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AA 174A

Principles of Robot Autonomy I (CS 137A, EE 160A)

UNITS:3-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

Basic principles for endowing mobile autonomous robots with perception, planning, and decision-making capabilities. Algorithmic approaches for robot perception, localization, and simultaneous localization and mapping; control of non-linear systems, learning-based control, and robot motion planning; introduction to methodologies for reasoning under uncertainty, e.g., (partially observable) Markov decision processes. Extensive use of the Robot Operating System (ROS) for demonstrations and hands-on activities. Prerequisites: CS 106A or equivalent, CME 100 or equivalent (for linear algebra), and CME 106 or equivalent (for probability theory).

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 2125
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:Lathrop 018
INSTRUCTOR:
Bansal, Somil, Pavone, Marco
units

AA 174A: Principles of Robot Autonomy I (CS 137A, EE 160A)

3-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Basic principles for endowing mobile autonomous robots with perception, planning, and decision-making capabilities. Algorithmic approaches for robot perception, localization, and simultaneous localization and mapping; control of non-linear systems, learning-based control, and robot motion planning; introduction to methodologies for reasoning under uncertainty, e.g., (partially observable) Markov decision processes. Extensive use of the Robot Operating System (ROS) for demonstrations and hands-on activities. Prerequisites: CS 106A or equivalent, CME 100 or equivalent (for linear algebra), and CME 106 or equivalent (for probability theory).

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Lathrop 018 — Bansal, Somil, Pavone, Marco (Undergrad)

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