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Introduction to Robotics

Robots are everywhere — from factory floors and hospitals to farms and outer space. This beginner-friendly 3-week course introduces you to the fundamentals of robotics: how robots sense their environment, make decisions, and take action. You'll explore the mechanical, electronic, and software components that make robots work, and gain hands-on experience assembling and programming simple robotic systems. No prior engineering or coding experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to build.

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  • Flexible learning schedule
  • Certificate of completion
  • Expert instructor support
  • Hands-on projects

What You'll Learn

Understand the core components of a robot: sensors, actuators, and controllers
Explore the history and evolution of robotics from industrial arms to humanoid robots
Learn basic electronics: circuits, breadboards, LEDs, and motors
Program a microcontroller (Arduino) to control robot behaviour
Build a simple line-following or obstacle-avoiding robot
Understand the role of robotics in agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing in Africa
Identify career paths and opportunities in the robotics field

Course Syllabus

1

Week 1

What is a Robot? Foundations of Robotics
  • Defining robotics: what makes something a robot?
  • History of robotics: from automata to modern-day robots
  • Types of robots: industrial, service, mobile, and humanoid
  • Anatomy of a robot: sensors, actuators, processors, and power
  • Introduction to Arduino: your robot's brain
  • Basic electronics: LEDs, resistors, and breadboard circuits
  • Hands-on: Wire and program your first LED circuit on Arduino
2

Week 2

Sensing and Moving: Making Robots Interact
  • How robots sense: ultrasonic, infrared, and light sensors
  • How robots move: DC motors, servo motors, and stepper motors
  • Connecting sensors and motors to Arduino
  • Writing simple programs to read sensor data and control motors
  • Introduction to robot chassis and mechanical assembly
  • Robotics in Africa: drones for delivery, agri-bots, and medical robots
  • Hands-on: Build and program a basic obstacle-avoiding robot
3

Week 3

Your First Robot Project
  • Designing a robot for a specific task
  • Combining multiple sensors for smarter behaviour
  • Debugging hardware and software issues
  • Introduction to wireless control (Bluetooth modules)
  • Responsible robotics: safety and ethical considerations
  • Career paths in robotics engineering
  • Final project: Build and demonstrate a line-following robot
Prerequisites
  • No prior coding or engineering background required
  • Basic computer literacy
  • A curiosity for how things work
Who This Is For
  • Students exploring STEM and engineering careers
  • Young learners aged 13 and above with an interest in building things
  • Teachers wanting to introduce robotics in the classroom
  • Hobbyists and makers interested in electronics and hardware
  • Anyone curious about how robots work
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