Course Structure

The course structure involves reading papers, presenting a research paper (individually), leading and participating in discussions, practical exercises with a robot arm, and doing a group research project. The course will start with a few introductory lectures on paper reading techniques, topics and relevant papers in computer vision and robotics, robot tutorials, and project ideas. These lectures will provide the background to do well in the rest of the course.

Before each class, we will read one research paper in either computer vision or robotics. One student will be responsible for presenting the paper and everyone will participate in a discussion. We will also have practical exercises with a robot arm that all students must complete. A few weeks into the course, we will form groups and brainstorm ideas for the final group research project that must use the robot arm in some way. There will be mid-term and final presentations/reports for the final project.

Components		Weightage	Description	Deadlines
Classroom Participation, Presentation, and Discussion		40
	Paper Recap Presentation	20	1 student presents (summary and insight).	Slides due 11:59pm on the day before class
	Panel Discussion	20	2 randomly chosen students moderate (for and against), 5 students randomly chosen for each side	Due at class
Robot Practicals		10	Complete robot training and exercises.	Due 11:59pm on the day before class
Final Project		50	Teams of ~4 people, 6-7 teams
	Proposal Presentation	10	Group presentation	Slides due 11:59pm on the day before class
	Mid-term Presentation	10	Group presentation	Slides due 11:59pm on the day before class
	Final FF + Poster	15	Group presentation	Slides due 11:59pm on the day before class
	Final Report	10	4 pages	See schedule for deadline
	Code	5	Should be able to replicate key results	See schedule for deadline
Total		100

There is no final exam. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with this course's policies.

Please contact the instructor if you would like to take this course for capstone credit or to audit.