Robotics > Robotics Education

Due to the increasing use of robots in every field, the demand for robot programmers is also rising. Robot programming software company RoboDK, has launched a free online platform called RoboDK Academy, to help learners from any capacity, such as engineers, professionals, students and educators master industrial robot programming skills. The users can sign up and complete the courses in their own pace. The platform includes hands-on interactive projects based on real world tasks and scenarios, step by step tutorials exercises, videos, simulation and offline programming, from beginner to advanced levels. The program’s focus is the use of RoboDK software, which has various tiers for users, starting with a free […] Read More

A rural primary school in Maharashtra has stepped into the future of STEM education with the launch of a Robotics and Industry 4.0 lab powered by RoboDK and SimuSoft Technologies (Pune). Supported by Bharat Forge Ltd. through its CSR initiative, the lab at Zilla Parishad School, Jalindarnagar is the first of its kind in a rural Indian primary school. Inaugurated in November 2025 by Dadaji Bhuse, Maharashtra’s Minister of School Education, the lab gives students hands-on experience with robotics programming, IoT, CAD, 3D printing, CNC machining, and AI kits. Only a few years ago, the school faced closure with just three students. Today, enrollment exceeds 120 children aged 6–18, thanks […] Read More

We have been informed about a free webinar on Drone Surveying by one of our readers, Sensefly. Please see more at: https://www.sensefly.com/drone-mapping-webinar.html Read More

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) addresses critical foundation skills desperately needed in the workforce, but how do you encourage the next generation to explore these fields?  The solution is to engage students at a young age and expose them to the various and rewarding careers that STEM can open doors to.  With that in mind, each summer in Indiana, Amatrol, a developer of technical learning systems, offers local students a phenomenal experience at its 2-week Robotics Engineering Summer Camp with the intent to promote careers in STEM. This exciting camp is available to students entering 9th grade in the fall and exposes them to the fields of engineering and […] Read More

This is a free web based course that will teach you to start robot building. It is broadcast by UC Berkeley. See details below: https://www.edx.org/course/electronic-interfaces-bridging-physical-uc-berkeleyx-ee40lx-0 Read More

C-Link Systems announced that they would be making 50 desktop education tracked robots available for schools free. They have a form to fill out for teachers, which provide a minimal criteria who like to participate. you can see the form here: http://www.c-linksystems.com/contest.html The robot to be provided is a Trak-Bot-C3 (TB-C3), which is one of two indoor elastomer tracked vehicle used to explore, concept test and demonstrate autonomousmotion. More information about the robot can be found here: http://www.c-linksystems.com/trak-bot.html Read More

A number of courses that are being taught at the Stanford University School of Engineering are being made available online for free to everyone interested. The program is called “Stanford Engineering everywhere portal and currently offers a total of ten courses. The Robotics courses currently being offered are: Introduction to Robotics Natural Language Processing Machine Learning Further courses are planned depending on the success of the first ten courses. Reference: www.geek.com/articles/news/comp-sci-ai-robotics-courses-free-from-stanford-university-20080919/ Read More