Robotics education for engineering and computer science students in the University of Michigan-Dearborn

The course objectives, contents, laboratory facilities, student projects, and experience gained in teaching are described for an industrial robotics course, a three-credit junior-level undergraduate elective course. The course objectives are directed towards introducing students to the basics of industrial robots with the following emphasis: the historical development of industrial robots and their impact on automation and the factory of the future; the fundamental technology of robots, including robot configurations, drive systems, control systems and precision of motion; types of end effectors and selection criteria based on applications; robot sensors and their role and usage in automated robot work cells; robot programming i.e., leadthrough and textual programming methods; design of robot work cells, and introduction to basic applications of robots in industry