STEM / applied
Robotics · Graduate · Engineering
Topics
Perception, planning, and autonomy
- Occupancy grids and SLAM fundamentals
- Motion planning: RRT and A* in configuration space
- Grasp planning and end-effector design
- Machine learning for robot perception (survey)
- Human-robot collaboration and cobots
- ROS/ROS2 software architecture labs
- Simulation in Gazebo or Isaac Sim
- Multi-robot coordination basics
- Field robotics: drones and legged platforms
- Capstone robot integration project
Research and industry trends
- Soft robotics and compliant mechanisms
- Surgical and rehabilitation robots
- Warehouse automation and AMRs
- Autonomous vehicles as robotic systems
- Learning from demonstration
- Sim-to-real transfer challenges
- Ethics and liability for autonomous robots
- Startup and IP landscape in robotics
- Guest lectures from robotics industry
- Qualifying exam robotics topic prep
Pricing
Graduate-level rates are set on consultation. See the pricing page for K–12 and undergraduate rates.