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RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

Brand-independent offline programming with RoboDK's own academy: installation, robots, tools and frames, targets and programs, teaching on surfaces, station creation, pick and place, simulation events, 3D models and mechanisms, simulation tools, curve-follow and machining paths, modelling your own robot, the Python API, post processors and export.

  • 13 modules
  • 19h 40m of video
  • Beginner
  • English
  • ₹0, free
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Overview

About RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

Brand-independent offline programming with RoboDK's own academy: installation, robots, tools and frames, targets and programs, teaching on surfaces, station creation, pick and place, simulation events, 3D models and mechanisms, simulation tools, curve-follow and machining paths, modelling your own robot, the Python API, post processors and export.

RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics. It has 13 modules and 19h 40m of video lessons by RoboDK, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics

This course includes

  • 19h 40m of video lessons
  • 13 modules with written notes and diagrams
  • One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
  • Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
  • Lifetime access, the course does not expire
  • Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
  1. Step 1 of 3

    Learn the 13 modules

    19h 40m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Pass the final assessment

    15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Take the certificate, if you want it

    Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.

    See the certificate and its price

A look inside

RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation: Syllabus at a glance
Syllabus at a glance
RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation: What you will be able to do
What you will be able to do
RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation: Tools and credits
Tools and credits

From the lessons

  • Intro and Installation - Course 1.01 - RoboDK Academy

    RoboDK and Installation

    by RoboDK

  • Robot Movements - Course 1.05 - RoboDK Academy

    Movements, Targets and Programs

    by RoboDK

  • Station Creation Overview - Course 2.01 - RoboDK Academy

    Station Creation: Library, Objects and Paths from Parts

    by RoboDK

  • Simulation Events Overview - Course 4.01 - RoboDK Academy

    Simulation Events

    by RoboDK

  • Linear Rail Pick and Place (Part 1) - Course 6.09 - RoboDK Academy

    Mechanism Applications and Simulation Tools

    by RoboDK

  • Model your Robot Arm

    Modelling Your Own Robot and Cell

    by RoboDK

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

What you will be able to do

Build RoboDK stations with robots, tools, frames and objects, create targets and programs, teach targets on surfaces, simulate pick and place with events, import and prepare 3D models, model mechanisms and your own robot, check collisions, singularities and cycle time, generate curve-follow and machining programs, script with Python and post-process programs for real controllers.

  • Install RoboDK and build stations with robots, tools and frames
  • Create targets and programs and teach on surfaces
  • Simulate pick and place with events and mechanisms
  • Check collisions, singularities, reach and cycle time
  • Generate curve-follow, machining and 3D-printing paths
  • Script with Python and post-process for real robots

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.

Modules
13
Video lessons
128
Of video
19h 40m
Final questions
15
  1. 01

    RoboDK and Installation

    5 lessons · 43m
  2. 02

    Robots, Tools and Reference Frames

    8 lessons · 1h 41m
  3. 03

    Movements, Targets and Programs

    7 lessons · 59m
  4. 04

    Teaching Targets on Surfaces, Subprograms and Circular Motion

    6 lessons · 43m
  5. 05

    Station Creation: Library, Objects and Paths from Parts

    11 lessons · 1h 45m
  6. 06

    Pick and Place

    10 lessons · 1h 28m
  7. 07

    Simulation Events

    11 lessons · 1h 45m
  8. 08

    3D Models and Mechanisms

    16 lessons · 3h 0m
  9. Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 16 hours

Deburring cell for aluminium castings: RoboDK station, curve-follow paths from CAD, KUKA post validation and cycle time

Design, program offline, validate and document a KUKA KR 20 R1810 deburring cell for twelve aluminium casting variants on a two-station turntable at a foundry: the RoboDK station with tools, frames and the turntable mechanism, parting-line and hole paths generated from the casting CAD, collision and cycle-time checks, KRL from the KUKA post validated against the controller, a handshake with the cell PLC, and the procedure that moves a program from the laptop to the cell with one frame calibration instead of a day of touch-up. The sample pack shows what an offline-programming integrator hands over.

Sample document pack, 7 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • Cell layoutDeburring Cell DB-1 Layout and Safeguarding
  • Risk registerRisk Assessment Register: Deburring Cell DB-1 (ISO 12100, task-based)
  • I/O handshakePLC-Robot I/O Handshake Table: DB1-PLC to KR C5 micro
  • SDSSoftware Design Specification: RoboDK Station, Program Generation and the KRL Program Set
  • Test reportPost-Processor Validation: Generated KRL Against the KR C5 micro, Variant WPH12
  • ReportCycle-Time Report: Deburring Cell DB-1, Simulation Against the Cell and the Manual Baseline
  • ProcedureProcedure: Transfer of Offline Programs to the KR C5 micro, Frame Calibration and Touch-Up

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

Software

RoboDK (free trial and education licence)

Hardware

None required. Any supported robot runs the generated programs.

Who it is for

Beginner to intermediate. No robot brand knowledge needed.

Video lessons by

  • RoboDK

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Required

  1. 01

    RoboDK

    RoboDK

    Free trial: 30 days
    Runs on
    Windows 64-bit, macOS and Ubuntu Linux; also RoboDK for Web in a browser
    Account
    Your name and email address on the download form

    The free trial gives simulation and offline programming features for 30 days with the full robot library. After 30 days RoboDK keeps basic functionality, with program generation limited to 50 instructions. Education licences for students and teachers are paid and need a university email address.

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample Wartens Certificate of Completion for RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation, issued through the EDWartens training portal
Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, your final score, a unique certificate ID and its own QR code.
  • Verifiable by anyone

  • Adds to LinkedIn in one click

  • QR code on the certificate

  • Names what you can do

  • A permanent link

  • Earned, not attended

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

Common questions

Which robot brands does RoboDK support?

Hundreds, including FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, UR, Denso and Kawasaki; the same station generates each brand's program through its post processor.

Is RoboDK free?

There is a trial and a free education licence for students and teachers; the course needs nothing more.

Do I need to know Python?

Only for the final module; everything before it is done in the interface.

Is the RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation course really free?

Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.

What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?

An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.

Who made the video lessons in the RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation course?

The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

How long does the RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation course take?

Plan on about 26 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the thirteen modules at your own speed.

Is the RoboDK Offline Programming and Simulation course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

Is there classroom robotics training in India as well?

Not on a robot. In our Bangalore classroom you learn how a PLC commands and interlocks a robot cell; robot programming itself is taught in our free online courses, not on a robot in the classroom. This free course is one of those online courses. Details are at edwartens.co.in/robotics-training-bangalore, and the programme itself at edwartens.co.in/courses/aep.

All course facts
Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹8,999.
Who it is for
Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics
Format
13 self-paced modules, 19h 40m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. No robot brand knowledge needed.
Brand
RoboDK
Software
RoboDK (free trial and education licence)
Hardware
None required. Any supported robot runs the generated programs.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
RoboDK (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English
Last updated
27 September 2026

More free courses: Free industrial robot programming courses

Learning paths with this course

Classroom course, Bangalore

See how the classroom covers PLC to robot-cell integration

In our Bangalore classroom you learn how a PLC commands and interlocks a robot cell; robot programming itself is taught in our free online courses, not on a robot in the classroom.

Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

  • RoboDKthe getting-started guide
  • RoboDKthe professional training and academy courses
  • RoboDKthe robot simulation and offline programming playlist

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.