Introduction to Robotics | MIT Learn
This course provides an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and intelligent controls. Topics include planar and spatial kinematics, and motion planning; mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots, multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphic simulation; control design, actuators, and sensors;
Before you start
- Basic Python familiarity
- Comfort with algebra or calculus basics
- Interest in robotics systems
About this guide
This course provides an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and intelligent controls. Topics include planar and spatial kinematics, and motion planning; mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots, multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphic simulation; control design, actuators, and sensors; wireless networking, task modeling, human-machine interface, and embedded software. Weekly laboratories provide experience with servo drives, real-time control, and embedded software. Students will design and fabricate working robotic systems in a group-based term project.
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What will I learn in Introduction to Robotics | MIT Learn?
This course provides an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and intelligent controls. Topics include planar and spatial kinematics, and motion planning; mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots, multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphic simulation; control design, actu
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Do I need any prerequisites?
Recommended prep: Basic Python familiarity; Comfort with algebra or calculus basics; Interest in robotics systems.
How long does it take?
6 weeks (~8 hrs/week). Most learners complete this guide in self-directed sessions over a few weeks.
Does it offer a certificate?
This guide does not include a formal certificate. Focus is on the learning material itself.
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