15 Best Robotics Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Robotics courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Northwestern University and University of Naples, Federico II. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "robotics" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Robotics with Webots
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
The overarching learning goal of this specialization in robotics is to create an appreciation for the tight interplay between mechanism, sensor, and control in the design of intelligent systems. By the end of this specia...
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Modern Robotics, Course 4: Robot Motion Planning and Control
Offered by Northwestern University
Do you want to know how robots work? Are you interested in robotics as a career? Are you willing to invest the effort to learn fundamental mathematical modeling techniques that are used in all subfields of robotics? If s...
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Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control
Offered by Northwestern University
This Specialization provides a rigorous treatment of spatial motion and the dynamics of rigid bodies, employing representations from modern screw theory and the product of exponentials formula. Students with a freshman-l...
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Modern Robotics, Course 6: Capstone Project, Mobile Manipulation
Offered by Northwestern University
The capstone project of the Modern Robotics specialization is on mobile manipulation: simultaneously controlling the motion of a wheeled mobile base and its robot arm to achieve a manipulation task. This project integrat...
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Basics of Robotics
Offered by Siemens
Robotics Basic is an introductory course that provides a structured, hands-on overview of industrial robotics. Over 13 compact modules, learners explore the mechanical, electrical, and digital components that make up mod...
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CPS Design for Mechatronics, Healthcare, EV & Robotics
Offered by L&T EduTech
This course covers diverse aspects of mechatronics, electric vehicles (EVs), medical devices, and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). The Automotive Mechatronics module provides participants with a deep understanding of essent...
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Master AI Tools & Robotics: Analyze, Automate, Innovate
Offered by EDUCBA
Learners will analyze modern AI tools, evaluate intelligent automation workflows, and interpret how robotics and AI-driven systems operate in real-world environments. This course equips learners with the ability to apply...
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Collaborative Robotics in Industry
Offered by L&T EduTech
Collaborative Robotics in Manufacturing merges traditional manufacturing with cutting-edge robotics, equipping learners with skills to navigate modern manufacturing. Foundational Industrial Manufacturing knowledge highli...
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Robotics & Robots
Offered by Università di Napoli Federico II
The Robotics & Robots Specialization is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of modern robotics, from foundational principles and technologies to real-world applications. Led by over 30 internationally renow...
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Lean Manufacturing & Robotics for Flexible Systems
Offered by Coursera
This course explores the integration of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) with Lean Manufacturing principles, emphasizing how a lean transformation facilitates robotics and automation. Participants gain a solid unders...
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Mastering ROS 2 for Robotics Programming
Offered by Packt
This Specialization provides a structured pathway to mastering ROS 2 for modern robotics development, aligned with the latest ROS 2 Jazzy release. It begins with foundational concepts, introducing core components, archit...
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Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling
Offered by Università di Napoli Federico II
This course explores the intersection of mechanics, electronics, signal processing, control engineering, computing, and mathematical modeling in robotics, focusing on the intelligent connection between perception and act...
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Robotic Technologies
Offered by University of Naples, Federico II
This course explores the key technologies that enable modern robotic systems, focusing on embodiment, interaction, and advanced interfaces. Learners will study how different physical designs and human-centered technologi...
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Technological advancement in Healthcare
Offered by Empower School of Health
This Specialization explores how digital transformation is reshaping healthcare through Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, and Blockchain. Learners will gain a strong foundation in digital health principles, WH...
$49.00listed price -
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Self-Driving Cars
Offered by University of Toronto
Be at the forefront of the autonomous driving industry. With market researchers predicting a $42-billion market and more than 20 million self-driving cars on the road by 2025, the next big job boom is right around the co...
$79.00listed price
Best Robotics Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Northwestern University and University of Naples, Federico II — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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