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About the Course

Do you want to know how robots work? Are you interested in robotics as a career? Are you willing to invest the effort to learn fundamental mathematical modeling techniques that are used in all subfields of robotics? If so, then the "Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control" specialization may be for you. This specialization, consisting of six short courses, is serious preparation for serious students who hope to work in the field of robotics or to undertake advanced study. It is not a sampler. In Course 1 of the specialization, Foundations of Robot Motion, you will learn fundamental material regarding robot configurations, for both serial robot mechanisms and robots with closed chains. You will learn about configuration space (C-space), degrees of freedom, C-space topology, implicit and explicit representations of configurations, and holonomic and nonholonomic constraints. You will also learn how to represent spatial velocities and forces as twists and wrenches. This material is at the core of the study of anything that moves (e.g., robots). This course follows the textbook "Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control" (Lynch and Park, Cambridge University Press 2017). You can purchase the book or use the free preprint pdf. You will build on a library of robotics software in the language of your choice (among Python, Mathematica, and MATLAB) and use the free cross-platform robot simulator V-REP, which allows you to work with state-of-the-art robots in the comfort of your own home and with zero financial investment....

Top reviews

WO

Dec 29, 2021

Very Engineering driven course and you better be ready for the calculations... Made for Engineers.

Coming from an Electrical/Electronic background it was really intuitive. I plan on continuing...

EH

Oct 12, 2022

Great Course. But you need to read the book very carefully and with great focus to understand all the concepts and you should be familiar with Linear Algebra especially vectors and matrices.

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By David B

Jun 23, 2022

I really enjoyed this course. It is a complex course, I had to put some concentration and dedication to solve some exercises. I love courses that require thinking to solve challenging problems.

By Esmaeel H

Oct 13, 2022

Great Course. But you need to read the book very carefully and with great focus to understand all the concepts and you should be familiar with Linear Algebra especially vectors and matrices.

By Ivan F

Oct 31, 2020

Curso muy completo! Lo que mas me gusto fue el capitulo 3 de las rotaciones. Sin embargo si no tienes cursos realizados de fisica vectorial y algebra lineal se te hara dificil.

By Sachin P

Feb 19, 2019

Explains the basics of Robot Motion in a clear and effective manner. Discussion prompts are especially fantastic to help students reflect on the course content by themselves.

By David L L C

Nov 30, 2020

Un excelente curso, altamente recomendado, me ayudó a recordar cosas básicas del algebra lineal que vi hace unos años atrás y a enfocarlo a un escenario completamente nuevo.

By Muhammad T

Aug 4, 2021

Very well structured and amazing team of tutors! Loved the way the course was designed and carried out! Much thanks to Coursera and Professor Kevin Lynch! Thank you!

By José P L A

May 29, 2020

Excellent introduction to the course, for someone who has been 4 years out of academic life I found it challenging yet satisfying to retake linear algebra concepts

By Abdelrahman S S E

Aug 20, 2018

An excellent introduction to Screw theory and to Parallel manipulators in general for any one who wants to start developing or working on closed chain robots.

By Lucas H W

Jun 23, 2020

It was a great course. Easy to get started. The material is not that simple though. Make sure you know your linear algebra and geometry well before starting.

By Jose A

Aug 10, 2020

It's a very complete course for the fundamentals of machine motion, you need mathematical concepts in linear algebra and basic physics for the excercises.

By Riley Y

Dec 20, 2021

This course really challenges you and is a nice introduction to certain software often used in robotics. Project isn't too difficult and is doable.

By Jérôme L

May 27, 2020

I learned a lot and quickly thanks to professor Kevin Lynch . This is the beginning, don't expect to program robots yet, follow the full 6 courses

By Shreya L

Mar 16, 2022

This was a very helpful course. I would like to thank Coursera for this highly detailed course. Looking forward to do similar other courses here!

By ricardo p

Jul 9, 2020

The course looks very good, but it is a pity that they do not have the possibility of taking it in other languages such as Spanish, for example

By ­김준영

Mar 17, 2023

It was slightly too brief, but the main idea of robot motion was well described. Especially the concept of twist and wrench is well described.

By Allen C

Jun 20, 2022

Best introduction to the roattion and transoformations that I have come across. highly recommended for robotics and Perception enthusiasts.

By Konrad F

Nov 28, 2020

I liked the course a lot. Reading the boo carefully will help a lot. Further examples are in the Appendix and that gives a solid background.

By sridath k

Jun 9, 2018

I think building the foundation strong is very much required and the planning of starting it with basic concept of D.O.F could greatly help.

By Mahdi B

Nov 18, 2021

Thank you for your awesome course. I personally recommend you to solve more example to make courses more practical and comprehensive

By William M

Feb 6, 2022

Thorough introduction to robotics. Well laid out. Videos complement the book well but the book (provided as an ebook) is essential.

By Sai S V

Sep 11, 2023

It was a great course focussing on the maths and theoretical background for robotics. The software Coppelia Simulator is excellent.

By mayur t

Jun 29, 2020

Excellent teaching!I recommend watching 'Essence of Linear Algebra' series by '3Blue1Brown' on YouTube before starting this course.

By Neyvin D L

Jul 6, 2020

Worth every penny. The instructor explains the concepts very well and the materials and quizzes really help the concepts stick.

By Thomas S

Mar 6, 2019

It takes a fair bit of work and there are a lot of details, but the class is very enjoyable and well worth the time to take it

By Ayush G

Sep 12, 2019

A relatively harder course but completely worth it. Have patience, write and learn, and you will be able to complete it.