The KUKA Path Planning Project

Welcome to the KUKA path planning project! In this project, you will solve a maze given a start and goal state. You will implement a path planning algorithm to search for a path, and then move an object from start to goal state inside the maze with the help of a 6-DOF industrial KUKA arm. Later, you will have a chance to submit your code and watch it on a real KUKA arm located at the KIT Lab in Germany!

PRACTICE PHASE

Any RoboND student may try the project and "submit" it to the KIT Robotic Learning Lab during the PRACTICE PHASE of the project (see Schedule). There are two sets of poses for the mazes that will be run, and a running leaderboard will be available to see how you're doing! The results, logs, and videos will be available on a continuous basis from these runs, provided by KIT.

CONTEST PHASE

After the PRACTICE PHASE is over, the CONTEST PHASE will begin. In order to enter the final CONTEST PHASE, you must submit your code using the "contest-submit" instructions. See the Project Details lesson. This final phase will accept entries for only a few days. This phase will use hidden poses and you won't be able to see any results until all the entries are run after the close of the contest.

Special note: You must be eligible per the Contest Terms and Conditions to participate in the CONTEST PHASE. In particular, the contest is only open to United States residents (please see the Contest Terms and Conditions concept for all details).

Schedule

During the PRACTICE PHASE, results logs and videos will be released as completed. During the CONTEST PHASE, results will be released only after all runs are completed.