Open technical learning

Free learning modules for tech, AI, electronics, robotics.

Open Academy Dot Space offers free learning modules across technology and engineering, including AI, electronics, robotics, and practical software topics. Each module blends structured lessons, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios. No login is required; your progress stays in this browser.

Free modules No login required Hands-on practice Real-world scenarios

About Open Academy Dot Space

Open Academy Dot Space provides free, practical learning modules across technology and engineering. Topics include AI, electronics, robotics, software, and hardware design. Lessons are designed to be applied, with exercises and scenarios that build real-world problem-solving skills.

  • Free modules across tech, AI, electronics, and robotics.
  • Browser-based lessons and practice; no login or signup.
  • Open-source learning projects.

Current modules

Each module is a focused learning experience with lessons, exercises, and scenarios.

Featured

Electronics and PCB Design Trainer

A focused program for learning electronics, PCB design, structured lessons, exercises, and practical engineering thinking. Learn directly in the browser in the PCB trainer.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
PCB Electronics and PCB design learning program.
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Robotics

Robotics and Autonomy Trainer

From rigid-body kinematics and dynamics to SLAM, motion planning, learning, multi-robot coordination, and safe system integration — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
Robotics Manipulation, mobile robots, and autonomy stack.
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Computer vision

Modern Computer Vision Trainer

From pixels and classical filters through CNNs, detection, segmentation, transformers, video and 3D, diffusion and NeRF, vision-language models, robustness, and production deployment — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
CV Classification, dense prediction, generative models, and MLOps.
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Embedded systems

Embedded Systems & Microcontrollers Trainer

From digital logic and MCU architecture through serial buses, timers, ADCs, memory maps, RTOSes, drivers, debug, bootloaders, security, IoT protocols, performance tuning, co-design, safety, and a capstone integration project — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
Embedded Firmware foundations through integration and production thinking.
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Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux Interactive Course

From the four-layer stack and cross-compilation through U-Boot, kernel configuration, root filesystems, Buildroot and Yocto, device trees, drivers, POSIX userspace, real-time, power, security, networking, flash, OTA updates, CI/CD, and production bring-up — aligned to the Embedded Linux curriculum, with quizzes and scenarios. Lesson text is English; the UI supports English and German.

21 topics Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking EN lessons / DE UI
Linux Board bring-up, customization, hardening, and shipping images.
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Firmware & RTOS

Firmware & RTOS Trainer

Bare-metal memory maps and C, GPIO and interrupts, timers and clocks, RTOS scheduling and IPC, real-time analysis, drivers and serial buses, low power and multicore, bootloaders and secure boot, safety evidence, testing and CI/HIL, plus a capstone view — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German UI.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
RTOS From bare metal to production real-time firmware practice.
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Reinforcement learning

RL for Robotics Trainer

From MDPs and tabular methods through deep RL, PPO and SAC, simulation and sim-to-real, safe and offline learning, goal-conditioned policies, and a capstone that ties control, data, and deployment together — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
RL Policies, simulation, transfer, and safety for robots.
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ROS 2

ROS 2 Interactive Course

From architecture, DDS, and the computation graph through simulation, Nav2, MoveIt 2, perception, real-time executors, multi-robot setups, security, testing, CI/CD, and a full-stack capstone — aligned to the ROS 2 interactive curriculum, with quizzes and scenarios. Lesson text is English; the UI supports English and German.

30 topics Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking EN lessons / DE UI
ROS 2 Middleware, navigation, manipulation, and production practice.
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Sensor fusion

Sensor Fusion & Signal Processing Trainer

From sampled signals, aliasing, and noise through spectra, digital filters, and Kalman estimation into nonlinear fusion, frames, multi-rate timing, INS/GNSS aiding, diagnostics, and a capstone pipeline—plus optional depth on particles, factor graphs, and data association—with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
Fusion DSP, estimation, navigation, and deployable multi-sensor pipelines.
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TinyML

TinyML & Edge AI Trainer

From embedded constraints and the end-to-end TinyML pipeline through quantization, pruning, distillation, NAS, audio and vision on MCUs, profiling, detection, on-device learning, co-design, Edge MLOps, privacy, transformers, federated learning, and a capstone system design — with lessons, exercises, and scenarios in English and German.

Lessons Exercises Scenarios Progress tracking English and German
TinyML Deploy, optimize, and ship ML on constrained edge hardware.
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How the learning flow works

The learning flow blends structured lessons with hands-on practice and scenarios.

Structured lessons

Modules are organized into levels and topics so learners can progress from foundations to more advanced technical material.

Practice-driven

Exercises and scenarios are used to reinforce the material instead of stopping at static reading alone.

Browser-based

Progress is stored locally in your browser so you can pick up where you left off.

Common questions

Quick answers about the learning experience.

What will I learn?

Topics across tech, AI, electronics, robotics, and engineering, with the current module focused on electronics and PCB design.

Do I need an account?

No. Progress is stored locally in your browser.

Is the project open source?

Yes. The trainer source is available in the project repository below.

Where can I send feedback?

Feedback and bug reports can be sent through the GitHub repository issues page.