Explore how a robot can break down its tasks into sensing the surroundings, planning what to do next, then executing that plan in this 14-minute episode. The goal of this video series is to teach the basics of Robotics: the what, why, and how—with examples—and to provide take-home problems to solve.

Introducing the Sense, Plan, Act Framework for describing the process a robot goes through when trying to accomplish its assigned tasks. The SENSE phase is when the robot gathers information—where am I?, am I done? Once the robot gathers the information, the next step is to PLAN—what action and how to perform that action. Finally, the robot executes the plan during the ACT step.