Modern Robotics, Course 5: Robot Manipulation and Wheeled Mobile Robots

Modern Robotics 5 extends the sequence to contact and wheeled mobility. Grasping lessons examine forces between bodies, and mobile-robot lessons introduce motion constraints for different wheel systems. The combination supports later work on a mobile base carrying a robotic arm.

What you will learn

• Analyze forces involved in grasping.
• Model wheeled mobile-robot motion.
• Connect manipulation with mobile-base control.

Who this suits

Intermediate learners prepared for mathematical modeling and programming. The series uses Python, MATLAB or Mathematica; later courses build on earlier Modern Robotics material.

Before you enroll

The mathematical and programming demands vary sharply across robotics courses. Preview the exercises and software setup before enrolling. Use simulations for independent practice; course completion alone does not prepare someone to operate an industrial robot safely.

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Put it into practice

Compare an omnidirectional base with a constrained wheeled base in simulation. Explain how their feasible movements affect a pick-and-place approach.

Source and review

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