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Shipping hardware instead of a simulation is the killer move here. It really distinguishes this class from others you can take at home.

I would be curious if any other course pairs their offering with hardware. The big one is Udacity and I cannot tell from their syllabus if they have hardware. (They don't mention any, so I assume they do not).

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To my knowledge, this is the first MOOC on self-driving cars where each student can have their own robot home to play with.

Our feeling is that to really learn about robotics you need to touch and see things with your own eyes. This was one of the major motivating factors for us.

By the way, because it's a kit that you assemble, after you finish this course (and the follow-ups to come out) can do other projects with the Jetson Nano, sensors, and servos included.

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