Conclusion

• Take Home Points
  1. Robots have been around for a long time, and there are a great number of them.
  2. Robots use sensors and effectors.
  3. Robotics is a field in its own right, and there is a lot to do (kinematics, perception, even learning).
  4. Mobile robots and cognitive robots are becoming increasingly economically viable.
• Reading: Read Russell and Norvig's Robotics Chapter (pp. 988-1036) for this week.
• Reading: next week is the last lecture, and it is the review lecture. There is no new reading.