Robotics
Learn the core techniques for representing robots that perform physical tasks in the real world.
Length: 12 weeks
Effort: 8-10 hours per week
Price: FREE
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Subject: Engineering
Level: Advanced
Languages: English
About this course
Class projects will make use of ROS - the open-source Robot Operating System widely used in both research and industry. Computer requirements for working on the projects will include a computer set up with Ubuntu Linux and high bandwidth internet access for downloading and installing ROS packages.
What you'll learn
- Represent 2D and 3D spatial relationships, homogeneous coordinates
- Manipulate robot arms: kinematic chains, forward and inverse kinematics, differential kinematics
- Program and navigate mobile robots: robot and map representations, motion planning
- Plan complete robot systems
- Develop present and future applications for robots