Course Specification - Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

Title - Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

Description - Artificial Intelligence is arguably the most exciting and disruptive field in Robotics which
makes a man-made machine intelligent. It is always challenging to build a robot that adapts to external
environment and performs self-learning activity. This book overcomes that challenge and imparts great
skills to make an intelligent robot. This video will take your robotics skills to next level by helping you
to infuse famous AI algorithms in your robot which will have the ability to perform tasks like a human.
We will teach you how to implement widely used AI algorithms like searching, computer vision, NLP,
object recognition and many more. The robot will be able to recognize objects, understand human
language, and perform tasks similar to humans and so on. We will be covering topics like machine
learning, manipulation, probabilistic inference, planning and search, localization, tracking and control,
NLP and various crucial AI topics that is required to make a robot intelligent. By the end of the video,
you will be able to make your robot perform tasks that maneuvers in environments like home, office
etc, interact with the objects around it and perform tasks like a human.

The selection of algorithms will be depend on the expertise of the author and how can he/she make
an existing robot intelligent. The algorithms mentioned is not an exhaustive list so the author can
choose to add more as well. Robots that fetch or delivers items in office/home environment, cleaning
up a room by throwing away trash, assemble a bookshelf, small self-driving car that follows a particular
path and so on. These are examples of various robots the author can build on.

Audience - We will be aiming at Robotics engineers, Programmers with strong knowledge in robotics
and have built robots. They have no knowledge about AI.

Key Features

Simultaneously learn fundamentals of AI for Robotics along with building an intelligent robot

Advance your career in Robotics and gain great skills by leveraging Artificial Intelligence-A step-
by-step guide that [will include algorithms to be implemented in the course]

Time line - From the date of signing for the contract the Author delivers the first 2 hour content (product)
in the allotted 60 days period. Thereafter you are given a break of 15 days before you can start
recording the second product (again within 60 days). Of this the first video which comprises of 5 to 10
minutes of recorded content (approximately) is scheduled to be delivered within the first 4 days of
signing the contract.

Payments There will be 2 parts to the payments as below

Advances against royalties (paid during the content writing process) We will offer $1350 as
advances against royalties for each product. (A course like this comprises of 2 products of duration

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 2 to 3 hours each)

Royalties will be 16% on the net revenue earned on every copy of the product that we sell.

Following steps will explain you the process in brief:

1. a) Send in a small audio sample from your side (of not less than 2 minutes) through this link -
http://vocaroo.com/.

b) Once the audio sample is received a potential outline will be shared and discussed with you.
Depending on your choice you can either, modify it, scrap it and make a new one from scratch, or use it
as it is if you feel that it does justice to your style and vision for the course.

2. Outline Approval - The outline you feel is good for an initial draft will be presented before the editorial
board to seek their feedback/suggestions. We then accommodate changes in the outline (if any). I will
discuss the suggestions as provided by the editorial board and we will integrate the same into the outline
for the boards approval.

3. Schedule discussion for the course.

4. Sign the contract, go on a call with the key stakeholders (you will be trained on the recording process
during this call).

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