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Course Outline

Introduction to Robotic Manipulation and Deep Learning

  • Overview of manipulation tasks and system architectures
  • Comparing traditional versus learning-based approaches
  • Application of deep learning in perception, planning, and control

Perception for Manipulation

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

Grasp Planning and Detection

  • Classical algorithms for grasp planning
  • Learning grasp poses from data and simulation
  • Implementing grasp detection networks such as GGCNN and Dex-Net

Control and Motion Planning

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

Integration with ROS 2 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 integrated networks
  • Leveraging demonstration data for supervised policy learning
  • Domain adaptation between simulation and physical hardware

Evaluation and Optimization

  • Metrics for assessing grasp success, stability, and precision
  • Testing performance under varying conditions and disturbances
  • Model compression and deployment on edge devices

Hands-on Project: Deep Learning-Based Robotic Grasping

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

Requirements

  • Solid grasp of robotics kinematics and dynamics
  • Proficiency with 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 advanced practitioners in robot learning and AI-driven control
 28 Hours

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