Certificate in Robotics & IoT – Level 1

Programming Fundamentals

• Introduction to programming environment
• Introduction to the functions of Arduino IDE
• Introduction to C/C++ programming language
  • Types, operators and expressions
  • Decision Making (If, If - Else, If - Else If - Else, Switch)
  • Loops (While, Do - While, For)
  • Functions and program structure

Basic Electrical and Electronics

• Analog and Digital signals
• Logic gates
  • How logic gates work
  • Types of logic gates
• Introduction to Microcontrollers
• Introduction to Arduino
  • Explore the components of an Arduino UNO
• I/O control of a microcontroller
• Pulse Width Modulation
  • What is PWM?
  • How can PWM be useful with Arduino UNO?
• Sensors
  • What are sensors and why we use them?
  • Different types of sensors
  • Practicals with sensors

Internet of Things

• Introduction to IoT
  • What is IoT
  • Basic concepts of IoT
  • How can IoT be useful
• Practicals using IoT technology

Designing

• 3D modeling of sensor bracket designs

Robotics

• Introduction to Robotics
  • Importance and Applications of Robotics
  • Importance of robotics in modern society
• Understanding of different types of Robots
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Flying Robots
• Wheeled Mobile Robots
• Robot Motion Planning & Control
• Robot Components and Anatomy
  • Basic components of a robot: sensors, actuators, controllers