EECS 465/ROB 422: Introduction to Algorithmic Robotics
Fall 2025
Instructor:
| Dmitry Berenson |
| Location: 1303 EECS |
| Office Hours: 4:30-5pm after class Mondays and Wednesdays. |
| Email: dmitryb [at] umich.edu |
GSI:
| Thor Helgeson |
| Office Hours: 10:30am-12:30pm on Monday and Wednesday |
| Email: thorhelg@umich.edu |
We will use Piazza for questions and discussion. Access the class discussion site via Canvas.
Time: Live lectures: Monday, Wednesday 3:00pm - 4:30pm. All lectures will be recorded and posted on Canvas.
Overview: An introduction to the algorithms that form the foundation of robot planning, state estimation, and control. Topics include optimization, motion planning, representations of uncertainty, Kalman and particle filters, and point cloud processing. Assignments focus on programming a robot to perform tasks in simulation.
Prerequisites:
-Required: MATH 215 and EECS 280 and (Junior Standing or Senior Standing or Graduate Standing) or permission of instructor
-Recommended: EECS 281 and (MATH 214/217/417/419 or ROB 101)
Books:
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Boyd, Stephen, and Lieven Vandenberghe. Convex optimization. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Available on Amazon, or free online.
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Steven M. LaValle, Planning Algorithms, Cambridge University Press, 2006. Available on Amazon, or free online.
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Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Third edition), Cambridge University Press, 2004. Available on Amazon.
Syllabus: Please see here.
Tentative Course Schedule: