Introduction

Welcome to the Swissler Innovative Robotics Lab!

This page serves as a repository of information for the lab and should be considered a living document. The intent is that if someone joins the lab (or just wants to get started with robotics), they can come to this gitbook and find the resources they need to start. If there is something you feel should be added / revised on this page, email me at [e-mail].

Before getting started, I would like to share a few quotes that I feel encapsulate my philosophy towards robotics research and the pursuit of knowledge in general.

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir mens’ blood."

- Daniel Burnham

"If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research."

- Albert Einstein

"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why? Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand." - Kurt Vonnegut

This site is broken down into five general sections:

1. Software guides / tutorials for software used in the lab

2. Hardware tutorials and guides for robot manufacture

3. Theoretical basis for swarm robotic systems, including recommended readings

4. Practical considerations (e.g., what to consider during robot development etc.)

5. NJIT-specific guides to help navigate the bureaucracy