Identifying Data 2022/23
Subject (*) Intelligent Robotics II Code 614544020
Study programme
Máster Universitario en Intelixencia Artificial
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
First Optional 6
Language
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Ciencias da Computación e Tecnoloxías da Información
Coordinador
Duro Fernández, Richard José
E-mail
richard.duro@udc.es
Lecturers
Duro Fernández, Richard José
Monroy Camafreita, Juan
Paz López, Alejandro
E-mail
richard.duro@udc.es
juan.monroy@udc.es
alejandro.paz.lopez@udc.es
Web
General description O obxectivo principal desta disciplina é coñece-los procesos básico da robótica intelixente: representación, toma de decisións e establecemento de obxectivos, entre outros. Como soporte a estes procesos, tratarase de forma práctica a aplicación de técnicas de aprendizaxe en robótica autónoma. Introducirase ó alumno nas bases conceptuais da robótica cognitiva e a intelixencia artificial xeral (AGI) aplicada á robótica. Todos estes conceptos serán tratados cun enfoque práctico mediante a programación de robots reais ou simulados.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A18 CE17 - Understanding and assimilation of the capacities and limitations of intelligent robotic systems, together with the technologies supporting them
A19 CE18 - Building up the ability to choose, design and implement AI based strategies to provide robotic systems, both individual and collective, with the capacities required to perform their tasks in a suitable way, according to the goals and constraints to be taken into account
B1 CG01 - Maintaining and extending theoretical foundations to allow the introduction and exploitation of new and advanced technologies in the field of AI
B2 CG02 - Successfully addressing each and every stage of an AI project
B3 CG03 - Searching and selecting that useful information required to solve complex problems, with a confident handling of bibliographical sources in the field
B6 CB01 - Acquiring and understanding knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, frequently in a research context
B7 CB02 - The students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and to use their capacity of solving problems in new or poorly explored environments inside wider (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study
B9 CB04 - The students will be able to communicate their conclusions, their premises and their ultimate justifications, both to specialised and non-specialised audiences, using a clear style language, free from ambiguities
C3 CT03 - Use of the basic tools of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) required for the student's professional practice and learning along her life
C5 CT05 - Understanding the importance of the entrepreneurial culture and knowledge of the resources within the entrepreneur person's means
C7 CT07 - Developing the ability to work in interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary teams to provide proposal that contribute to a sustainable environmental, economic, political and social development
C8 CT08 - Appreciating the importance of research, innovation and technological development in the socioeconomic and cultural progress of society

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Know the different elements of a cognitive architecture as they are usually implemented in autonomous robots. AC17
BC1
BC6
To know the particularities of learning techniques when used in robotics, paying special attention to open and continuous learning, as well as collaboration-oriented, whether with other robots or with humans, for problem solving. AC18
BC2
CC3
CC5
Know how to implement, even if it is in a simplified way, examples/elements of everything seen in theory (components of a cognitive architecture, learning methods). BC3
BC7
BC9
CC7
CC8

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Reasoning and decision making
Representation and modeling
Learning in robotics (real time, uncertainty, adaptation to the environment).
Cognitive architectures in autonomous robotics: motivational and attention mechanisms, redescription and knowledge consolidation, memory types, developmental robotics. Open-ended learning.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Laboratory practice A19 B2 B3 C7 14 42 56
Supervised projects B7 B9 C5 C8 7 42 49
Guest lecture / keynote speech A18 B1 B6 C3 21 21 42
 
Personalized attention 3 0 3
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Laboratory practice Laboratory or remote sessions using ICTs in which the characteristics of the robotic platform selected for the assignment and its programming software will be explained. In addition, these classes will be used for students to program and test in the real robot the controllers they are doing for the supervised work.
Supervised projects Practices in which some of the techniques seen in the theoretical classes on robot simulation environments and the robotic platforms selected by the teachers of the assignment will be implemented. These works will be carried out by the students autonomously and their progress will be tutored by the teachers.
Guest lecture / keynote speech Oral presentation by the teachers of the theoretical subject. This methodology can be hybridized with a collaborative learning methodology.


Personalized attention
Methodologies
Laboratory practice
Supervised projects
Description
A follow-up of the students will be carried out resolving doubts and discussing with them the evolution of the supervised works and assigned practices.



Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Guest lecture / keynote speech A18 B1 B6 C3 See below 30
Laboratory practice A19 B2 B3 C7 See below 50
Supervised projects B7 B9 C5 C8 See below 20
 
Assessment comments

The evaluation of the subject will consist of two distinct parts: theory (50%) and practical work (50%). The theoretical part will be evaluated through an examination that may consist of a work of analysis of scientific bibliography related to the subject of the subject, presented orally on the day of the final exam. The practical part will be evaluated from the average of the memoirs presented at the end of each practice. It will be necessary to approve the theory and practice part separately in order to approve the matter.
Attendance to both theoretical and practical classes will be mandatory for the approval of the subject except in cases of justified absence. For those students who have a dispensation, the evaluation system will be the same although they will not have an obligation to attend theoretical classes.
Second-chance assessment: Students must recover each suspended part (theory and practices). If one of the two parties has been approved during the first opportunity, the student may choose to save the corresponding note and only recover the suspended part.
Students will be assessed as "unpresented" when they do not present the theory analysis work or any of the practice memoirs.
The competences of the subject as well as the general-basic competences have specific contents in the subject that are introduced, as indicated, both in the exhibition and interactive classes. Subsequently, the students will develop these skills in the theoretical exam and with the realization of the practical work in which the cross-border competences will also work, especially with regard to the ability to use ICT tools (CT3), the understanding of entrepreneurial culture (CT5), the ability to work in a team (CT7) and the valorization of research and innovation (CT8). The specific competences will be evaluated both in the practical work that the student develops during the subject and in the theoretical exam.
For cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulation of evaluation of academic performance of students and review of qualifications" will apply.


Sources of information
Basic Robin R. Murphy (2019). Introduction to AI Robotics, 2nd Edition,. MIT Press
Rolf Pfeiffer, Josh Bongard (2006). How the Body Shapes the way we Think.. MIT Press
Richard S. Sutton, Andrew G. Barto (2018). Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction, 2nd Edition.
Bruno Siciliano, Oussama Khatib (2016). Springer Handbook of Robotics, 2nd Edition. . Springer

Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
Machine Learning I  /614544012
Intelligent Robotics I/614544019

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

To help achieve an immediate sustainable environment and meet the objective of action number 5: "Healthy and sustainable environmental and social research" of the "Green Campus Ferrol Action Plan" the delivery of the documentary works that are carried out in this field:  It will be requested in virtual format and/or computer support It will be made through Moodle, in digital format without the need to print them.  3. to be done on paper:  Plastics will not be used.  You will make good impressions on the face.  Use recycled paper.  Avoid the printing of drafts.



(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.