An Interactive Robotics Course

Develop a Crawling Robot

What you'll learn

The whole design approach in developing a robot

Essential engineering skills needed for the robotics - Kinematics, Electrical machines, Sensors & Controllers

Arduino coding

CAD modeling of robot, motion analysis, 3D printing

Requirements

Anyone with school leve science background can undertake this course. No prior experience in Arduiono programming is needed for this course.

Description

The field of robotics is exploding with opportunities. The incredible innovations in robotics are made possible thanks to a combination of knowledge and skill. If you’re keen on building intelligent robots in the future, you may be wondering what fundamentals you should learn. You’re in the right place!Welcome to the introductory robotics course by Lesics. To be a successful robotics engineer, you must gain knowledge in four different but interconnected fields: kinematics, sensors and controllers, electrical motors, and coding. This course will place equal importance on all four fields and provide you with the basics needed to get started on robotics development. In this Arduino-based robotics course, you will not only have access to informative videos but will also actively build an innovative robot with us.In this course we will develop a crawling robot that imitates the motion of a caterpillar. We will start with a simple design, but end up with a stylish and multipurpose robot design. We will also feed this robot some intelligence. We will take you through all the struggles and triumphs a robot developer experiences along the journey to achieving a final working robot. During this journey, you will automatically learn many fundamental things you need to know in becoming a successful robot developer. You can look forward to catching a small glimpse of humanoid robots as well as exploring some of the most successful robots on the market.Lesics welcomes you to the course – we hope you enjoy it!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Robotics course preview

Section 2: Introducing a robot development challenge

Lecture 2 A robotic design challenge

Section 3: An innovative crawling robot

Lecture 3 Solution of the crawling mechanism

Lecture 4 Assembly of the mechanism

Section 4: Kinematics for Robotics

Lecture 5 Fundamentals of kinematics – 4 bar linkage mechanism

Lecture 6 DoF – How many motors do a robot need?

Lecture 7 Gears for robots

Section 5: Controlling the crawling robot – Servo motor & servo tester

Lecture 8 Controlling the crawling robot – Servo motor & servo tester

Section 6: Arduino board & coding

Lecture 9 Arduino board & coding – Controlling the crawling robot electronically

Section 7: Electric motors and other prime movers for robots

Lecture 10 BLDC, 3 coil DC motor, Stepper motor

Lecture 11 Linear actuator for robotics

Lecture 12 An introduction to humanoid robot

Section 8: Use of electromagnet switch and Arduino coding

Lecture 13 Use of electromagnet switch and Arduino coding – SolidWorks motion

Section 9: Grip generation with the help of weight addition

Lecture 14 Grip generation with the help of weight addition

Section 10: Controlling the robot using your mobile phone

Lecture 15 Controlling the robot using your mobile phone – Appinventor and Bluetooth

Section 11: A crawling robot that is capable to take turns

Lecture 16 Use of the second electric motor to achieve the turn operation

Lecture 17 Arduino coding of the turning robot

Section 12: A stylish engineered car body for the crawling robot – SolidWorks

Lecture 18 A stylish engineered car body for the crawling robot – SolidWorks

Section 13: More about Arduino boards and motor shields

Lecture 19 Learning more about Arduino boards with the help of 3 mini projects

Lecture 20 Learning more about motor shields

Section 14: Controlling the robot in all three directions – left, right, and straight

Lecture 21 Controlling the robot in all three directions – left, right, and straight

Section 15: The crawling robot which is capable to follow complicated paths

Lecture 22 The crawling robot which is capable to follow complicated paths

Section 16: Teaching some intelligence to the crawling robot

Lecture 23 Use of electromagnet switch and Arduino coding to automate the robot

Lecture 24 A basic obstacle avoidance robot using Ultrasonic Sensor

Lecture 25 The crawling robot learns how to keep the path always straight

Lecture 26 An intelligent obstacle avoidance robot – ultrasonic sensor as a radar

Section 17: Learn SolidWorks motion simulation

Lecture 27 SolidWorks motion simulation

Section 18: A message from Sabin Mathew

Lecture 28 A message from Sabin Mathew

To introduce you to the world of robotics by giving equal importance to all the four fileds of robotics 1)Kinematics 2)Electronics & sensors 3)Electric motors 4)Coding. We will also teach you the process of innovation thinking in this course.