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Free ABB courses: AC500 PLC and RobotStudio

ABB's AC500 PLC in Automation Builder and ABB robots in RobotStudio with RAPID, free and complete, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

33 modules · 17h 4m of video · Updated 1 November 2026
ABB Robot Programming with RobotStudio and RAPID course coverFree
FreeRoboticsBeginner

ABB Robot Programming with RobotStudio and RAPID

RobotStudio from install to a running pick-and-place: stations, jogging, the FlexPendant, frames, paths, RAPID, collision checking, signals, physics, sharing and RobotStudio Cloud.

  • Build a station with a robot and a virtual controller
  • Jog with the mouse and the virtual FlexPendant in every motion mode
  • Define tooldata and wobjdata and know why the program follows the frame
16 modules 8h 41mView course
ABB AC500 PLC with Automation Builder course coverFree
FreePLC programmingBeginner

ABB AC500 PLC with Automation Builder

The AC500 family and Automation Builder (CODESYS-based): first project, ladder, latching, interlocks, timers, counters, retentive data, PROFIBUS and PROFINET, visualization, CP600 HMI and platform features.

  • Install Automation Builder and create an AC500 project
  • Write ladder with contacts, coils, latching, interlocks and memory bits
  • Use TON, TOF, TP, RTC, counters and retentive data
10 modules 2h 26mView course
ABB Ability System 800xA DCS course coverFree
FreeDCSIntermediate

ABB Ability System 800xA DCS

ABB's DCS in metals, cement, paper and power plants worldwide: what 800xA is, Select I/O and xStream engineering, Control Builder's control diagram editor with function blocks, structured text, SFC and PID, the 800xA training sessions, and the cyber security reference architecture.

  • Explain a DCS and where 800xA fits against PLC and SCADA
  • Describe Select I/O, xStream engineering and Edgenius
  • Build control diagrams with function blocks, structures, SFC, ST and PID in Control Builder
7 modules 5h 58mView course

Compare the ABB courses

CourseLevelModulesVideoBrand
ABB Robot Programming with RobotStudio and RAPIDBeginner168h 41mABB
ABB AC500 PLC with Automation BuilderBeginner102h 26mABB
ABB Ability System 800xA DCSIntermediate75h 58mABB

What this leads to

Internship

PLC Programming

Free internship: 4 weeks, a free certificate and nothing to buy. The Engineer-verified internship adds an engineer's review and the graded certificate.

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Lab

Robotics lab

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Roles

Robotics and motion

Roles that ask for this skill, 103 open in this country now. Free to see and to apply. We are not a recruitment agency.

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Practise what you learn in the free 3D lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

Questions

Is RobotStudio free?
RobotStudio's basic simulation is free; the courses use it for every exercise.
Is the certificate from ABB?
The EDWartens Certificate of Completion is optional, paid, verifiable by code and issued after the final assessment. It is not a vendor credential.