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Course Overview
The module will focus on the applications of robotic automation technology and IoT system on smart manufacturing processes.
The fundamentals of robotics and mechanism design will be introduced to enable you to implement robotic automation solutions on factory floor. You will learn to setup a robotic workcell, carry out offline robot programming and integrate sensors to enhance the capability of the workcell. Internet of things (IoT) will be introduced to enable data acquisition and monitoring of the manufacturing processes.
Who Should Attend
- Production Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Professionals who are keen to learn about the applications of robotics, automation and IoT technologies in manufacturing industries
Prerequisites
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other relevant degree from a recognised university
What You Will Learn
- Understand the fundamentals of robotics, including the anatomy and characteristics of robot manipulators, as well as an overview of robot kinematics
- Perform mechanism design and synthesis
- Understand and apply human-robot collaboration in the smart factory setting
- Perform offline robot programming and simulation to setup robotic workcells for manufacturing process automation
- Integrate automated identification & data capture technology including radio frequency identification (RFID) and machine vision into robotic workcell
- Understand IoT ecosystem and key components for implementing IoT solutions
- Implement sensing and data acquisition through IoT on robotic workcells
- Design dashboard to display data stream from IoT devices
Teaching Team

Kiew Choon Meng
Assistant Professor, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology

Mustafa Shabbir Kurbanhusen
Associate Professor/Deputy Dir, ARO, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology

Chun Yee Lim
Associate Professor, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology

Wu Yaqun
Senior Professional Officer, Singapore Institute of Technology

Vincent Chan Siang Huat
Professional Officer, Singapore Institute of Technology
Schedule
Lessons are held every Monday, except for Examination date.
Day | Topics |
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Day 1 |
Robotic Fundamentals |
Day 2 |
Robot Programming |
Day 3 |
End-effectors, Mechanism Design and Synthesis |
Day 4 |
RFID |
Day 5 | IoT Ecosystems Embedded Sytems and Sensory Communications 1 Quiz/Q&A |
Day 6 | Communications 2 Cloud Technology Dashboard Design and Development 1 and 2 Quiz/Q&A |
Day 7 | Exam |
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who
- Attend at least 75% of the module
- Undertake non-credit bearing assessment during the module
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who
- Attend at least 75% of the module
- Undertake and pass credit bearing assessment during the module
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$5,832.00.
Category | After SF Funding |
---|---|
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) | S$1,733.40 |
Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) | S$653.40 |
Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder | S$1,749.60 |
Non-Singapore Citizen | S$5,832.00 (No Funding) |
Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
Course Runs
Learning Pathway

Earn a Postgraduate Certificate