Robotics Engineering Graduate Courses Site Menu Sidebar Menu Academics Graduate Courses CONTACT Location: Unity Hall Phone: 508-831-6665 rbe@wpi.edu Graduate Courses RBE 500: Foundations of Robotics Kinematics; Control systems; Robot ethics; Probabilistic robotics 🗎 Course Description RBE: 501 Robot Dynamics Robot dynamics; System modeling; Dynamical control; Kinematics; Dynamic simulation; 🗎 Course Description RBE: 502 Robot Control Control theory; Feedback control; Adaptive control; Applications on mobile robots and manipulators; 🗎 Course Description ‎‎ RBE: 510 Multi-Robot Systems Multi-robot systems; Distributed control; Task assignment; Heterogeneous systems; 🗎 Course Description RBE: 511 Swarm Intelligence Self-organization; Collective intelligence; Game theory; Swarm robotics; RBE: 521 Legged Robotics Gait; ZMP; Dynamic Walking; 🗎 Course Description ‎ RBE: 522 Continuum Robotics Continuum robotics; Flexible robotic arms; Minimally invasive surgery; Robot design and control; 🗎 Course Description RBE/CS 526: Human-Robot Interaction Human-Robot Interaction; Social Robot Learning; Real-World Environments; Long-Term Interaction; 🗎 Course Description RBE 530: Soft Robotics Soft robotics; Elastic actuation; Embedded Intelligence; Soft robot modelling; 🗎 Course Description ‎ RBE 533: Smart Materials & Actuation Smart materials; Electroactive polymers; Shape memory alloys; Ion-polymer metal composites; Biomimicry; 🗎 Course Description RBE/CS 549: Computer Vision Computer Vision; Deep Learning; Sensor Fusion; 3D Reconstruction; 3D from Motion; 🗎 Course Description 🌎 Course Website RBE 550: Motion Planning Motion planning algorithms; Robot manipulation; Path planning; Multi-robot planning; Manifold planning; 🗎 Course Description ‎ RBE 594: Capstone Project Experience in Robotics Engineering Engineering; Integration; Project-based learning; Team collaboration; Practical application; 🗎 Course Description RBE 595 ST: Medical Imaging and Instrumentation Medical robotics; Medical imaging; Human-robot interaction; Sensor fusion; Computer vision; 🗎 Course Description RBE 595 ST: Safety Guarantees for Autonomous Robots Formal methods; Safe reinforcement learning; Planning and reasoning; Safe control; Symbolic control; 🗎 Course Description ‎ RBE 595: Special Topics Course - Advanced Robot Navigation Autonomous Navigation; 3D Localization; Mapping; 🗎 Course Description RBE 595: Special Topics Course. Hands - On Autonomous Aerial Robotics Aerial Robotics; Hands-On; Deep Learning; Sensor Fusion; Advanced Autonomy; 🗎 Course Description 🌎 Course Website RBE 595: Special Topics Course - Reinforcement Learning Reinforcement Learning; Markov Decision Processes, Model-based RL; Off-policy learning; 🗎 Course Description ‎ RBE 596: Robotics Engineering Practicum Robotics engineering; Real-world applications; Experiential learning; Industry experience; 🗎 Course Description RBE 597: Independent Study Self-directed; Individualized; Exploration; 🗎 Course Description RBE 598: Directed Research Supervised; Research; Mentorship; Exploration; 🗎 Course Description RBE 599: Thesis Research Research; Academic Impact; Scientific Study; Publication; 🗎 Course Description RBE 699: Dissertation Research Doctoral Studies; Research Methodology; Scholarly Inquiry; Independent Research; Pushing Boundaries; 🗎 Course Description Course Schedules