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Introduction to the Evolution of Robotics

Online
3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how the evolution of robotics has impacted and improved our living, in this free online course. Starting with the various applications of robotics, you will also get into the history and laws of robotics. You will learn about the classification of robots, along with the uses of industrial and rehabilitation robotics. Object location and motion, technically referred to as ‘manipulator kinematics,’ will also be covered. The details of transformation matrices and homogeneous transformations will provide the basic technical concept.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195804
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Define robotics
• List the various application of robotics
• Contrast myths to facts about robotics
• Discuss the laws of robotics
• Outline the history of robotics
• Explain the use of rehabilitation robotics
• Categorize robots
• Recognize SCARA robots (selective compliance assembly robot arm or selective compliance articulated robot arm)
• Describe the functioning of robots
• List the main issues in wheeled mobile robots
• Describe an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
• Discuss the use of robots in the medical field
Course Code2846

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