16 412J - Cognitive Robotics

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subject:

Description:

Algorithms and paradigms for creating a wide range of robotic systems that act intelligently and robustly, by reasoning extensively from models of themselves and their world. Examples range from autonomous Mars explorers and cooperative air vehicles, to everyday embedded devices. Topics include deduction and search in real-time; temporal, decision-theoretic and contingency planning; dynamic execution and re-planning; reasoning about hidden state and failures; reasoning under uncertainty, path planning, mapping and localization, and cooperative and distributed robotics. 8 Engineering Design Points.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: 6.041, 6.042, or 16.09; 16.410, 16.413, 6.034, or 6.825

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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