This module provides a brief history regarding the automation system from Industry 1.0 to 4.0
This module aims describe the brief history regarding the automation system from Industry 1.0 to Industry 4.0, and the role of robots. The module also to introduce the conventional robot programming and novel technologies like human-robot collaboration. Hands-on practice is included based on the online robot simulation tools, e.g. mobile robots, walking humanoid, autonomous cars. Finally, the module will introduce how robot applications can be connected to the latest ICT technologies from the Industry 4.0’s perspective, e.g. Cloud, IoT, etc.
This module take about 4 hours per week over 5 weeks to complete (20 hours in total). Webinars are included where you engage in deeper discussions on selected topics, together with teachers and co-learners. You will be onboarded to the learning portal as soon as your registration process is completed (2025-09-02 as earliest), so you can initiate your learning already before the starting date.
The learning module is a mixture of self-study with recorded lectures and recommended reading as a support, webinars for joint discussions with other module participants, and hands-on exercises. Early Onboarding (from 2025-09-02)
- Engineers with an industrial background without deep engagement with automation or robots yet
- Management and marketing personnel
- Anyone interested in automation and robots
