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Modern Robotics, Course 6: Capstone Project, Mobile Manipulation

The capstone project of the Modern Robotics specialization is on mobile manipulation: simultaneously controlling the motion of a wheeled mobile base and its robot arm to achieve a manipulation task. This project integrates several topics from the specialization, including trajectory planning, odometry for mobile robots, and feedback control. Beginning from the Modern Robotics software library provided to you (written in Python, Mathematica, and MATLAB), and software you have written for previous courses, you will develop software to plan and control the motion of a mobile manipulator to perform a pick and place task. You will test your software on the KUKA youBot, a mobile manipulator consisting of an omnidirectional mecanum-wheel mobile base, a 5-joint robot arm, and a gripper. The state-of-the-art, cross-platform V-REP robot simulator will be used to simulate the task.

Status: Control Systems
Status: Simulations
IntermediateCourse21 hours

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JS

Reviewed May 16, 2020

Probably the best specialization I've done so far. I wish there were more programs like this!

HL

Reviewed Nov 30, 2020

A really amazing and exhaustive course. Covers everything you need to know about robotics especially from a Mechanical Engineering point of view.

SF

Reviewed Dec 22, 2020

I spent a lot time from conceptual to learn kinematics, dynamics, controls, and so on to learn and enhance my knowledge, I am so appreciate.

SN

Reviewed Jan 30, 2020

Capstone Project taught me the most. Thank you for the great course. Would you have a advanced robotics course? I would love to take that too.

ST

Reviewed Jun 5, 2020

I really loved this course. Now forums are slightly active. You get a response from learners. If you are stuck don't give up keep trying you will be able to complete the project.

HK

Reviewed Sep 7, 2019

It was fascinating implementing what I learnt in the previous five courses into a real-life scenario.

VO

Reviewed Jun 4, 2025

Great course. Highly recommended if you want to get into robotics

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