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I would love if "Introduction to Robotics" courses were a bit more specific on what part of robotics they are referring to. It's a big multi-discipline field,
by NalNezumi 5y ago
I would love if "Introduction to Robotics" courses were a bit more specific on what part of robotics they are referring to. It's a big multi-discipline field, and courses with "Introduction to Robotics" as title is as helpful as "Introduction to Cars".
Designing a robot, assembling a robot, buying already-made parts + sensor and program a robot, program a mobile robot vs robot arm is all quite different process & require different backgrounds.
Is it the mechanical part? Electrical Engineering part? Mechatronics? Material Science? Design? Control Theory? Motion Planning? Perception? Localization? Autonomous planning? Software? All of em?
As someone who worked in a robotics startup that designed/manufactured the robot and the software, I met a lot of Robotics experts and Engineers with a PhD in relevant area. (Haptics, Mechanics, Industrial Design, Motion planning, Embedded engineering, Computer Vision engineers, Control Engineers, Software Engineers, etc)
But there was rarely any overlapping knowledge past maybe how actuators worked and joints/wheels moved. I could not understand much of the haptics engineers work, but could use his designs through help with the embedded engineers PCB and integration.
- kuu 5y agoWell, in this case the description is in the very first line of the page: > "We introduce the topic of robotics, the recent history, why we need robots and the future of robots." And based in the titles of the videos, it seems to be more about "history" of robotics than actual implementation - it's pretty clear.
- danboarder 5y agoMore in depth topics are there as you progress to the next sections beyond this introduction, or go to the home page for the entire topic list here: https://robotacademy.net.au/ https://robotacademy.net.au/
- kuu 5y agoThanks for that!
- some_random 5y agoIt's the University definition of "Intro to" AKA Waste your time and money for a semester talking about the history and background of a topic a student should be able to pick up while actually learning it, and "motivating" a topic students are already motivated to learn. I'm happy they're releasing this for free, because free is the right price for it.
- exporectomy 5y agoHe mentions in the first video that it will mostly be about industrial robot arms. But there's a whole lot of easy-first-lecture motivational material first.
- NalNezumi 5y agoYes maybe I should've been clear that I meant in general. I did check the link and from the lesson titles it's clear that its very generic, and the additional links to resources available point me toward "Control + Perception". Still, those with say, a more mechanical engineering background that are interested in the mechanic/design aspect robotics would still be more confused by a "Introduction to Robotics" title like this.
- synctext 5y ago"Velocity kinematics in 3D" https://robotacademy.net.au/masterclass/velocity-kinematics-in-3d/ https://robotacademy.net.au/masterclass/velocity-kinematics-... The introduction is clearly to get the students interested. There are courses with great depth there, good open education & open science!