Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

Robots That Understand Humans

Human-robot interaction is a multidisciplinary field—part engineering, part psychology, part design. This course introduces the full landscape: how robots work mechanically, how to design them for human interaction, and the specifics of how robots perceive and respond to space and human gesture.

Whether you're building collaborative robots for manufacturing, service robots for caregiving, or just curious about the frontier where humans and machines work together, this is your entry point. Part one of a deeper HRI certificate program.