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 Duration 28 hours

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Introduction to Robotic Manipulation and Deep Learning

  • Overview of manipulation tasks and core system components.
  • Comparison of traditional methods versus learning-based approaches.
  • Role of deep learning in perception, planning, and control.

Perception for Manipulation

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

Grasp Planning and Detection

  • Review of classical grasp planning algorithms.
  • Learning grasp poses from data and simulation sources.
  • Implementation of 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 techniques.
  • Application of reinforcement learning for manipulation control policies.

Integration with ROS 2 and Simulation Environments

  • Configuration of ROS 2 nodes for perception and control.
  • Simulation of robotic manipulators in Gazebo and Isaac Sim.
  • Integration of neural models for real-time control operations.

End-to-End Learning for Manipulation

  • Unifying perception, policy, and control within integrated networks.
  • Leveraging demonstration data for supervised policy learning.
  • Domain adaptation strategies bridging simulation and real 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 complete perception-to-action pipeline.
  • Training and evaluating a grasp detection model.
  • Integrating the model into a simulated robotic arm system.

Requirements

  • Comprehensive knowledge of robotics kinematics and dynamics.
  • Proficiency in Python and major deep learning frameworks.
  • Working familiarity with ROS or comparable robotic middleware.

Target Audience

  • Robotics engineers focused on building intelligent manipulation systems.
  • Perception and control specialists engaged in grasping application development.
  • Researchers and advanced practitioners specializing in robot learning and AI-driven control.

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