Control & Motion
Russ Tedrake
Professor at MIT · VP of Robotics, Toyota Research Institute
“Smooth motion is a thousand quiet decisions per second.”
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About
Russ writes the math that lets a robot decide where to step next. He's the reason a humanoid can walk across a beam and a manipulator can pour a glass of water without spilling. His tools are equations and elegant code.
Teaching Philosophy
“Smooth motion is a thousand quiet decisions per second.”
What you’ll learn from Russ
- How robots plan their next move
- Why smooth motion is harder than fast motion
- What feedback control really does
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Related Skills
Current Challenge
“Plan a path through a maze faster than your friend can.”
Known For
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