Robotics & Automation
Robotics combines mechanical engineering, electronics, and AI to build machines that work in the real world. You will program robots, design control systems, and build autonomous agents.
Stage-by-stage path 🗺️
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- Python and basic electronics
- Servo motors, sensors (ultrasonic, IR, IMU)
- Build a line-following or obstacle-avoiding robot
- Learn Raspberry Pi and Arduino together
- Linear algebra and kinematics
- PID controllers for stable movement
- Forward and inverse kinematics
- Simulating robots in Gazebo or Webots
- ROS2 framework: topics, services, actions
- SLAM: simultaneous localization and mapping
- Path planning algorithms
- Camera vision with OpenCV
- Deep reinforcement learning for robotics
- Manipulation: robotic arms and grippers
- Multi-robot coordination
- Real-world robot deployment and safety
Career paths 💼
Robotics Engineer
₹8–35 LPAAutomation Engineer
₹7–25 LPAControl Systems Engineer
₹8–30 LPATop free resources 🎓
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Capstone project ideas 🛠️
Portfolio-grade projects that prove you know your stuff.
Build an autonomous maze-solving robot using SLAM
Program a robotic arm to sort objects by color using computer vision