Robot Section · robotics, humanoids, and embodied AI
Robot. Everything INEMA teaches about robots and humanoids, all in one place.
From your first robot with Arduino to humanoids and the models that enable robots to see, understand, and act (VLA). Here you’ll find open courses, the simulation that trains a robot from a photo, what changes for people working alongside them, and videos. Everything is open and free.
7 open courses and 1 hands-on project. The embodied AI courses and project are available in PT, EN, and ES.
01 · What’s here
Four ways to get into robotics.
A robot is no longer just a machine programmed step by step. New models learn from demonstrations and simulation, and the same AI that talks to you is beginning to move arms and bodies. We’ve organized the material into four paths.
Robotics from scratch
Electronics, Arduino, sensors, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, computer vision, and ROS2.
View → 2 · HumanoidsRobots with human bodies
How they work, free simulators, programming, and current models.
View → 3 · Embodied AIRobots that see and act
VLA models (vision, language, and action), LeRobot, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, and sim-to-real.
View → 4 · PeopleWorking alongside them
Safety, standards, cobots, and reskilling for people who will work alongside robots.
View →02 · Where to start
Choose based on where you are now.
| You are | Start with |
|---|---|
| A beginner who has never built a robot | Robotics from Zero to Expert: 3 levels, from Arduino to AI. Then move on to the Humanoid Academy. |
| Curious about humanoids | HG1 to understand them and FTH to program in a simulator. |
| A programmer or AI student | VLA, then VLA Mastery and Real2Sim simulation in practice. |
| A manager, HR professional, or workplace safety professional | segROBOT and Embodied AI Training (market and career). |
03 · Courses
Robotics, from zero to an autonomous robot.
This foundational course covers everything from your first circuit to a robot that can see. It’s in Portuguese.
Embodied AI: robots that see, understand, and act
The models VLA (Vision-Language-Action) bring vision, language, and action together: the robot receives a request in words, looks at the scene, and decides how to move. This is the path taken by today’s humanoids.
VLA for Robotics
RT-2, OpenVLA, π0, and GR00T N1 models; LeRobot, ROS2, MuJoCo, and Isaac Sim frameworks; training and sim-to-real. 3 tracks, 18 modules.
Open the course → Advanced · PT · EN · ESVLA Mastery: from theory to robots that act
Behavior cloning, diffusion policy, FAST tokenization, open datasets, humanoids (GR00T, Figure Helix, Optimus), and the 2026–2030 frontier. 108 topics.
Open the course → Program · PT · EN · ESEmbodied AI Training
Why now, the 2024–2026 market, how other countries are training people, and the curriculum in 3 tracks.
Open →04 · Humanoids
Robots with human-like bodies, from concept to code.
Tesla Optimus, Unitree, and Figure have moved beyond demo videos and are starting to enter factories. These two courses, in Portuguese, show how they work and how to program one in a simulator, without buying the robot.
HG1: Humanoid Academy
From what a humanoid is to programming with ROS2 and AI, using current models (Tesla Optimus, Unitree H1, Figure 02).
Open the course → Course · PTFTH: Technological Training in Humanoids
4 levels, from explorer to professional: free simulators, visual programming, Python, ROS 2, sensors, and control.
Open the course → Guide · PT · EN · ESSimulation in humanoid training
How simulation generates thousands of hours of demonstrations to train humanoids, with verified sources.
Read →05 · In practice
A photo of a table becomes the simulation that trains the robot.
The robotica-real2sim is our open replica of Real2Sim: AI reads the photo of the table, builds a virtual copy in the MuJoCo simulator with a robotic arm, generates labeled training episodes, and tests the plan before the real robot moves. Runs on your computer.
| What we tested | Result |
|---|---|
| Robot plan without and with simulation | The naive plan got it right 4 out of 20; checked in simulation, 19 out of 20. |
| Same photo in 4 AIs | Each measured the table differently; Gemini Argon approved the plan for US$ 0,01. Table in guide. |
| Data for training | 50 episodes become a LeRobot dataset in 69 s (how to do it). |
robotica-real2sim Guide
What it is, how to install it, the step-by-step guide, the questions, and what comes next.
Open the guide → Code · openinematds/robotica-real2sim
The code, tests, generated episodes, and research.
Open on GitHub → Step by stepLearn to train the robot
From simulation to a training dataset, with LeRobot.
Read →06 · Videos
Watch on your phone.
New robotics videos will appear here as soon as they’re published.
07 · People and safety
The robot arrives. What about the people working alongside it?
Bringing a robot into a company also changes the work of the people already there. This course covers safety, standards, and team reskilling.
Honestly. Humanoids in homes and every factory are not yet a reality: today, they’re still in pilot projects and demonstrations. What has already changed is how they’re trained, with simulation and models that learn from demonstrations. That’s what you can learn now.
08 · At Eventos
Fields that pair well with robotics.
09 · Get started now
Choose a path and take the first step today.
You don’t need a robot: the courses use free simulators, and the Real2Sim simulation runs on your computer.
Robotics from Zero to Expert
The foundational course, from Arduino to computer vision.
Open the course →VLA for Robotics
The models that make the robot see, understand, and act.
Open the course →Real2Sim simulation
From a photo of the table to the robot’s proven plan.
Open the guide →Want to chat with people who are studying robotics? Join the Telegram groups or check out the community at INEMA.PRO. The courses from INEMA.CLUB are open and free.