Technical College

Renton Technical CollegeRobotics classes with the AR4 robot arm

Renton, Washington, United States of America

Technical College

www.rtc.edu

AR4 robot arm

Builds and learns with the AR4 robot

Renton Technical College is listed with schools that use the AR4, a 6-axis desktop robot arm. Published repeatability is ±0.25 mm.

AR4-MK5 kit Education

Robotics program

At Renton Technical College in Renton, Washington, instructor Jeremy Thorn uses the AR4 6-axis robot in the course MEC 206 - Robot Design & Construction. The curriculum uses the Ross/Fardo/Walach Industrial Robotics Fundamentals textbook.

In the class, students build multiple AR4 robots, splitting into teams for 3D printing, mechanical assembly, and coursework. The build process follows the AR4 manual and takes a full academic quarter.

The program includes theory on kinematics and uses RobotStudio and RoboDK software for digital twin simulation and programming. The course is managed through the Canvas LMS. This hands-on approach provides career training in robot assembly and programming within the college's advanced manufacturing pathways.

Faculty

Professors on file for Renton Technical College.

Jeremy Thorn

Robotics classes

Mechatronics · Graduate Level · Advanced
Robotics Technician
In ROB 101, students get hands-on from day one. Each team builds and commissions their own AR4 robot. The curriculum centers on a semester-long project where students program their AR4 to autonomously navigate a mock factory floor, pick up raw materials from a conveyor belt, and assemble them into a simple product. This project teaches the entire robotics pipeline from kinematics to sensor integration and task sequencing.
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