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Course Outline

Foundations of Robotic Manipulation and Deep Learning

  • Introduction to manipulation tasks and system architecture
  • Comparison of traditional and learning-based methods
  • Role of deep learning in perception, planning, and control

Perception Systems for Manipulation

  • Visual sensing and object detection for grasping purposes
  • 3D vision, depth sensing, and point cloud handling
  • Training CNNs for object localization and segmentation

Grasp Planning and Identification

  • Conventional grasp planning algorithms
  • Learning grasp poses from datasets and simulations
  • Implementation of grasp detection networks (e.g., GGCNN, Dex-Net)

Control and Motion Planning

  • Inverse kinematics and trajectory creation
  • Learning-based motion planning and imitation learning
  • Reinforcement learning for manipulation control policies

ROS 2 Integration and Simulation Environments

  • Configuring ROS 2 nodes for perception and control
  • Simulating robotic manipulators in Gazebo and Isaac Sim
  • Integrating neural models for real-time control

End-to-End Learning for Manipulation

  • Unifying perception, policy, and control within single networks
  • Leveraging demonstration data for supervised policy learning
  • Domain adaptation between simulation and physical hardware

Evaluation and Refinement

  • Key metrics for grasp success, stability, and accuracy
  • Testing performance under diverse conditions and disturbances
  • Model compression and deployment on edge devices

Practical Project: Deep Learning-Driven Robotic Grasping

  • Designing a perception-to-action workflow
  • Training and validating a grasp detection model
  • Integrating the model into a simulated robotic arm

Requirements

  • A robust understanding of robotics kinematics and dynamics
  • Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks
  • Knowledge of ROS or comparable robotic middleware

Target Audience

  • Robotics engineers creating intelligent manipulation systems
  • Perception and control specialists focused on grasping applications
  • Researchers and senior practitioners in robot learning and AI-driven control
 28 Hours

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