Experimental Robotics

ABOUT THE COURSE: In the proposed NPTEL course on EXPERIMENTAL ROBOTICS, a brief introduction will be given to Robotics, and it will be followed by five experiments, whose details are given below.Experiment 1: Teaching of Serial ManipulatorExperiment 2: Control of Tracked Mobile ManipulatorExperiment 3: Path and Gait Planning of Six-legged RobotExperiment4: Navigation of Drone Experiment 5: Path and Gait Planning of Humanoid Robot For each of the above Experiments, Laboratory Manual will be provided to the participants.INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG and PG (including PhD) students of various Institutes and UniversitiesPREREQUISITES: No pre-requisitesINDUSTRY SUPPORT: 1. IISCO, Burnpur, WB2. Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Panagarh, WB3. CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur4. Sony Auto & Allied Industries Pvt. Ltd., Jamshedpur

Week 1:
Introduction to Robotics;
Experiment 1: Teaching of Serial Manipulator
Week 2:
Experiment 2: Control of Tracked Mobile Manipulator
Experiment 3: Path and Gait Planning of Six-legged Robot
Week 3:
Experiment 4: Navigation of Drone
Experiment 5: Path and Gait Planning of Humanoid Robot (partly)
Week 4:
Experiment 5: Path and Gait Planning of Humanoid
Robot
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