Module 1
Foundations: Vectors
Master the fundamentals of vectors and their applications in robotics. Learn vector operations, dot products, and cross products through interactive visualizations.
What You'll Learn
- Represent robot positions, velocities, and forces as vectors
- Perform vector addition and scalar multiplication
- Use dot product to compute angles between robot links
- Apply cross product to calculate torques and surface normals
- Build intuition through interactive 2D and 3D visualizations
Lessons
3
Interactives
3
Duration
~70 min
Lessons
Lesson 1
20 min Vectors in Robotics
Learn vector fundamentals, addition, and their role in robot motion
Lesson 2
25 min Dot Product & Projections
Master computing angles between robot links and vector projections
Lesson 3
25 min Cross Product
Understand torque calculation and perpendicular vectors in 3D
Prerequisites
Basic algebra and trigonometry (sin, cos, tan). No prior robotics experience required!
After This Module
Once you complete the foundations, you'll move on to Module 2: Matrix Operations, where you'll learn how matrices represent robot configurations and transformations.