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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of TinyML in Robotics

  • Key capabilities and constraints of TinyML
  • The role of edge AI in autonomous systems
  • Hardware considerations for mobile robots and drones

Embedded Hardware and Sensor Interfaces

  • Microcontrollers and embedded boards suitable for robotics
  • Integration of cameras, IMUs, and proximity sensors
  • Managing energy and compute budgets

Data Engineering for Robotic Perception

  • Collecting and labeling data for specific robotics tasks
  • Techniques for signal and image preprocessing
  • Feature extraction strategies for resource-constrained devices

Model Development and Optimization

  • Selecting architectures for perception, detection, and classification
  • Building training pipelines for embedded ML
  • Optimizing model compression, quantization, and latency

On-Device Perception and Control

  • Executing inference on microcontrollers
  • Fusing TinyML outputs with control algorithms
  • Ensuring real-time safety and responsiveness

Enhancing Autonomous Navigation

  • Implementing lightweight vision-based navigation
  • Obstacle detection and avoidance strategies
  • Maintaining environmental awareness under resource constraints

Testing and Validating TinyML-Driven Robots

  • Using simulation tools and field testing approaches
  • Defining performance metrics for embedded autonomy
  • Debugging and iterative improvement processes

Integration into Robotics Platforms

  • Deploying TinyML within ROS-based pipelines
  • Interfacing ML models with motor controllers
  • Maintaining reliability across hardware variations

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of robotics system architectures
  • Practical experience with embedded development
  • Familiarity with core machine learning concepts

Audience

  • Robotics engineers
  • AI researchers
  • Embedded developers

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