Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
| Course | Autonomous Systems (810031-B-6) |
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| Year | 2 |
| Year created | 2023-2024 |
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- University: Tilburg University
- Language: English
- Lecturer: Dr. Murat Kirtay
- How many tries did it take you to pass the course?: one
- General information: This course offers a review of standard cognitive robotics and provides insights into the mechanisms behind natural and cognitive phenomena, with a focus on how to model these in simulations and robots. In the theoretical part of the course, you learn the main theory behind autonomous systems and social robotics. In the practical part, you put these theories into practice through the creation of your own social autonomous agent.
- Study load: I think the study load was very doable. While the group project required some more time investment during the semester itself, this was compensated for by the time necessary to study for the exam.
- Positive feedback?: I thought it was very fun and informative to develop your own robot with a breadboard, wires, sensors, etc. I also believed the content was quite engaging during the lectures, and the practical assignment was very well aligned with the lecture materials. The exam itself was quite simplistic compared to the assignment, so if you worked together in your group, well, it was quite easy to pass the exam given what you had learned during the development of your social robot.
- Negative feedback?: Programming the Arduino for the project had to be done in C++, which is a language we had never had before in the bachelor's. Sadly, instructions about how to use C++ were also not given in this course, which required more self-study than really necessary in my opinion. I would've really appreciated a crash course practical in C++ at the beginning of the course. Furthermore, the "demo day" was quite chaotic, as every student group had to present their robot in the same room. I think this could've been more streamlined with more time slots.
