IK in the Real World: Industrial Arms, Humanoids, and Beyond
Explore how inverse kinematics powers real robots — from factory arms doing pick-and-place to humanoid robots walking and grasping.
TechWeek 3 Summary: Mastering Inverse Kinematics
Recap everything we learned about inverse kinematics this week — from analytical solutions to real-world applications — and get a preview of Week 4.
TechIntroduction to Forward Kinematics
Learn the fundamentals of forward kinematics and how to calculate robot end-effector positions from joint angles
TechJoint Space vs Cartesian Space
Understanding the relationship between joint space and Cartesian space, and the Jacobian matrix for coordinate transformations
TechRobot Workspace Analysis
Learn how to analyze and visualize robot workspace, including reachable workspace, dexterity, and optimization techniques
TechPath Planning Algorithms: A* and RRT
Master fundamental path planning algorithms including A* search and Rapidly-exploring Random Trees for robot navigation