The overarching learning goal of this specialization in robotics is to create an appreciation for the tight interplay between mechanism, sensor, and control in the design of intelligent systems. By the end of this specialization, you will be able to (1) formally describe the forward and inverse kinematics of a mechanism, (2) discretize the robot’s state from algorithmic reasoning, and (3) understand the sources of uncertainty in sensing or actuation and describe them mathematically. During this specialization, you will gain hands-on experience in Python and use the realistic robotic system simulator, “Webots”.
Introduction to Robotics with Webots Specialization
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Introduction to Robotics with Webots Specialization
Launch Your Career in Robotics.. Implement a Complete Mobile Manipulation Pipeline in The Webots Simulator Using Python!
Instructors: Nikolaus Correll
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3 months at 9 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Forward and inverse kinematics of holonomic and non-holonomic mechanisms
Discrete planning of trajectories and behaviors for robots
Understand the sources of uncertainty in robotic sensing and actuation
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Skills you'll gain
- Mechanics
- Control Systems
- Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments
- Automation
- Graph Theory
- Simulation and Simulation Software
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Planning
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Robotic Process Automation
- Computer Vision
- Global Positioning Systems
- Computer Programming
- Data Mapping
- Artificial Intelligence
- Design
- Linear Algebra
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Model mechanisms, sensors and actuators in a physics-based online simulator.
Understand basic reactive and discrete controllers.
Perform forward kinematics computations for simple (non-)Holonomic mechanisms.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Control Systems
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Category: Estimation
Category: Mechanics
Category: Linear Algebra
Category: Python Programming
Category: Algorithms
Category: Automation
Category: Artificial Intelligence
What you'll learn
Use basic feedback control techniques for inverse kinematics of (non-)Holonomic mechanisms.
Apply coordinate transforms to multi-dimensional sensor signals.
Understand basic probabilistic representations to deal with uncertainty from measurement noise.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Data Structures
Category: Data Mapping
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Python Programming
Category: Robotic Process Automation
Category: Simulations
Category: Global Positioning Systems
Category: Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments
Category: Real-Time Operating Systems
Category: Computer Graphics
Category: Linear Algebra
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Algorithms
What you'll learn
Use discrete planning techniques such as Dijkstra and A* to compute optimal robot trajectories.
Implement complex sequences of behaviors using behavior trees.
Plan and implement a complex robotic controller for autonomous mobile manipulation behavior.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Structures
Category: Simulations
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Computer Vision
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Robotic Process Automation
Category: Python Programming
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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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Frequently asked questions
You should expect to complete the specialization in 15 weeks.
The specialization heavily relies on Python programming. Basic knowledge in linear algebra and probability will be helpful.
Yes, the courses build upon each other and it is recommended to take them in the suggested order.
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