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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Introduction to robotics’ online course is a study about the state-of-the-art technologies and techniques associated with designing robots and their applications. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) free online course on robotics is provided on the Swayam online education platform. The online training is offered by the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

The program is conducted for twelve weeks and is a core course for the undergraduate and postgraduate level students of design engineering or robotics. The course instructors of this certification program are Dr. T Asokan from the department of engineering design, Prof. Balaraman Ravindran teaching computer science, and Dr. Krishna Vasudevan of the electrical engineering department. This AICTE approved faculty development program enables the students to receive three credits after completing the online training. The ‘Introduction to robotics’ e-certificate is issued to the qualified students with NPTEL and IIT Madras logos on it.

The Highlights

Online mode
Twelve weeks duration
Free training
AICTE approved program
Core course
Undergraduate and postgraduate level program
Three credits
E-verifiable certificate

Programme Offerings

videos
Modules
Lectures
Exercises
Books
references
assignments
Certification exam
Three credits
Free course access
E-certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras (IITM)

The program is available for the candidates without any payment required but the candidates will have to pay the exam registration fee to become eligible for the certificate.

Introduction to the robotics fee structure

Description	Amount in INR
Course Fee	Nil
Exam Fee	Rs 1000

Eligibility Criteria

The students who wish to apply for the ‘Introduction to robotics’ online course are required to have a basic knowledge of the domains such as mechanics, electrical, and computer science associated with robotics.

Certificate qualifying details

For the course certificate, the student should have a minimum score of 10/25 (25%) in 8 out of 12 assignments and 30/75 (75%) in the final proctored examination with a final score of a minimum of 40/100 to be qualified.

What you will learn

Robotic skillsAutomation skillsKnowledge of Artificial IntelligenceKnowledge of physicsKnowledge of engineeringDesigning skills

The ‘Introduction to robotics’ syllabus discusses the concepts of kinematics, dynamics, and control along with hardware and software elements involved in building robots. The course helps the students learn about,

Applications of robotic technologies
Building of robots
Kinematics of industrial robots
Electrical actuators and controls
Perception and localization implemented in robots

Who it is for

Robotics Engineer

The ‘Introduction to robotics’ online certification program is for the students pursuing their undergraduate and postgraduate level courses. The course curriculum benefits robotics engineers to enhance their industrial skills.

Admission Details

The students can register for the ‘Introduction to robotics’ online certification course on the Swayam website as the following,

Step 1: Using the link below, go to the course page on the website

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_de12/preview

Step 2: Select the ‘Register/Sign-In’ option

Step 3: Fill in the details and complete the registration.

Application Details

The course applicants are required to enter their name, phone number, email address, and other details for registration or can choose to sign in using their Google or Facebook IDs.