Call for Late Registrations
We encourage late registrations to the 3rd edition of the Summer School on Systems & Software Engineering for Robotics in Delft, The Netherlands from 29/06 to 03/07.
Curriculum & Activities
Our curriculum is designed to provide a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice, targeting essential areas of systems & software engineering specifically tailored for robotics.
Main objectives:
1. To provide an intensive, hands-on learning experience in systems & software engineering within the context of robotics.
2. To expose students to cutting-edge research and systems/software development practices in the field of cognitive robotics.
3. To discuss challenges raised by real-world robotic applications and how systems & software engineering as a research area can enhance their technological maturity.
4. To foster collaboration and networking with peers and leading researchers and practitioners in robotics and software/system engineering.
Topics
Our curriculum is designed to provide a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice, targeting essential areas of systems & software engineering specifically tailored for robotics.
Through a combination of lectures, tutorials, and hands-on sessions, participants are introduced to the following topics:
- Topic 1: Human-Robot Interaction in Real-World Environments.
This topic explores the challenges of deploying robots “in the wild,” focusing on interaction with users in domains such as healthcare and education and the implications for system design.
- Topic 2: Systems Engineering and Architecting for Robotics.
This topic introduces principles of systems and software architecting, including methodologies and tools for designing complex robotic systems, with examples from the CoreSense project.
- Topic 3: Robot Development Frameworks and Tooling.
This topic covers practical aspects of building robotic applications using modern frameworks such as ROS 2, including navigation and system integration.
- Topic 4: Cognitive Robots.
This topic addresses the development of intelligent robotic systems, focusing on cognitive architectures, integration of high- and low-level decision-making, and approaches for adaptive and integrated robot behavior.
- Topic 5: Testing, Validation, and Performance Evaluation.
This topic addresses techniques for ensuring reliability and robustness in robotic systems, including testing strategies and performance assessment in realistic scenarios.
Hands-On Experience:
A central component of the summer school is practical group work using the MIRTE Master robot, a mobile robot with a manipulator.
Participants will work in small teams, each equipped with their own robot, and apply the concepts learned throughout the week in interactive exercises.
Further Details
For further questions, you can reach out to the organizing committee via school-robot-software-me@tudelft.nl
