Robotics – Columbia University

Course: Robotics

Course Provider:

Columbia University

Course Duration:

"10 weeks 8–10 hours per week"

Course Instructors:

Matei Ciocarlie

Description:

"1. Introduction to Robotics
2. Homogenous coordinates and transform representations
3. Kinematic chains
4. Forward kinematics
5. Inverse kinematics: analytical methods
6. Differential kinematics: Jacobian computation, singular configurations
7. Configuration space operation
8. Mobile robots
9. Differential drive kinematics
10. Motion planning in robotics"

Additional Data:

Prerequisites:
"1. College-level introductory linear algebra (vector spaces, linear systems, matrix decomposition)
2. College-level introductory calculus (partial derivatives, function gradients)
3. Basic knowledge of computer programming (variables, functions, control flow)"

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