15-694 Cognitive Robotics: The Future of Robot Toys

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course explores the future of robot toys by analyzing and programming the VEX AIM robot, a new mobile robot with built-in AI algorithms that we will supplement with Python code and OpenAI API calls. The course's novel approach to robot intelligence combines state machine programming and Python coding with GPT prompt engineering. The lectures cover robot software architecture, human-robot interaction, robot perception, and planning algorithms for navigation and manipulation. Prior robotics experience is not required, just strong Python skills. In the final project, students implement a robot application of their own design that builds on what they have learned.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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