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Obstacle Avoidance with Maris Robot

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BIOENG-456: Controlling behavior in animals and robots

Students will acquire an integrative view on biological and artificial algorithms for controlling autonomous behaviors. Students will synthesize and apply this knowledge in oral presentations and computational exercises. ...

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This lecture covers the implementation of obstacle avoidance using Webots and Python with the Maris Robot. The slides guide through creating a new robot controller, reading sensor data, processing it, and sending actuator commands to avoid obstacles effectively.

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Pavan P Ramdya

https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch/

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