Online Robotics Academy.
Learn live, online. Design it, build it, make it drive itself.
Live lessons, hands-on.
Every lesson is taught live online. You follow along on your own computer, in the same tools we use to design and build our robots.
What's next.
Lessons are held on Microsoft Teams. After you register, we'll email you a Teams invite a few days before the lesson.
Creating a prototype using the Robot Designer
Start from a blank design and take it to a working prototype in the online Robot Designer: frame, drive train, wiring and parts list.
Using the Robot Designer to design the Sentinel robot
Design the Industrial Sentinel step by step in the Robot Designer: its 40×40 aluminium frame, drive train, batteries and wiring.
Past lessons
From design to parts list
Turning a finished design into a build: the parts list, cut list, printed parts and STL export.
Adding GNSS to your robot
Fitting a GNSS receiver and antenna, and what RTK corrections add for accurate positioning.
Wiring your robot: power, safety and the e-stop
Wiring in the Designer's 3D breadboard: fuses, switches, the emergency stop and the motor drivers.
Choosing motors, wheels and batteries
Picking a drive train that fits the job: motor torque, wheel size, battery voltage and runtime.
Getting started with the Robot Designer
A first tour of the online Robot Designer: frames, tiers and brackets, and saving your first design.