence.
What Will I Learn?
- Describe the main challenges of working with autonomous systems and the ways in which we might meet these challenges.
- Explore some basic principles of robotic design.
- Apply knowledge of where developments in robotics are heading and their potential effect on our future.
- Explain existing and potential real-life robotic applications.
Topics for this course
Welcome to the course
Where is my flying car?
Building robots for the future
What makes a robot a robot?
Interpreting the environment
Building autonomous robots
Making responsible decisions
The future with robots that can sense
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