William Tan has developed a curriculum for economical and scalable AI and robotics education around the OpenBot software stack. It comes in the form of step-by-step YouTube videos which guides you through the assembly of the OpenBot Lite, installing the necessary software, using the person following and training and deploying your own autonomous driving policy.
OpenBot Lite is a smaller and simplified variant of the OpenBot DIY version. This minimalist version was developed by William Tan to leverage the great potential of the OpenBot software stack for economical and scalable AI and robotics education. OpenBot Lite supports either a micro:bit (+ propriotary IO board) or Ardunio Nano.
The curriculum has been tested by educators in South Korea and Germany and more than 100 students have already learned about AI and robotics using this curriculum. Here are some results of our online trainings:
Person following in action:
The policy learning is based on a 2.4m x 1.8m playfield with a street layout. The robot learns to drive autonomously on this street and avoid obstacles. This makes the curriculum ready for home-based learning.
Trained Autopilot in action:
Below are the YouTube playlist in sequence:
If you find this material helpful, please like the videos and subscribe to the eSpace Channel. If you were able to build your own OpenBot Lite, get the person following and/or Autopilot to work, feel free to share your success stories and OpenBot videos on social media and on Slack. You can also support and follow Willam Tan and the eSpace team who are developing the education materials on social media.
We are looking forward to your success stories and videos. Have fun!
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