Read Real Robots Don't Drive Straight

I found this paper very enlightening when I first read it

Purpose

The purpose of this is to help you really understand and appreciate the importance of learning with a physical robot. It will also give you a perspective on some of the challenges of teaching and learning robotics.

Do this

Read Real Robots Don’t Drive Straight.

As you read you should be able to answer these:

  1. In naval navigation there is a term dead reckoning. Explains what this means and how it relates if at all to the paper.
  2. So why then do real robots not drive straight?