Learning robotics for free — including how to do it with no hardware at all
University courses that cost nothing, the simulators that replace a physical robot, and the four YouTube channels actually worth subscribing to.
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Modern Robotics: the standard course, free to audit
Kevin Lynch's Northwestern course on mechanics, planning and control — the one most robotics courses are built from. Audit free on Coursera, full lectures on YouTube.
Where to learn AI for free in 2026 — a guide that checks the "free" part
Seven resources that are genuinely free, not free trials, ordered from no-code beginner to university-grade. Plus what each one is actually best at.
fast.ai: deep learning for people who already code
Nine 90-minute lessons that get you training real models early, taught by Jeremy Howard. Free, including the book. A year of coding experience is enough.
Elements of AI: the no-maths, no-code place to start
A free course from the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn that explains what AI is, what it cannot do, and what it means for society. Over two million students in 170+ countries.
JustinGuitar: a complete beginner guitar course that costs nothing
A structured, staged beginner course with practice routines and ear training, free on the web and on YouTube. Works on an acoustic or an electric.
A free 8-hour university course on why earthquakes happen
The Open University's OpenLearn publishes an introductory earthquakes course under a Creative Commons licence. No sign-up, no fee, and you can reuse the material.