Welcome to Weekly Robotics!
Every Monday, a new beginner-friendly robotics tutorial lands here. Here's what to expect, who this is for, and how to get the most out of it.
Welcome! If you’ve ever wanted to build a robot but weren’t sure where to start — or if you’ve started a few times and gotten stuck — you’re in exactly the right place.
Weekly Robotics is a tutorial site with a simple promise: every Monday, a new guide. Each one is written for beginners, explains the “why” alongside the “how,” and assumes nothing except that you’re curious.
Who is this for?
This site is for anyone who is new to robotics. You don’t need a background in engineering, computer science, or electronics. If you can follow a recipe or assemble flat-pack furniture, you have the skills to get started here.
That said, we don’t talk down to you. Robotics involves real concepts — electronics, programming, physics, mathematics — and we’ll explain them properly. We just won’t assume you already know them.
What will we cover?
Over the coming months, we’ll work through the fundamentals of building robots from scratch:
- Hardware basics: microcontrollers, motors, sensors, power systems
- Communication protocols: how components talk to each other (CAN bus, I2C, SPI, UART)
- Vision and sensing: cameras, LiDAR, depth sensors
- Software: ROS2, simulation environments, reinforcement learning
- Control theory: PID controllers, feedback loops, motion planning
- Building and integration: putting it all together into a working robot
We’ll start simple and build up gradually. By the time we’ve worked through the basics, you’ll have a solid foundation to explore more advanced topics on your own.
How to follow along
The best way to use this site is to read each tutorial when it comes out, then try to apply what you’ve learned. You don’t need to buy anything to read and understand the concepts, but if you want to build along, we’ll always mention what hardware is needed at the start of each practical guide.
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A note on tone
Robotics has a reputation for being intimidating — full of jargon, gatekeeping, and a certain kind of macho “if you can’t read a datasheet, you don’t belong here” energy. We’re not doing that here.
Questions are welcome. Confusion is normal. The goal is to learn, not to perform expertise.
See you next Monday!