EAR::EDUCATIONCOURSERA FOR ROBOTICS

Understand the
Robotics Age.

Most robotics content is built by engineers, for engineers. We start with what matters: why Figure AI raised $675M, what a humanoid actually does, and how this changes your world. Then we go deeper — as fast as you want.

8 PATHS
Become a Humanoid Robotics Operator
L1BEGINNER

Become a Humanoid Robotics Operator

No engineering required. Understand what humanoid robots actually do, which companies lead, and what it means to work alongside them.

PREREQSNone
CAREER OUTCOMES
Robotics Fleet OperatorField Service TechAutomation Coordinator
SALARY$55K – $95K
Figure AIBoston Dynamics1XTesla Optimus
8 modules~4 hours
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Learn ROS 2 in 30 Days
L2BUILDER

Learn ROS 2 in 30 Days

The definitive practical path. Go from zero to building real robot software using the industry-standard framework.

PREREQSBasic Python
CAREER OUTCOMES
ROS DeveloperRobotics Software EngineerNavigation Engineer
SALARY$110K – $175K
ROS 2PythonNav2MoveIt
30 modules30 days
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Build Your First AI Robot
L2BUILDER

Build Your First AI Robot

Raspberry Pi or Jetson. Camera, motors, and a trained vision model. A complete real-world robot you can hold.

PREREQSPython basics, curiosity
CAREER OUTCOMES
Robotics PrototyperEmbedded Systems EngineerCV Engineer
SALARY$95K – $155K
JetsonOpenCVPythonHardware
12 modules~2 weeks
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Physical AI Foundations
L3SYSTEMS

Physical AI Foundations

What happens when large language models get a body. The full arc from GPT to VLA models to deployment in the real world.

PREREQSML fundamentals helpful
CAREER OUTCOMES
AI Robotics ResearcherEmbodied AI EngineerML Engineer — Robotics
SALARY$145K – $260K
VLAEmbodied AIFoundation ModelsPolicy Learning
10 modules~6 hours
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Robotics Investing
L3SYSTEMS

Robotics Investing

How to read the robotics market. Who is raising, who is valued at what, and how to think about this sector as an asset class.

PREREQSNone
CAREER OUTCOMES
Robotics AnalystVC AssociateCorporate Strategy
SALARY$120K – $300K+
Venture CapitalMarket AnalysisStartups
6 modules~3 hours
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Warehouse Automation Systems
L3SYSTEMS

Warehouse Automation Systems

How Amazon, Ocado, and Symbotic built automated warehouses — the technology, economics, and future of logistics.

PREREQSNone
CAREER OUTCOMES
Automation EngineerSystems IntegratorSupply Chain Analyst
SALARY$90K – $160K
AMRASRSWMSLogistics
9 modules~5 hours
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VLA Systems Deep Dive
L4ADVANCED

VLA Systems Deep Dive

Vision-Language-Action models from first principles. Architecture, training data, evaluation, and deployment challenges.

PREREQSDeep learning, PyTorch
CAREER OUTCOMES
VLA ResearcherEmbodied AI LeadRobot Learning Engineer
SALARY$165K – $320K
OpenVLAπ0Diffusion PolicyTransformers
16 modules~10 hours
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AI + Automation Careers
L1BEGINNER

AI + Automation Careers

Which roles exist, which are growing, what they pay, and how to break into robotics from any background.

PREREQSNone
CAREER OUTCOMES
Career awarenessInterview readinessRoadmap clarity
SALARY$60K – $280K
CareerHiringSalarySkills
7 modules~3 hours
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