Robotics & Automation Engineering

Overview

A full-stack robotics curriculum that takes you from sensors and PID controllers through ROS, microcontroller programming, and PLC ladder logic, finishing with AI-driven vision and motion control. Every lesson is anchored in a fully interactive 3D Robotics Lab where you build, wire, code, and run real industrial-grade cells.

What you'll learn

• Mechanical foundations: joints, kinematics, sensors and motors
• Microcontroller programming (Visual blocks · Arduino C · Python · ROS)
• Industrial PLC programming (Siemens TIA Portal ladder logic)
• FANUC HandlingTool + ABB RobotStudio simulations
• Computer-vision pick-and-place using OpenCV + ML detectors
• Smart-factory cell design + safety interlocks

Outcomes

• Pass FANUC, Siemens TIA, or ABB vendor certification exams
• Build a portfolio of working 3D robotics simulations
• Qualify for automation engineer, robotics technician, and PLC programmer roles

Syllabus

1. Robot Builder Basics

   Week Sem 1 · 1–4

   Joints, links, end-effectors, drag-and-drop assembly in 3D.

2. Sensors & Motors

   Week Sem 1 · 5–8

   Ultrasonic, IR, IMU, hall · DC / stepper / servo control.

3. Kinematics + PID

   Week Sem 1 · 9–12

   Forward / inverse kinematics · tune PID loops live.

4. Visual + Arduino

   Week Sem 2 · 1–4

   Block programming → embedded C on Arduino-compatible MCUs.

5. Python + ROS

   Week Sem 2 · 5–8

   Automation scripts · ROS nodes / topics / services.

6. Coding Sandbox Capstone

   Week Sem 2 · 9–12

   Same robot, three languages — ship a sense-think-act loop.

7. Industrial Robots

   Week Sem 3 · 1–4

   FANUC HandlingTool · ABB RobotStudio · KUKA basics.

8. PLC + Ladder Logic

   Week Sem 3 · 5–8

   Siemens TIA Portal · conveyor sort · safety interlocks.

9. AI Robotics + Capstone

   Week Sem 3 · 9–12

   OpenCV + YOLO vision · ML motion planning · smart-factory cell.