Lecture 8.5: Giorgio Metta - Introduction to the iCub Robot | MIT Learn
MIT RES.9-003 Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course, Summer 2015 View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/RES-9-003SU15 Instructor: Giorgio Metta Discussing the open source, humanoid robot called iCub. Covers mechanics, sensors, construction, image recognition, sensory perception, body dyna
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MIT RES.9-003 Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course, Summer 2015 View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/RES-9-003SU15 Instructor: Giorgio Metta
Discussing the open source, humanoid robot called iCub. Covers mechanics, sensors, construction, image recognition, sensory perception, body dynamics.
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