The First Day

We woke up to a nicely presented breakfast at the youth hostel, surprisingly they had a good amount of variety. We finished just in time to depart since we were expected at the campus at 9am for an introduction of what we'll be doing. After finding our way through the campus we realized we took the long route and that there actually was a much shorter one. 

Once everyone had arrived, the teachers began by introducing themselves and the PXL school. They then outlined their future plans for expanding the campus and discussed the curriculum of the AIN course more known as Artificial intelligence and networks. Next, we were introduced to robotics more broadly to help us become familiar with the field we’ll be working in. This included an overview of its history, various applications, and a critical perspective on how robotics are used in the modern world. After this introduction, we moved on to ROS, an open-source software that serves as a framework for robotics development.

Then it was time for lunch, the lectors explained that each day they will give us a ticket to get a sandwich from the menu.


The second half of the day was mostly further explaining ROS and more advanced topics within the software, that was until the workshop. We had to start up a simulation where there was a car on a racetrack, the goal was to make the car drive using our arrow keys in a terminal, we did this until 5pm.

At 6:30pm there was a welcome dinner organized for us all at the campus. This existed of a pizza buffet, since there wasn't much time between the end of the work day and dinner most students stayed at campus and some went back to the hostel for the remaining time.

After the dinner we all headed back to the hostel, some relaxed at the lounge while others went back to their rooms. The first day gave us a lot of information but everyone was ready for the challenge that layed ahead.
Bas Vanholm 


Locatie: PXL Campus

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