6 Best Mechanical Systems Courses on edX
We compared 6 Mechanical Systems courses currently listed on edX, priced from $55.00 to $179.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including RWTH Aachen University, Delft University of Technology and Gonzaga University. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $55.00 – $179.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "mechanical systems" 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 $55.00 to $179.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Machine Dynamics Hands-On
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Learn the basics of machine dynamics and use them to model, simulate and analyze the behavior of a car with the powerful tools provided by The MathWorks.
$129.00listed price -
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Building Robots: System Integration
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Learn how to integrate components and modules from diverse engineering disciplines into cohesive and functional robotic systems.
$150.00listed price -
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Engineering
Offered by Gonzaga University
The Engineering course offers an in-depth exploration of various engineering principles and practices, tailored to meet the needs of aspiring professionals in the field. You'll engage with critical concepts that underpin...
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Modeling and Simulation of Multibody Systems - Part I
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
Vehicles, bicycles, cranes, human body and robots are multibody systems. Learn how to model them and compute their kinematic and dynamic characteristics, such as velocities, accelerations and forces.
$139.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditConversion électromécanique II
Offered by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Principes de fonctionnement, construction, calcul et applications des moteurs electriques.
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Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modeling
Offered by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
This course explores the robotics foundations for modelling of robot manipulators.
$55.00listed price
Best Mechanical Systems Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Machine Dynamics Hands-On | edX | RWTH Aachen University | $129.00 | View → |
| 2 | Building Robots: System Integration | edX | Delft University of Technology | $150.00 | View → |
| 3 | Engineering | edX | Gonzaga University | — | View → |
| 4 | Modeling and Simulation of Multibody Systems - Part I | edX | Université catholique de Louvain | $139.00 | View → |
| 5 | Conversion électromécanique II | edX | École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | $179.00 | View → |
| 6 | Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modeling | edX | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II | $55.00 | View → |
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 5 priced courses on this page run from $55.00 to $179.00, with the middle of the range around $139.00 — a spread of $124.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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 edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including RWTH Aachen University, Delft University of Technology and Gonzaga University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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