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[2025] 1500 Robotics Courses You Can Take for Free

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[2025] 1500 Robotics Courses You Can Take for Free

From humanoid robots more nimble than many of us to SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping), the field of robotics has the ability to captivate one’s imagination.

Thankfully, there’s a wealth of free online courses available to learn about robotics.

Robotics and the related field of artificial intelligence occupy a special place in online education, as they were among the subjects covered in some of the early online courses that contributed to the rise of modern online education.

Since then, the field has evolved significantly, and the selection of robotics courses has grown considerably.

Below, we’ve compiled a selection of free online courses dedicated to various branches of robotics, starting with general robotics and progressing to autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, motor control, and robot operating systems.

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Find your free courses in our lists below, or if you want a handy guide to the best courses in Robotics and related topics, see our Best Courses Guides:

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General Robotics

Building a Future with Robots from The University of Sheffield ★★★★★(69)
Introduction to Robotics from Stanford University ★★★★★(28)
Artificial Intelligence for Robotics from Stanford University ★★★★★(25)
Begin Robotics from University of Reading ★★★★☆(9)
Robotics Foundations I – Robot Modeling from University of Naples Federico II ★★★★☆(7)
Introducción a la robótica e industria 4.0 from Universidad Anáhuac ★★★★★(6)
Robotics Foundation II – Robot Control from University of Naples Federico II ★★★★★(5)
Robotics Education: MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena from MathWorks ★★★★★(4)
Artificial intelligence and Robotics from 5 Minutes Engineering ★★★★★(4)
Stanford Seminar – The Next Generation of Robot Learning from Stanford University ★★★★★(4)
Underactuated Robotics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ★★★★★(3)
Explore Robotics from Boston Dynamics ★★★★★(3)
Stanford Seminar – From the surface of Mars to the ocean of Enceladus from Stanford University ★★★★★(3)
Autonomous Mobile Robots from ETH Zurich ★★★★★(2)
Robótica from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ★★☆☆☆(2)
Modern Robotics from Northwestern University ★★★★★(2)
How to Get Into Robotics from University of Leeds ★★★★★(1)
MIT 16.412J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2016 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ★★★★★(1)
Fun with Beginner LEGO MindStorms EV3 Robotics. ★★★★★(1)
Introduction to Robotics and Robots for Beginners Tutorial ★★★★★(1)
Velocities in Robotics: Angular Velocities & Twists | Fundamentals of Robotics | Lesson 16 from Mecharithm – Robotics and Mechatronics ★★★★★(1)
Engenharia Robótica – Carro Robô Inteligente from State University of Maringá ★★★★★(1)
Robot Development from University of Naples Federico II
Modern Robotics, Course 1: Foundations of Robot Motion from Northwestern University
How to Get Into Robotics from University of Leeds
Modern Robotics, Course 3: Robot Dynamics from Northwestern University
Modern Robotics, Course 2: Robot Kinematics from Northwestern University
Modern Robotics, Course 5: Robot Manipulation and Wheeled Mobile Robots from Northwestern University
Modern Robotics, Course 4: Robot Motion Planning and Control from Northwestern University
Robotic Path Planning and Task Execution from University of Colorado Boulder
Fundamentals of Robotics & Industrial Automation from L&T EduTech
Basic Robotic Behaviors and Odometry from University of Colorado Boulder
Robotics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Future Robots from University of Naples Federico II
Introduction to Robotic Programming from RWTH Aachen University
Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment from University at Buffalo
Robotic Mapping and Trajectory Generation from University of Colorado Boulder
Modern Robotics, Course 6: Capstone Project, Mobile Manipulation from Northwestern University
Methods and Application in Human-Robot Interaction from University of Canterbury
Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction from University of Canterbury
Mechanism and Robot Kinematics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Modeling and Simulation of Multibody Systems – Part I from Université catholique de Louvain
Foundations of Cognitive Robotics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Ingeniería Robótica – Coche Robot Inteligente from Project University
Making the Case for Robotic Process Automation from Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Introduction to Robotics on AWS from Amazon Web Services
Factory Automation: Shaping the Future of Manufacturing from Starweaver
Microrobotics from ETH Zurich
Building Robots: Electrical Drives from Delft University of Technology
Building Robots: Communication Protocols and Hardware from Delft University of Technology
Building Robots: System Integration from Delft University of Technology
The Thymio robot as a tool for discovering digital science from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Building Robots: Sensors and Data Acquisition from Delft University of Technology
Introduction to Robotics from NPTEL
Modeling, Simulation and Control: MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena from MathWorks
機器人學一 (Robotics (1)) from National Taiwan University
Le robot Thymio comme outil de découverte des sciences du numérique from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
MIT 6.832 Underactuated Robotics, Spring 2009 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MECHANISMS AND MOTION – ROBOTICS FOCUS
Robotics from NPTEL
Stanford Seminar – Computational Design of Compliant, Dynamical Robots, Cynthia Sung from Stanford University
Introduction to Robotics & Autonomous Car Design
Introduction to Robotics from NPTEL
Robotics 101 from SparkFun Electronics
Robotics Computer Programming – PTZ Camera Control Course

Autonomous Systems

Modeling of Autonomous Systems from University of Colorado Boulder
Requirement Specifications for Autonomous Systems from University of Colorado Boulder
Safety-Critical Autonomous Systems: What is Possible? What is Required? from Simons Institute
Better Ways to Measure, Move: Joint Optimization of Agent’s Physical Design Computational Reasoning from Paul G. Allen School
Challenging Path to Creating Autonomous and Controllable Microrobots (Néstor Pérez-Arancibia, USC) from Paul G. Allen School

Robot Operating System (ROS)

ROS Parameter Server and ROS Bags | ROS 101 | ROS Tutorials for Beginners | Lesson 5 from Mecharithm – Robotics and Mechatronics
How to use Cameras in ROS (Sim Camera and Pi Camera) from Articulated Robotics
Localization, Mapping & SLAM Using gmapping Package | ROS Tutorials for Beginners | Lesson 7 from Mecharithm – Robotics and Mechatronics
Control your ROS robot from your phone! from Articulated Robotics
How to Create a ROS Workspace and a ROS Package | ROS 101 | ROS Tutorials for Beginners | Lesson 2 from Mecharithm – Robotics and Mechatronics

Human-Robot Interaction

Cognitive Robotics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall 2018 Robotics Seminar, Brittany Duncan from Paul G. Allen School
UW CSE Robotics: Sean Andrist, “Gaze Mechanisms for Situated Interaction with Embodied Agents” from Paul G. Allen School
Stanford Seminar – On and Out-of-Body Interactions & Experiences from Stanford University
Expo Stage Debrief: Communication Through Touch: From Babies to Social Robots from AAAS Annual Meeting

Motor Control

John Krakauer – “Movement in Health & Disease” (C4 Public Lectures) from Santa Fe Institute
Using a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for Motor Control on an Antique Metal Planer from Keith Rucker – VintageMachinery.org
427 – Letting the Body Find its Way: On the Role of Attention in Skilled Movement from Rob Gray
Robotics Training LESSON 4: Fundamentals of Robot Motor Control Using L298N Module from Paul McWhorter
Induction, Synchronous and Special Electrical Machines from NITTTR

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