Robotics, Short Course | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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Learn the Building Blocks for a Career in Robotics. Gain experience programming robots to perform in situations and for use in crisis management with this Robotics Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania.

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Overview

The Robotics Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania introduces you to the concepts of robot flight and movement, how robots perceive their environment, and how they adjust their movements to avoid obstacles, navigate difficult terrains and accomplish complex tasks such as construction and disaster recovery. 

You will be exposed to real world examples of how robots have been applied in disaster situations, how they have made advances in human health care and what their future capabilities will be. The courses build towards a capstone in which you will learn how to program a robot to perform a variety of movements such as flying and grasping objects.

What You Will Learn

  • Motion Planning
  • Matlab
  • Estimation

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Robotics: Aerial Robotics
  • Robotics: Computational Motion Planning
  • Robotics: Mobility
  • Robotics: Perception
  • Robotics: Estimation and Learning
  • Robotics: Capstone

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 months
    • 10 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Beginner Level

Tuition Fee

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.

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