CS4630 Intelligent Robotics and Perception

Take Home Quiz

Out: Fri,  Jan 18
Due: Wed,  Jan 23  (before class)

1. What are the three algorithmic steps used by all intelligent 
autonomous robots?



2. Suppose we let H(x)=0, describe the kind of search will A* conduct.  
Is there a well known search algorithm this is similar to?



3. List two disadvantages of the hierarchical paradigm for structuring 
robot architectures.



4. List two advantages of planning and the conditions under which 
these advantages can be exploited in robotics.
 



5. Name two fields of science (other than C.S.) that have influenced 
the way we build and program robots. Be specific about what roboticists 
have borrowed from these sciences.