Autonomous Intelligence

High-energy start: robot race challenge + sensor reveal

• Welcome back + quick recap video montage from Level 1 missions
• Exciting sensor unboxing: depth camera, LiDAR-lite, force sensors
• Upgrade Rover & Humanoid hardware (mounting, wiring, calibration)
• Install & run OpenCV + basic TensorRT inference on Jetson Orin
• 30-min fun challenge: Make Rover & Humanoid detect & react to colored flags
• Quick Dog sensor refresh & multi-robot sync demo

Mission: “Object Hunt” – Rover & Humanoid track & approach colored targets (primary focus on both).

• Odometry fusion (encoders + IMU) on Rover
• Implement smooth trajectory following & local obstacle avoidance
• Advanced Humanoid balance: add arm swing compensation, push-recovery logic
• Tune PID gains live on Jetson hardware
• Humanoid gripper calibration & basic pick/place test
• Dog used for formation testing only

Mission: “Rough Terrain Traverse” – Rover leads flat paths, Humanoid handles uneven terrain + survives pushes.

• Build occupancy grid & simplified A*/DWA planner on Rover
• Humanoid adapts paths considering arm reach & balance constraints
• Real-time mapping with Jetson-accelerated compute
• Test dynamic obstacle avoidance
• Dog demos rough-terrain following as reference

Mission: “Maze Explorer Relay” – Rover maps/plans, Humanoid executes tight spaces.

• ROS 2 Humble installation on Jetson
• Create topics, services, actions for Rover–Humanoid communication
• Implement task handoff & supervisor node
• Dog joins as third agent for full team relay testing
• Heavy integration & debugging session

Mission: “Collaborative Rescue” – Rover scouts, Humanoid retrieves, Dog clears path.

• Morning: Full-system integration & stress testing
• Run complete USAR mission in complex arena
• Collect logs, run times, failure analysis
• Prepare 10-minute presentation (ROS 2 architecture, trade-offs, demo)
• Ethics deep-dive discussion

Capstone: Rover-Humanoid-led Urban Response (Dog assists)