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Module 4: Humanoid Robotics & VLA

Introduction​

Welcome to Module 4, the final leg of our journey. Here, we bring everything together: ROS 2, Simulation, and AI, to power the most complex machines ever built—Humanoid Robots.

We will also explore Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, the technology that allows us to speak to robots as we do to humans.

Module Curriculum​

  1. Humanoid Hardware: Scaling up to 23+ degrees of freedom.
  2. Whole-Body Control: Balancing on two feet.
  3. Conversational AI: Integrating LLMs (GPT-4) with robotic actions.

Topics Covered​

  • Humanoid Robot Development

    • Unitree G1: Working with real humanoid platforms.
    • Whole-Body Control: The math behind walking and balancing.
    • Safety: Preventing expensive crashes.

  • Conversational Robotics (Capstone)

    • VLA Architecture: Connecting Whisper, CLIP, and LLMs.
    • Capstone Project: Building an end-to-end "Intelligent Fetch" robot.

Prerequisites​

  • Modules 1-3: This is the deep end of the pool.
  • Python: You will be writing complex node interactions.

Getting Started​

It is time to build the future.

Start: Humanoid Robot Development →