Build your first robot
Arduino and sensors, an autonomous robot with ESP32 and PID control, and vision with Raspberry Pi, OpenCV and ROS2.
The problem
Everyone talks about humanoids. Few people know where to start.
Demo videos don't teach. The problems below hold back people who want to get into robotics now, and each one has a course that addresses it.
- You've never built a circuit and don't know whether to start with Arduino, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi.
- Humanoids show up in videos, but nobody shows how to program one.
- The names VLA, LeRobot, MuJoCo and sim-to-real pile up without forming a map.
- Buying a robot to learn is expensive, and training on the real robot takes hours.
- The robot arrives at the company and nobody has prepared the people who will work alongside it.
After the training
By the end of the 6 courses, you will be able to:
Understand a humanoid from the inside
How Tesla Optimus, Unitree H1 and Figure 02 work and how to program one with ROS2 and AI.
Program in a simulator
Free simulators, visual programming, Python, ROS 2, sensors and control, with no robot on your desk.
Train a policy with LeRobot
Real robot data, training and evaluation of a policy in LeRobot 0.6 in simulation.
Choose the right VLA model
The map of 2026 models by license, behavior cloning, diffusion policy and FAST tokenization.
Prepare the team and safety
ISO 10218:2025 standard, cobots, mobile robots, digital twins and change management.
6 courses in order · foundations, humanoids, embodied AI and people
Six courses, from Arduino to the robot that learns.
Course 1 gives the foundation. Courses 2 and 3 lead to humanoids, 4 and 5 to embodied AI, and 6 takes care of the people. Programmers and AI students can enter through course 4.
- 1
Foundation
Robotics from Zero to Expert
Three levels: fundamentals with Arduino and sensors, autonomous robots with ESP32 and PID control, and AI with Raspberry Pi, OpenCV, ROS2 and SLAM.
- 2
Humanoids
HG1: Humanoid Academy
From what a humanoid is to programming with ROS2 and AI, with today's models: Tesla Optimus, Unitree H1 and Figure 02.
- 3
Simulator
FTH: Technological Training in Humanoids
Four levels, from explorer to professional: free simulators, visual programming, Python, ROS 2, sensors and control.
- 4
Embodied AIv7.2
VLA v7.2: robots that see, understand, and act
The VLA architecture, the map of 2026 models by license, robot data, training and evaluation with LeRobot 0.6 in simulation, ROS 2 and the safety checklist.
8 lessonsOpen course 4 - 5
Advanced
VLA 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, in 108 topics.
- 6
People
segROBOT: human reskilling for robotic environments
ISO 10218:2025 standard, cobots, mobile robots, humanoids, digital twins and change management, in 3 tracks and 18 modules.
Who it's for
Made for you if
- You've never built a robot and want to start from the circuit, step by step.
- You program or study AI and want to understand the models that drive arms and humanoids.
- You're a teacher and want to bring robotics into the classroom without buying expensive equipment.
- You're a manager, HR or workplace safety professional and your company is about to receive robots.
Not for you yet if
- You want an AI assistant on your computer, not a robot: start with the JARVIS area.
- You expect a humanoid at home this year: today they are pilots and demonstrations.
Included in the training
You train the robot from a photo.
robotica-real2sim reads the photo of the table, builds a copy in the MuJoCo simulator and proves the plan before the real robot moves. The guide and the code come with it, along with the videos on the topic.
Projects and kits
Videos
Why this training
What changes compared to watching demo videos.
No robot on your desk
The courses use free simulators, and the Real2Sim simulation runs on your computer.
From the circuit to the frontier
The same order takes you from the first circuit to the 2026 VLA models and humanoids.
With measured numbers
In Real2Sim, the naive plan got 4 out of 20 right; checked in simulation, 19 out of 20.
With people in the plan
An entire course covers safety, standards and the retraining of the people who work alongside the robot.
Questions
Before you start.
Do I need to have a robot?
No. The courses use free simulators and the Real2Sim project runs on your computer.
Do I need to follow the order?
The suggested order is 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6. If you already program, you can start with VLA v7.2 (course 4); managers and safety teams can go straight to segROBOT (course 6).
Which tools do the courses use?
Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, OpenCV, ROS 2, free simulators such as MuJoCo, and LeRobot 0.6.
How long does it take?
It depends on your starting point. VLA v7.2 has 8 lessons; the foundation course has 3 levels and segROBOT has 18 modules.
Are the courses available in other languages?
VLA v7.2, VLA Mastery and segROBOT are available in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Robótica do Zero, HG1 and FTH are in Portuguese.
The robot you are going to program already exists in the simulator.
Start with course 1 and build your first circuit. If you already program, open VLA v7.2 and train a policy with LeRobot in 8 lessons.