Units / ECE6188
ECE6188 · Advanced intelligent robotics
2026 Handbook0 credit pointsLevel 6Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
Intelligent robotics combines artificial perception, strategic reasoning and robotic action in potentially unstructured and time-varying environments to accomplish useful physical tasks. This unit provides an advanced survey of the fundamentals and recent research underpinning the above capabilities, including modelling, machine perception, mapping, path planning, localisation, control, artificial intelligence methodologies and application domains. As part of the unit, you will learn to conduct graduate-level research in intelligent robotics.
Offerings
The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekly seminar critiques | Written | 20% | — |
| 2 | Seminar discussion leader | Presentation | 20% | — |
| 3 | Project Proposal | Project | 10% | — |
| 4 | Final presentation & demo | Project | 20% | — |
| 5 | Final report | Project | 30% | — |
Continuous assessment: 100% Final grades: PGO (pass grade only) or NGO (fail).
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prohibitions
- ECE6178 — Intelligent robotics
Learning outcomes
- Analyse the current state of the art in terms of component design, sensing/actuation and algorithms required to develop an intelligent robot.
- Critically appraise robot systems and research outputs developed by others.
- Independently formulate a research problem, generate a solution and corresponding validation plan, apply the validation plan and describe the research, by completing a graduate-level research project in the field of advanced intelligent robotics.
Workload
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Ask about ECE6188
Answered from the Handbook fields above — no AI, no guessing. Every answer links back to the source.
Community discussions about ECE6188
CommunityStudent experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.