MICRODUCK CAFÉ / PULL UP A CHAIR
The learning lab
Learn Microduck through a concept quiz, a three-stage reading route and a practical simulator observation exercise.
THE ONE-MINUTE CONCEPT CHECK
Can you think like a robot researcher?
Three questions. No account, no timer. Read the explanation after each answer.
1. Does running a trained policy mean the robot is learning a new one?
2. A behavior works in simulation. What should you conclude?
3. What is the best first experiment?
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YOUR THREE-CUP LEARNING ROUTE
Start curious. Leave with a question.
01The espresso: understand the robot
Read the introduction. Write down one thing the robot demonstrably does and one thing you are only assuming it can do.
Take this step →The pour-over: watch closely
Open the simulator guide. Observe a baseline, change one input and describe the result before changing another.
Take this step →The slow brew: design an experiment
Learn how a policy is trained. Pick a baseline and define a measurable change, then record the conditions and result.
Take this step →Your notebook prompt
“I expected ______ when I changed ______. I observed ______ instead. Next I will check ______.”
Keep this in your own notes. A clear observation is worth more than an impressive guess.