Design a Force-Controlled Polishing Skill for a Watchmaker
Overview
What this challenge is about.
You receive simulated polishing trajectories from the manufacturer's robot, force-sensor logs from 20 master-craftsman demonstrations, and a quality-rubric (mirror finish 1-5) from the master polisher. Design an impedance-controlled motion skill (variable stiffness + force-trajectory tracking) and tune it to match the master's force profile within 10 percent. Demonstrate on at least 5 simulated pieces and document the parameters. Deliver the skill code, parameter rationale, and a short video walkthrough.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design and validate an impedance-controlled polishing skill that matches a master craftsman's force profile within 10 percent.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply impedance control to a contact-rich manipulation task
- Match a learned/demonstrated force profile within a tolerance
- Validate a manipulation skill against a master-craftsman benchmark
- Document control parameters defensibly for production handoff
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
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AI Engineer
Designing a force-controlled robot skill against a master-craftsman benchmark is exactly the contact-rich manipulation work AI engineers ship at automation startups.
This challenge sharpens
- impedance-control
- force-control
- python
ML Researcher
Matching demonstrated force profiles connects directly to learning-from-demonstration research that ML researchers explore in manipulation.
This challenge sharpens
- manipulation
- force-control
- trajectory-tuning
Applied AI Scientist
Translating control theory into a documented, handoff-ready production skill mirrors applied-AI scientist work at industrial-robotics teams.
This challenge sharpens
- impedance-control
- manipulation
- robot-dynamics