Robotics in professional university program

Abstract

In this paper we describe an approach in teaching of robotics in the professional university program at University of Electrical Engineering Maribor, Slovenia. Developing a proper teaching method was not an easy task as the robotics is interdisciplinary, rapidly evolving field. The problem also is that the students often lacks in necessary mathematical and physical knowledge. We overcome the problem by introducing a set of demonstration exercises, simulations and laboratory exercises that are closely linked with the lectures. Our aim was to give students an engineering experience by practical work on the modern equipment as well as necessary theoretical knowledge in robotics.