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Robotics Software Engineer

Learn how to build and program intelligent robots with this Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree. Master ROS, path planning, and environment mapping through projects led by experts.

  • Nanodegree Program
  • Advanced
  • 81 hours
  • 4.6 (331)
  • Updated: Oct 14, 2025

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  • Unlimited access to hundreds of top-rated courses
  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
  • Personalized career coaching and interview prep
  • Program Certificates

Skills you'll learn

26 skills

  • Automated path planning
  • Ros nodes
  • Occupancy grid mapping algorithm
  • Environment mapping
  • Fastslam
  • Gaussian distribution
  • Sample-based path planning
  • Probabilistic path planning

Prerequisites

5 prerequisites

Prior to enrolling, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Basic C++
  • Linear algebra
  • Basic descriptive statistics
  • Basic calculus
  • Lidar

You will also need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.

Program Outline

  • 7 courses
  • 24 lessons
  • 5 projects

Skills that demand high salaries

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the demand for robotics engineers is expected to grow by 9% from 2020 to 2030.*

Robotics Software Engineer

Salary info from Talent.com
  • Low

    $125,000
  • Average

    $155,563
  • High

    $197,654

Program Instructors

4 instructors

Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:

Sebastian Thrun

Founder and Executive Chairman, Udacity

Julia Chernushevich

Embedded Engineer / Roboticist

Karim Chamaa

Course Developer

David Silver

Staff Software Engineer at Kodiak Robotics

Sebastian Thrun

Founder and Executive Chairman, Udacity

Julia Chernushevich

Embedded Engineer / Roboticist

Karim Chamaa

Course Developer

David Silver

Staff Software Engineer at Kodiak Robotics

Reviews

Average Rating: 4.6 (331 Reviews)

The tools are very hit or miss and support is not great and sometimes dismissive. Some of the course content is out of date or wrong, which means that you get a video with incorrect content and then when you read the follow-up material it corrects what you just saw in the video which is very confusing. Some of the courses just barely touch on the material (even those labeled as "beginner") causing you to have to Google key aspects of what you should be learning in the course. Overall, it feels like you have to do a lot of work researching material that should be presented as part of the course (in fact, that is stated that is taught as part of the course) in order to learn anything. The only real bright spot was the AI tool (Marvin AI) which can be used to ask questions about the material and get better explanations. The value for the money just isn't there, from my perspective, as you can do a better job finding free resources to learn the concepts that are supposed to be taught through these paid courses.

Tim Edwards

Jul 22, 2026

Great course for beginners! The projects are practical and well-structured. I learned Python, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS from scratch. The step-by-step approach made it easy to understand programming concepts. Highly recommend it!

Hoor Aljabri

Jul 13, 2026

great but basic and outdated

Marie-Theres Freiin Von Der Re

Jul 7, 2026

Thank you for your class for the basic programing knowledge

Huajuan Hu

Jul 6, 2026

very good course

customer

Jun 23, 2026

About this program

Udacity's Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree program is a dynamic robotics software engineer course designed for those seeking advanced robotics engineer training. This program integrates key aspects like ROS nodes, environmental mapping, and automated path planning. Learners dive into the world of robotics, mastering skills in computer vision, machine learning, and mechanics to build futuristic bots.

Our team, including leaders like Sebastian Thrun and Julia Chernushevich, guides students through challenging, real-world projects, ensuring a deep, practical understanding of robotics software engineering.

Subscription · Monthly

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  • Unlimited access to hundreds of top-rated courses
  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
  • Personalized career coaching and interview prep
  • Program Certificates

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