Inverse Kinematics Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Robotics

55 ratings

Introduction to Robotics (CS223A) covers topics such as Spatial Descriptions, Forward Kinematics, Inverse Kinematics, Jacobians, Dynamics, Motion Planning and Trajectory Generation, Position and Force Control, and Manipulator Design.

• YouTube
• 18 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stewart Platform Model Design with System Modeler and Mathematica: Wolfram U Lesson

Build and visualize a six-degree-of-freedom Stewart platform model, including its geometry, motion, and inverse kinematics.

• Wolfram U
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Modern Robotics

6 ratings

A mathematical treatment of robot motion, from rigid-body representations and kinematics through dynamics, motion planning, control, grasping, and mobile robots.

• YouTube
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modeling

7 ratings

This course explores the robotics foundations for modelling of robot manipulators.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modern Robotics, Course 2: Robot Kinematics

302 ratings at Coursera

Solve robot forward kinematics with the product-of-exponentials formula, then work through space and body Jacobians, statics, singularities, inverse kinematics, and closed-chain mechanisms.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Robotics

3 ratings

Explore robot kinematics, dynamics, control, sensing, vision, and motion planning across manipulators, wheeled robots, and bipedal systems.

• YouTube
• 21 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Robotic Mapping and Trajectory Generation

17 ratings at Coursera

Build robot maps from laser range finder data and follow waypoint trajectories, using homogeneous transforms, configuration space, collision checking, and a proportional controller in Webots.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Industrial Robotics

2657 ratings at Udemy

Model a 6-axes anthropomorphic industrial robot: build direct and inverse kinematics, plan paths and trajectories, tune servo drives, calibrate tool and cell, and simulate a digital twin.

• Udemy
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling

Model robot manipulators and mobile robots: build direct and inverse kinematics with Denavit-Hartenberg conventions, analyze Jacobians and singularities, and derive Lagrange and Newton-Euler dynamics.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Building Robots: System Integration

Learn how to integrate components and modules from diverse engineering disciplines into cohesive and functional robotic systems.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling

Robotics is commonly defined as the science studying the intelligent connection between perception and action. As such, the full scope of robotics lies at the intersection of mechanics, electronics, s

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad;  NPTEL

Industrial Robotics: Theories for Implementation

1 rating

A foundational guide to implementing industrial robots through kinematics, calibration, dynamics, control, programming, and safety.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Modeling and Simulation of Multibody Systems - Part II

90% of daily life multibody systems contain loops of bodies, e.g. vehicle or bike suspensions, parallel manipulators or robots, and musculoskeletal systems. They can also include joint constraints. In

• edX
• 14 weeks, 9-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Mechanism and Robot Kinematics

Study the kinematic analysis of constrained mechanisms and robot manipulators, from displacement and velocity to singularities, motion generation, and force analysis.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Armanimation

Spine 2D Tutorial - Tracer Overwatch Rig and Animation

Master Spine 2D animation by rigging and animating Tracer from Overwatch, covering Photoshop prep, character rigging, walk cycles, combat moves, and Unity integration with VFX.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video