Robotics laboratory exercises

Abstract

The authors report new laboratory exercises in robotic manipulation, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and mechatronics, four areas that are central to any robotics curriculum. The laboratory exercises supply the student with hands-on experience that complements classroom lectures and software development. Through this experience, the student confronts the hard realities of robot systems and learns to deal with them. Such hands-on experience is essential for a sound robotics education, because many critical lessons about the real world can only be learned through personal experience.