BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260718T094157Z UID:3F48D576-3447-4062-948C-2A5EA3410423 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260727T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261130T144500 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE FUTMinna Robotics Training Program – 3‑Month Found ations Cohort is an intensive weekly robotics course organized by the IEEE FUTMinna Student Branch and its prospective IEEE RAS chapter at the Feder al University of Technology\, Minna.\nIEEE_FUTMINNA-ROBOTICS-TRAINING.pdf\ n\nThe program is based on our full two‑semester Robotics Training curri culum\, but this first cohort focuses on the core foundations:\n– Settin g up the ROS2 development environment on Linux\n– Understanding how robo ts model the world (Sense–Think–Act)\nIEEE_RAS_Introductory_Robotics_C lass_Material-1-1.pdf\n\n– Coordinate frames\, differential‑drive moti on\, and basic kinematics\n– Odometry and how robots estimate their posi tion over time\n– Building and testing simple ROS2 nodes and topics in s imulation (Gazebo/RViz)\n\nParticipants will meet once every week for abou t 3 months (≈12 sessions). Each session is a 2–3 hour block with theor y\, simulation work\, and discussion\, plus take‑home tasks.\n\nWe desig ned this first cohort because many students struggle to find structured re sources and to really understand the mathematics and technical side of rob otics on their own. This group will be the first generation of trainees wh o can later help us teach and mentor future cohorts as the program grows.\ n\nEligibility: Open to FUTMinna students from any department with basic p rogramming experience (Python/C++). Priority will be given to active or pr ospective IEEE RAS student members.\n\nSchedule: 1 in‑person session per week for 3 months. Exact day and time will be confirmed with selected par ticipants.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Obed Honour Eje\n\nAgenda: \nProgram Agenda (3‑Month Foundations Cohort)\n\n– Build a clear understanding of what a robot is and how it follows the Sense–Think–Act loop.\n– Learn to set up a proper ROS2 development environment on Linux and use the basic t ools (nodes\, topics\, packages\, launch files\, Gazebo\, RViz).\n– Unde rstand the mathematics behind robot motion: coordinate frames\, differenti al‑drive motion models\, and basic kinematics.\n– Implement odometry i n ROS2 and see practically how drift appears and why it matters.\n– Work with simple sensor data in simulation to build a basic model of the robot ’s surroundings.\n– Complete a small team mini‑project that connects all these ideas into one working ROS2 simulation demo.\n\nBldg: Codel\, P .M.B. 65\, Minna\, Niger State\, Nigeria.\, Minna\, Niger\, Nigeria\, 9201 01\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568235 LOCATION:Bldg: Codel\, P.M.B. 65\, Minna\, Niger State\, Nigeria.\, Minna\, Niger\, Nigeria\, 920101\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/5682 35 ORGANIZER:tariqalmansur2019@gmail.com SEQUENCE:121 SUMMARY:ROS Robotics Training – IEEE RAS FUTMINNA URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568235 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE FUTMinna Robotics Training Progra m &ndash\; 3‑Month Foundations Cohort is an intensive weekly robotics co urse organized by the IEEE FUTMinna Student Branch and its prospective IEE E RAS chapter at the Federal University of Technology\, Minna.<br>IEEE_FUT MINNA-ROBOTICS-TRAINING.pdf</p>\n<p>The program is based on our full two ‑semester Robotics Training curriculum\, but this first cohort focuses o n the core foundations:<br>&ndash\; Setting up the ROS2 development enviro nment on Linux<br>&ndash\; Understanding how robots model the world (Sense &ndash\;Think&ndash\;Act)<br>IEEE_RAS_Introductory_Robotics_Class_Material -1-1.pdf</p>\n<p>&ndash\; Coordinate frames\, differential‑drive motion\ , and basic kinematics<br>&ndash\; Odometry and how robots estimate their position over time<br>&ndash\; Building and testing simple ROS2 nodes and topics in simulation (Gazebo/RViz)</p>\n<p>Participants will meet once eve ry week for about 3 months (&asymp\;12 sessions). Each session is a 2&ndas h\;3 hour block with theory\, simulation work\, and discussion\, plus take ‑home tasks.</p>\n<p>We designed this first cohort because many students struggle to find structured resources and to really understand the mathem atics and technical side of robotics on their own. This group will be the first generation of trainees who can later help us teach and mentor future cohorts as the program grows.<br><br>Eligibility: Open to FUTMinna studen ts from any department with basic programming experience (Python/C++). Pri ority will be given to active or prospective IEEE RAS student members.<br> <br>Schedule: 1 in‑person session per week for 3 months. Exact day and t ime will be confirmed with selected participants.<br><br></p><br /><br />A genda: <br /><p>Program Agenda (3‑Month Foundations Cohort)</p>\n<p>&nda sh\; Build a clear understanding of what a robot is and how it follows the Sense&ndash\;Think&ndash\;Act loop.<br>&ndash\; Learn to set up a proper ROS2 development environment on Linux and use the basic tools (nodes\, top ics\, packages\, launch files\, Gazebo\, RViz).<br>&ndash\; Understand the mathematics behind robot motion: coordinate frames\, differential‑drive motion models\, and basic kinematics.<br>&ndash\; Implement odometry in R OS2 and see practically how drift appears and why it matters.<br>&ndash\; Work with simple sensor data in simulation to build a basic model of the r obot&rsquo\;s surroundings.<br>&ndash\; Complete a small team mini‑proje ct that connects all these ideas into one working ROS2 simulation demo.</p > END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR