🛠️ Module 6: Robot Arm Assembly
Build, troubleshoot, and deepen your understanding. Advanced course.
Assemble the robot kit from scratch and gain a deeper understanding of servo motors, troubleshooting, and the artificial intelligence models powering autonomous behavior.
Learning Objectives
- Understand servo motors—how they work, control signals, and calibration
- Learn systematic troubleshooting and diagnostics for robot hardware
- Assemble the robot arm kit following assembly guides
- Dive deeper into model training, hyperparameters, and how artificial intelligence models are used in robotics
Hands-On Activities
- Servo motor fundamentals: Explore servo wiring, PWM signals, and how joint angles map to physical motion. Compare different servo types.
- Troubleshooting practice: Diagnose common issues—loose connections, calibration drift, power supply—and learn a systematic approach to debugging.
- Robot kit assembly: Build the robot arm from the kit. Follow assembly instructions, mount servos, wire electronics, and verify each stage.
- Model training deep dive: Understand ACT (Action Chunking Transformer) architecture, chunk size, observation-action mapping, and how training data quality affects performance.
Teamwork
- Pairs: one assembles, one verifies and documents steps
- Group: share troubleshooting tips and compare assembly approaches
- Peer review: test each other's assembled robots and provide feedback