About this Blog
The stronger you build the foundation, the taller you can build the building. With that in mind, I will try build this foundation by starting with a simple setting and getting exposed to the core ideas. Most of my blog posts are tutorials and philosophical explorations by nature. By writing about robotics on my own blog, I hope to reflect on my understanding, gain mental clarity, and develop original thoughts at some point. I invite you to join me on this journey, a journey through Flatland Robotics.
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Think of this blog as an introduction to some subject of robotics. Obviously, it can only scratch the surface and, sometimes I go fancy on certain topics. But if you want to know more, I recommend going to the reference page and interesting reads of certain posts. Enjoy reading, learning, and digging deeper into the topics you love.
About this Guy
This part is to talk about myself and show that I’m credible in some sense. So, here we go.
I hold a Ph.D. in CS with an emphasis in robotics from Toronto, Canada. For better or worse, robotics is often lumped together with Computer Science or Engineering$-$No robotics department yet. I also have an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in Mechatronics from Hannover, Germany. I’ve worked with light-weight robots (now called Cobots) and continuum robots. The whole shebang: from designing, prototyping, algorithmic foundation, modeling, planning, and controlling, to unindented destruction of my robotic prototypes. This also includes learning-based approaches.
As a teaching assistant, I taught and mentored the basis of robotics for undergrads and some advanced topics for grad students. Mathematics for freshmen played a big role early on, too. Furthermore, I supervised and mentored several students, including volunteers, research opportunity students, summer students, and thesis candidates.
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I Appreciate You
This is a general acknowledgment to the wonderful people who engaged in interesting door-to-door conversations and wild whiteboard discussions on related topics. These exchanges have greatly inspired several of the blog posts shared here.
And, I greatly acknowledge funding and financial support of this project by wonderful and generous people.
- Meinhard V. Grassmann