Master's Course in Automation Engineering and Robotics
Academic Year 2025/2026
Instructor: Prof. Bruno Siciliano bruno.siciliano@unina.it
Assistant: Dr. Francesca Pagano Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
(last update: 27/05/26)
Class Schedule
- Monday, 10:30‒12:30, Room CL-II-3 [via Claudio]
- Tuesday, 10:30‒12:30, Room CL-T-C2A [via Claudio]
- Wednesday, 08:30‒10:30, Room CL-II-3 [via Claudio]
Lectures will be taught in blended mode on Microsoft Teams (MT). Please, sign up to the class here or join it with this code 8nt6e6l.
Teaching Assistantship
Send an email to the Instructor or to the Assistant to set an appointment. Assistantship will be provided in presence or via the MT platform.
Aim of the Course
The aim of the course is to provide the basic skills for modeling, planning and motion control of robots.
Syllabus
Click here for the course syllabus (ongoing updates).
References
Lecture Notes
- Click here for the MOOC course Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling
- Click here for the MOOC course Robotics Foundations II - Robot Control
- Click here for the video Espresso Podcast (B. Siciliano, 18/07/24)
- Click here for the video Robot e Intelligenza Artificiale (B. Siciliano, "Codex Rai 3", 02/04/24)
- Click here for the video Robotics Meets AI & 5G – The Future is Now (B. Siciliano, "Universidad Carlos III de Madrid", 28/11/23)
- Click here for the streaming Robot Manipulation and Control: Scenarios and Challenges (B. Siciliano, "Maker Faire Rome 2021", 09/10/21)
- Click here for the streaming Robotics & Napoli: The Art of Work & Play (B. Siciliano, "TEDx Talk", 24/09/16)
- Click here for the video Robotics Goes PRISMA
- Click here for the video keep the gradient ;-)
- Click here for the PPTX file Introduction to Robotics with embedded videos (3.4 GB)
- Click here for the video Robots ‒ A 50 Year Journey
- Click here for the video Robots ‒ The Journey Continues
- Click here for the PDF file Introduction
- Click here for the PDF file Kinematics
- Click here for the PDF file Differential Kinematics and Statics
- Click here for the PDF file Trajectory Planning
- Click here for the PDF file Dynamics
- Click here for the PDF file Motion Control
- Click here to download Peter Corke's Robotics Toolbox for Matlab
- Click here to download the Matlab/Simulink code for simulation of CLIK algorithms
- Click here for the PDF file Introduzione a Matlab
- Click here for the PDF file Introduzione a Simulink
Exams
To take the exam, complete the Technical Project and send it by email to the Instructor. The oral exam will be fixed within the following 7 days.
Click here to download the PDF file Technical Project to be carried out for admission to the oral exam.