Capstone Project Guidelines

Your capstone project demonstrates mastery of Physical AI and Humanoid Robotics. This is your opportunity to build something impressive!

Project Requirements

Minimum Requirements

1. System Integration (30%)

   • Multiple subsystems working together
   • At least 3 ROS 2 nodes communicating
   • Error handling and recovery

2. AI/ML Component (25%)

   • At least one trained model
   • Demonstrated learning capability
   • Performance metrics documented

3. Simulation (20%)

   • Fully functional in Gazebo or Isaac Sim
   • Repeatable demonstrations
   • Edge case testing

4. Documentation (15%)

   • Architecture diagram
   • Setup instructions
   • Code documentation

5. Safety (10%)

   • Safety analysis completed
   • Emergency stop implemented
   • Risk mitigation documented

Project Ideas

Beginner Level

1. Object Sorting Robot

   • Vision-based object detection
   • Pick-and-place manipulation
   • Sort by color/shape/size

2. Autonomous Delivery Robot

   • SLAM-based navigation
   • Waypoint following
   • Obstacle avoidance

Intermediate Level

3. Social Humanoid Assistant

   • Face detection and tracking
   • Gesture recognition
   • Natural conversation (LLM integration)

4. Agricultural Robot

   • Plant detection and classification
   • Precision navigation in rows
   • Harvesting or inspection

Advanced Level

5. Bipedal Walking Robot

   • Dynamic balance control
   • Gait generation
   • Uneven terrain navigation

6. Collaborative Assembly Robot

   • Human detection and safety
   • Tool manipulation
   • Adaptive task planning

Timeline

Week	Milestone
1-2	Proposal and design
3-4	Core functionality implementation
5-6	AI/ML training and integration
7-8	Testing, documentation, polish
9	Final presentation

Deliverables

1. Source Code - GitHub repository
2. Documentation - README, architecture, API docs
3. Video Demo - 3-5 minute demonstration
4. Presentation - 15-minute technical presentation
5. Written Report - 10-15 pages

Key Takeaways

• ✅ Choose a project that excites you
• ✅ Start simple, add complexity iteratively
• ✅ Document as you go
• ✅ Test thoroughly in simulation
• ✅ Safety first, always

Next Steps

Submit your Project Proposal to begin!