Robot Fundamentals: configurations, mobility, work-envelope, etc.; Robot Kinematics: forward and inverse; Trajectory Generation and Following; Fundamentals of Robot Programming (tasks ranging from pick-and-place to path following); Grippers and End-effectors; Interlocking and Robot-peripherals; Robot Commissioning and Calibration; Safety and Maintenance; Industrial Automation: overview, basic architectures, examples/case-studies; Programmable Logic Controllers: programming (IEC 61131-3 standard), digital/analog I/O interfacing, visualization and control, system development; Industrial Communications: from lower to higher levels (e.g. HART, Fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet, etc.); Newer trends in robotics and automation.

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