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Learning path · Aimed at an industrial robot programmer

Industrial robotics

For learners who want to program the robot brands common on automotive and electronics lines.

You start with the first course. The next one is added when you are halfway through the one you are on.

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7 courses · 103 modules · 75h 56m of video · free, no card

What you can do at the end

Finish the path and you can do this

  • Teach and program paths on FANUC, ABB and KUKA robots.
  • Simulate and check a robot cell offline before touching hardware.
  • Explain how servo and motion control sit under the arm.

A path teaches skills. It does not promise a job, an interview or a salary.

Why these courses together

Each course builds on the last

  • 1The brand courses repeat the same core ideas (frames, paths, speeds, I/O), so what you learn on one carries to the next.
  • 2Servo and motion control explain what the robot is doing underneath its program.
  • 3Offline programming comes in because most real cells are checked in simulation first.

A planned order also saves the time you would spend choosing what to learn next, and you finish with one story to tell: what you learnt, in order.

The roadmap

7 courses, in this order

  1. Step 1: FANUC Robot Programming with the Teach Pendant and ROBOGUIDE

    Adds: From jogging and frames to TP programs, registers, branching, offsets, pick-and-place, ROBOGUIDE simulation, palletising, error recovery and PLC integration.

    • Beginner
    • 18 modules
    • 15h 16m of video

  2. Step 2: ABB Robot Programming with RobotStudio and RAPID

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

    • Beginner
    • 16 modules
    • 8h 41m of video

  3. Step 3: KUKA Robot Programming with KUKA.Sim, smartPAD and WorkVisual

    Adds: Simulation in KUKA iiQWorks.Sim (formerly KUKA.Sim), KRL structure and programming on the smartPAD, WorkVisual configuration, fieldbus and PLC integration, safety, advanced KRL, backups and the new KR C5 micro with iiQKA.OS.

    • Beginner
    • 16 modules
    • 12h 10m of video

  4. Step 4: Servo Drives and Motion Control

    Adds: What a servo system is, how to wire, mode, home, tune and network one, then motion programming in Studio 5000 and Siemens TIA Portal technology objects.

    • Intermediate
    • 15 modules
    • 10h 49m of video

  5. Step 5: Universal Robots Cobot Programming with PolyScope

    Adds: Collaborative robots the way integrators use them: the UR family, tool and payload setup, the safety configuration, PolyScope programs, pick-and-place and palletising, force and blends, URSim, URScript, RTDE, sockets, PROFINET and real machine-tending and vision applications.

    • Beginner
    • 11 modules
    • 4h 14m of video

  6. Step 6: Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming

    Adds: Motoman robots the way welding and handling shops run them: DX100, DX200 and YRC1000 controllers and pendants, jobs and interpolation, TCP, user frames and home, variables, counters and I/O, arc welding with weaving and anti-sticking, spot welding and tip dressing, alarms and recovery, backups, the Smart Pendant and MotoSim offline programming.

    • Beginner
    • 14 modules
    • 5h 32m of video

  7. Step 7: RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

    Adds: Brand-independent offline programming with RoboDK's own academy: installation, robots, tools and frames, targets and programs, teaching on surfaces, station creation, pick and place, simulation events, 3D models and mechanisms, simulation tools, curve-follow and machining paths, modelling your own robot, the Python API, post processors and export.

    • Beginner
    • 13 modules
    • 19h 15m of video

7

courses

103

modules

75h 56m

of video in total

Example: at 5 hours a week, the video alone takes about 16 weeks. Practice tasks and the finals come on top, and you set the pace.

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.

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What you get

What joining gives you

  • Every course is free, with lifetime access and no card.
  • Video lessons by credited independent creators, with our written notes and worked examples.
  • A practice task per module, and one final assessment per course.
  • Ask-an-engineer support.
  • Optional verifiable certificate for each course you pass, US$23.99 for a beginner course. There is no single certificate for the whole path.
  • One course at a time: you start with the first, and the next is added when you are halfway through it.
  • Each course keeps its own progress. You can open any course on its own at any time.

Put it into practice

Keep practising

There is no robotics internship yet. The courses here include simulator work you can do at home.

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Questions

Questions about this path

Is the Industrial robotics free?

Yes. Every course in the path is free in full: lessons, notes, practice tasks and the final assessment. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion for each course.

What happens when I join the path?

You are enrolled on the first course straight away. The next course is added to your account when you are about halfway through the one you are on, so you never face a pile of unstarted courses. Each course keeps its own progress, notes and final.

In what order should I take the courses?

In the order listed: each course is placed after the ones it builds on. Every course also stands alone, so you can open any of them from the list.

Do I get one certificate for the whole path?

No. Certificates are per course, issued when you pass that course's final assessment, and you only buy one if you want it. Finishing every course gives you one optional, verifiable certificate for each.

How long will it take?

The video alone is about 75h 56m. Notes, practice tasks and the finals take extra time, and you go at your own pace.

Ready to start Industrial robotics?

You start with the first course. The next one is added when you are halfway through the one you are on.

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