Ask HN: How to Learn Robotics?

4 points by cbracketdash 1y ago ↗ HN

Hi everyone! Lately I've been interested in robotics (coming from an extensive programming background) and was wondering how I should go about learning it/related fields? I'm assuming that much of this will be project-based learning so it would be nice if there are some affordable/cool projects that teach the basics.

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions?

Thank you!

5 comments

[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 24.5 ms ] thread

vismit2000 1y ago ↗

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41070703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35441180

cbracketdash 1y ago ↗

Awesome, thank you for the resources!

brudgers 1y ago ↗

Learning by doing is the simplest thing that might work. Doing is the way to start doing. Doing things wrong is the way doing usually starts. If you are exceptionally lucky, doing very very badly will be where it starts. Irregardless, where and how you start matters not relative to just starting.

To put it another way, it is not rude to suck at robotics. Good luck.

chfritz 1y ago ↗

Learn ROS. It has tutorials using just turtle sim. Also https://www.theconstruct.ai/ is a place designed for people who want to learn robotics (based on ROS). https://www.youtube.com/@mikelikesrobots also has some nice beginner videos.

esh4 1y ago ↗

Buy one of many Arduino kits. You will learn electronics, some mechanics, and more robotics aimed programing skills!