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Overview

The most important concepts in modern robotics. A study of the kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, and control of mobile robots and robot arms.

Duration

6 months

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Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

Certificate

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Highlights

  • Earn a Certificate of completion from Northwestern University on successful course completion
  • Instructor-Kevin Lynch
  • 17% Started a new career after completing this specialization
  • 50% Got a pay increase or promotion
  • Shareable certificate
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is designed for the students with a freshman-level engineering background
What are the course deliverables?
  • Learn to apply these tools to analysis, planning, and control of robot motion
  • Understand the mathematics of robotics will be solidified by writing robotics software
  • Learn authentic robot programming with industrial robot manipulators and mobile robots without purchasing expensive robot hardware
More about this course
  • This Specialization provides a rigorous treatment of spatial motion and the dynamics of rigid bodies, employing representations from modern screw theory and the product of exponentials formula. Students with a freshman-level engineering background will quickly learn to apply these tools to analysis, planning, and control of robot motion. Students' understanding of the mathematics of robotics will be solidified by writing robotics software

Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control Specialization
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Curriculum

There are 6 Courses in this Specialization

Course 1: Modern Robotics, Course 1: Foundations of Robot Motion

Course 2: Modern Robotics, Course 2: Robot Kinematics

Course 3: Modern Robotics, Course 3: Robot Dynamics

Course 4: Modern Robotics, Course 4: Robot Motion Planning and Control

Course 5: Modern Robotics, Course 5: Robot Manipulation and Wheeled Mobile Robots

Course 6: Modern Robotics, Course 6: Capstone Project, Mobile Manipulation

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Admission Process

    Important Dates

    May 25, 2024
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