Introduction to Biologically-inspired Robotics and Learning (Summer School)
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Kamilla Juel Sørensen | kjs@tek.sdu.dk | TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support |
Preben Hagh Strunge Holm | prebenh@mmmi.sdu.dk | SDU Robotics |
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Mandatory prerequisites
Students must have passed no less than 70 ECTS on their bachelor or bachelor of engineering programme.
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Overall learning objectives
Learning objectives - Knowledge
Having completed the course the successful student will have knowledge about:
- Concepts in embodied artificial intelligence, neurorobotics and biorobotics
- How biological neurons and their engineering models work
- How biological learning in neurons and its engineering models work
Learning objectives - Skills
Having completed the course the successful student will be able to:
- Construct simple neural brains for robots to solve a task
- Apply biological learning algorithms to allow robots to learn
Learning objectives - Competences
- Posing a robotic problem as a neural learning problem
- Building appropriate neural brains to solve robotic problems
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- Biologically-inspired approaches to robotics - embodied artificial intelligence, neurorobotics and biorobotics
- Biological neurons and their simplified engineering models
- Simple artificial neural brains for sensing and control
- Learning mechanisms in biological neurons and their simplified engineering models
- Learning in artificial neural brains
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Lectures, computer simulation exercises, group project work.
Time of classes: two weeks in August.
First week – lectures and simulation exercises, second week - group project with mobile robot
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- Attendance (minimum 80%)
- Oral exam assessing general understanding of the course content and the group project.
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Please note that registration for this elective course is binding. However, we recommend you apply for de-registration of Summer School courses if you do not pass your exams in June, leaving you to register for re-exams in August. Apply by filling out the form “Application of Exemption from the Deadline for Registration or De-registration for Courses"
Enrolment is limited to 30 students. If more applicants than places, applicants who meet the mandatory requirements are prioritised according to the below selection criteria:
- Engineering students from BSc in Robot Systems Engineering and BEng in Robot Systems Engineering
- Other students from SDU-TEK provided the course is approved as an elective on their study programmes
- Other students from SDU provided the course is approved as an elective on their study programmes
- Other students from SDU-TEK with preapproval of credit transfer
- Other students from SDU with preapproval of credit transfer
Note: If further selection criteria are needed this will be based on a first-come-first-served basis.
Courses offered
Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
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Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics, 2021 | Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics | Soenderborg | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | BSc in Mechatronics, 2021 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechatronics) | Soenderborg | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, 2021 | BEng Electronics SB | Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics | Soenderborg | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor i robotteknologi, optag 2021 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Robot Systems) | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor i robotteknologi, optag 2022 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Robot Systems) | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor i robotteknologi, optag 2023 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Robot Systems) | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | BSc in Electronics, 2021 | BSc Electronics | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electronics) | Soenderborg | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Diplomingeniør i robotteknologi, optag 2021 | Bachelor of Engineering in Robot Systems | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Diplomingeniør i robotteknologi, optag 2023 | Bachelor of Engineering in Robot Systems | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Diplomingeniør i robotteknologi, optag 2022 | Bachelor of Engineering in Robot Systems | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Diplomingeniør i robotteknologi, optag 2020 | Bachelor of Engineering in Robot Systems | Odense | |
Fall 2023 | Optional | Bachelor i sundheds- og velfærdsteknologi 2021 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Health Informatics and Technology) | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Health Informatics and Technology) | Odense |