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Hermes Agent Tutorial Part 6: Building a Complete AI Workflow — Automated Daily Tech News Digest

A comprehensive hands-on project combining multi-role analysis, cron scheduling, web scraping, and cross-platform delivery to build an end-to-end automated news summarization system with Hermes Agent.

Hermes Agent Tutorial Part 5: Advanced Configuration & Custom Extensions

Master Hermes Agent's advanced features: custom model providers, skin engine, plugin system, gateway configuration, and profile management.

Hermes Agent Tutorial Part 4: MCP Integration and External Tool Extensions

Learn how to extend Hermes Agent with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Configure mcp_servers, connect filesystem, GitHub, database, and remote HTTP tools, and leverage auto-discovery for first-class external tool integration.

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Master cron jobs, scheduled tasks, and automated pipelines in Hermes Agent. Learn how to create, manage, and deliver recurring AI-powered workflows with practical examples.

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⚙️ Robotics Tutorials — Robotics Curriculum

Week 1 Robotics Fundamentals

1 H-ROS: Hardware Robot Operating System Mar 29, 2026 2 Robot Classification System: A Complete Guide Mar 29, 2026 3 Robot Core Components: A Technical Deep Dive Mar 29, 2026 4 2025 Robotics Industry Overview Mar 29, 2026 5 The Humanoid Robot Revolution 2025 Mar 29, 2026 6 Why Learn Robotics? 6 Compelling Reasons Mar 29, 2026 7 Week 1 Summary: Robotics Fundamentals Mar 29, 2026

Week 2 Coordinate Systems & Kinematics

1 Coordinate Systems in Robotics: Frame of Reference Apr 4, 2026 2 Rotation Matrices: How Robots Calculate Orientation Apr 4, 2026 3 Homogeneous Transform Matrices: Combining Rotation + Translation Apr 4, 2026 4 Euler Angles vs Quaternions: Representing 3D Orientation in Robotics Apr 4, 2026 5 Forward Kinematics: From Joint Angles to End-Effector Position Apr 4, 2026 6 Python Kinematics Practice: Building Forward Kinematics from Scratch Apr 4, 2026 7 Week 2 Summary: Kinematics & Coordinate Systems Complete Apr 4, 2026

Week 3 Inverse Kinematics

1 Introduction to Inverse Kinematics: From Position to Joint Angles Apr 7, 2026 2 Analytical Inverse Kinematics: Solving IK the Elegant Way Apr 8, 2026 3 The Jacobian Method: Velocity-Based Inverse Kinematics Apr 9, 2026 4 Numerical IK: Newton-Raphson and Cyclic Coordinate Descent Apr 10, 2026 5 Redundancy and Optimization: Getting More from Your Robot Apr 11, 2026 6 IK in the Real World: Industrial Arms, Humanoids, and Beyond Apr 12, 2026 7 Week 3 Summary: Mastering Inverse Kinematics Apr 13, 2026

Week 4 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Introduction to Forward Kinematics Apr 13, 2026 2 Joint Space vs Cartesian Space Apr 14, 2026 3 Robot Workspace Analysis Apr 15, 2026 4 Path Planning Algorithms: A* and RRT Apr 16, 2026 5 Dynamic Path Planning and Real-time Obstacle Avoidance Apr 17, 2026 6 Robot Control Algorithms: PID and Model Predictive Control Apr 18, 2026 7 Week 4 Summary: Forward Kinematics and Path Planning Apr 19, 2026

Week 5 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Robot Dynamics Fundamentals: Mass, Inertia, and Forces Apr 20, 2026 2 Lagrangian Dynamics: Energy-Based Equations of Motion Apr 21, 2026 3 Newton-Euler Recursive Dynamics: Real-Time Robot Simulation Apr 22, 2026 4 Force Control and Impedance Control: Interacting with the World Apr 23, 2026 5 Python Dynamics Simulation: From Theory to Working Code Apr 25, 2026 6 Adaptive and Robust Control: Handling Uncertainty Apr 26, 2026 7 Week 5 Summary: Dynamics & Control Apr 24, 2026

Week 6 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Sensors & Perception: How Robots Sense the World Apr 27, 2026 2 Computer Vision for Robotics: Detection, Tracking, and Pose Estimation Apr 27, 2026 3 LiDAR Point Cloud Processing: Registration, Segmentation, and Mapping Apr 27, 2026 4 Visual-Inertial SLAM: Building Maps and Tracking Simultaneously Apr 27, 2026 5 Sensor Calibration: Hand-Eye, Temporal, and Multi-Sensor Alignment Apr 27, 2026 6 Python Practice: Building a Multi-Sensor Perception Pipeline Apr 27, 2026 7 Week 6 Summary: Sensors, Perception, and SLAM Apr 27, 2026

Week 7 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Actuators & Drive Systems: How Robots Move Apr 30, 2026 2 DC Motors and Servo Motors: The Workhorses of Precision Robotics Apr 30, 2026 3 Stepper Motors and Brushless DC Motors: Precision and Efficiency Apr 30, 2026 4 Harmonic Drives and Planetary Gearboxes: Mechanical Precision Apr 30, 2026 5 Motor Drivers and Power Electronics: From Commands to Current Apr 30, 2026 6 Python Practice: Motor Control Simulation and Characterization Apr 30, 2026 7 Week 7 Summary: Actuators, Gearboxes, and Drive Systems Apr 30, 2026

Week 8 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Control Systems for Robotics: From Theory to Implementation May 11, 2026 2 PID Controller Design and Tuning for Robot Joints May 11, 2026 3 State-Space Control and the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) May 11, 2026 4 ROS2 Architecture for Real-Time Robot Control May 11, 2026 5 Sensor Fusion: The Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for Robot State Estimation May 11, 2026 6 Python Practice: Full Robot Control Loop with ROS2 and Gazebo May 11, 2026 7 Week 8 Summary: Control Systems Implementation May 11, 2026

Week 9 Forward Kinematics & Path Planning

1 Motion Planning Fundamentals: Configuration Space and Obstacles May 22, 2026 2 Search-Based Motion Planning: A*, Dijkstra, and Hybrid A* May 22, 2026 3 Sampling-Based Motion Planning: RRT, RRT*, and PRM May 22, 2026 4 Trajectory Optimization: CHOMP, STOMP, and TrajOpt May 22, 2026 5 Kinodynamic Planning: Dynamic Constraints in Motion Planning May 22, 2026 6 Python Practice: RRT* for a 2-DOF Planar Robot Arm May 22, 2026 7 Week 9 Summary: Advanced Motion Planning May 22, 2026

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Motion Planning Fundamentals: Configuration Space and Obstacles

Week 9 Day 1: The foundations of robot motion planning — configuration space (C-space), obstacle mapping, and the difference between path planning and trajectory planning.

Search-Based Motion Planning: A, Dijkstra, and Hybrid A

Week 9 Day 2: Graph search algorithms for robot path planning — A* heuristics, Dijkstra completeness, and Hybrid A* for non-holonomic vehicles.

Sampling-Based Motion Planning: RRT, RRT*, and PRM

Week 9 Day 3: Randomized motion planning for high-dimensional robots — Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRT), asymptotically optimal RRT*, and Probabilistic Roadmaps (PRM).

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