Overview

Robotics is the study of the design, construction, and operation of robots. This course will give you a fundamental understanding of robotics, how they function, and some common applications.

By the end of this course, you will be able to

• List common tasks of industrial robots
• Identify sources of hazards from an industrial robot
• Identify the six common axes of an articulated robot
• Apply different coordinate systems to define the location of the same point
• List types of actuators used on a manipulator
• List types of sensors used with a manipulator
• Identify the functions of each module of a robot controller
• List types of end effectors
• Understand the importance of syntax in a robot program
• Understand the importance of creating a plan to write a robot program
• List welding processes performed by industrial robots
• List material handling applications for robots

Estimated completion time (hours): 9.8