Day 8: (Thu Sep 19, Week 4) Simulation Hackathon

Notes for 2024-09-19.

New Assignments

Assignment, due Tue Sep 24: Exercise: Project Simulation. Please submit documentation to the Assignment 5 Shared Folder prior to class.

Please note that I have added an in-class demonstration and code review to the deliverables.

Administrative

tentative plan:

week 4	project prototype simulation
week 5	pneumatic actuation and control
week 6	prototype machine design and fabrication
week 7	prototype assembly
week 8	Fall Break
week 9	first physical installation

Agenda

1. Review notes from previous discussion (Day 7: (Tue Sep 17, Week 4) Vision-Guided Behavior; Menagerie)

2. Review of Menagerie World updates

3. Review of message-passing and distributed programming

4. Choose programming pairs

5. In-class hackathon to try an element of the assignment

6. Near end: share lessons learned