core practice · system design prompt
Design exercise: Robotics Systems
Sensing, localization, mapping, planning, control, simulation, safety, real-time loops, and hardware interfaces. Implement designOutline() returning non-empty values for: perception, planningControl, safety. Each value must name a concrete mechanism or decision.
The mechanism
A robot closes the loop from sensing to state estimation to planning to control. Timing, uncertainty, physical safety, and simulation-to-real gaps dominate.
Expected evidence
A design outline with perception, planningControl, safety plus an explicit failure mode or trade-off.
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Hints when you need them
- Name the failure mode before selecting the mechanism.