Introduction to Robotics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Robotics is the study of machines capable of sensing, decision making, and acting. Robots have the potential to improve human life in applications ranging from remote telepresence to assistive mobility to autonomous task execution. This course touches on the broad fields of study involved in robotics, and focuses on the mathematical principles and tools underlying motion and force application of 2-D and 3-D robotic manipulators. Course topics include kinematics, statics, dynamics, design considerations, actuators, sensors, and control fundamentals.