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Free course · Robotics

RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

Brand-independent offline programming with RoboDK's own academy: installation, robots, tools and frames, targets and programs, teaching on surfaces, station creation, pick and place, simulation events, 3D models and mechanisms, simulation tools, curve-follow and machining paths, modelling your own robot, the Python API, post processors and export.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Beginner
Modules
13
Video
26 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Build RoboDK stations with robots, tools, frames and objects, create targets and programs, teach targets on surfaces, simulate pick and place with events, import and prepare 3D models, model mechanisms and your own robot, check collisions, singularities and cycle time, generate curve-follow and machining programs, script with Python and post-process programs for real controllers.

  • Install RoboDK and build stations with robots, tools and frames
  • Create targets and programs and teach on surfaces
  • Simulate pick and place with events and mechanisms
  • Check collisions, singularities, reach and cycle time
  • Generate curve-follow, machining and 3D-printing paths
  • Script with Python and post-process for real robots

Software

RoboDK (free trial and education licence)

Hardware

None required. Any supported robot runs the generated programs.

Syllabus

13 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1RoboDK and Installation5 lessons
  2. 2Robots, Tools and Reference Frames8 lessonsLab
  3. 3Movements, Targets and Programs7 lessonsLab
  4. 4Teaching Targets on Surfaces, Subprograms and Circular Motion6 lessons
  5. 5Station Creation: Library, Objects and Paths from Parts11 lessons
  6. 6Pick and Place10 lessonsLab
  7. 7Simulation Events11 lessonsLab
  8. 83D Models and Mechanisms16 lessons
  9. 9Mechanism Applications and Simulation Tools17 lessons
  10. 10Advanced Paths: Curve Follow, Machining and 3D Printing16 lessons
  11. 11Modelling Your Own Robot and Cell11 lessons
  12. 12Python API, Post Processors and Export9 lessons
  13. 13Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Jog an arm with a pendant, teach points and run a pick and place cycle in the Lab's robot simulator.

Works alongside RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation. The Lab is robot cell practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Robot cell: Teach a robot arm.

Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

  • RoboDK

    the getting-started guide

  • RoboDK

    the professional training and academy courses

  • RoboDK

    the robot simulation and offline programming playlist

Questions

About this course

Which robot brands does RoboDK support?
Hundreds, including FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, UR, Denso and Kawasaki; the same station generates each brand's program through its post processor.
Is RoboDK free?
There is a trial and a free education licence for students and teachers; the course needs nothing more.
Do I need to know Python?
Only for the final module; everything before it is done in the interface.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the course take?
Plan on about 26 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the thirteen modules at your own speed.

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