RoboticsBeginner

Robotics Starter: Sense, Think, Act

How machines perceive the world and decide to move.

Taught by Sristi Maharjan · Robotics Engineer

What you'll learn

  • Describe the sense–think–act loop
  • Name common sensors and what each measures
  • Explain how actuators create motion
  • Understand feedback control in plain terms

About this course

Robotics ties together sensing, decision-making and movement. This free course gives you the vocabulary and the core loop every robot runs — so the field stops feeling like magic and starts feeling like engineering you can learn.

Course content

4 lessons
  1. 1The sense–think–act loopThe heartbeat of every robot.Preview
  2. 2Sensors: a robot's sensesWhat each sensor measures and its limits.Preview
  3. 3Actuators and motionHow robots actually move.
  4. 4Feedback control, gentlyWhy robots wobble — and how to stop it.