AI Study Series Part 9: AI in Robotics

Robotics powered by AI creates machines that can make decisions, adapt to changing environments, and perform tasks autonomously. From warehouse bots to surgical assistants and household helpers, this field combines hardware, sensors, and intelligent software.

How AI Enhances Robotics

• AI enables robots to recognize objects, navigate environments, and avoid obstacles
• Robots can learn new tasks using reinforcement learning and imitation learning
• AI algorithms optimize robot movements and decision-making

Top Learning Resources

• Harvard CS50 AI: Covers robotics and machine learning foundations
• Coursera: Modern Robotics Specialization
• MIT OpenCourseWare Robotics Courses
• Stanford Online: AI & Robotics Courses

Explore Real-World Applications

• Boston Dynamics’ robots using AI for balance and navigation
• Warehouse automation by Amazon Robotics
• Surgical robots with real-time vision and decision-making
• Companion robots with AI-powered emotional recognition

Videos & Demonstrations

• TED: Meet Spot the Robot Dog
• Vimeo: Robotics & AI Documentaries
• Odysee: Open-source robot projects
• Bilibili: Robotics shows and lectures

Next Up

In Part 10: Natural Language Processing (NLP), we'll dive into how AI understands and generates human language through models like GPT and BERT.