The core
Renens / Lausanne (Switzerland)
Foundations in AI, programming, systems thinking and problem solving. Your personal project takes shape here. This is the substance of the program.
Program
The program
Less theory, more reality. You don't learn about humanoids. You learn with them.
Pedagogy
A few focused lectures, but mostly projects and peer learning. No passive learning. No memorization. You learn through projects, experimentation and collaboration, built on a learning model inspired by 42 Lausanne. Every challenge maps to a real-world problem; every solution is tested in a realistic environment.
What you learn
The real challenge is integration, not technology.
- 01Identify opportunities
- 02Evaluate needs
- 03Design applications
- 04Supervise implementation
- 05Manage human–machine interaction
- 06Create measurable impact
The journey
Capstone · ~1 week
Shanghai (China)
A short immersion discovering real, next-generation humanoid platforms through partnerships with the Unitree Shanghai University Institute and the System Integration Lab: machines still in early development, to understand what's coming next.
The human dimension
Humanoid robotics isn't just automation. It's trust, collaboration, ethics, acceptance and human experience. Asinov trains leaders who understand both technology and people.
What you leave with
- A real deployment, done by you. Around six months of project work on average: scoping a use case, putting a robot into a realistic environment, and proving the value.
- Working fluency with the tools of the trade. Python, Linux and Git as your daily stack, applied to real platforms. Hands-on work starts on quadrupeds, the curriculum's entry point, and moves to humanoids, including next-generation platforms during the Shanghai capstone.
- The deployment skill set. Identifying opportunities, evaluating needs, designing applications, supervising implementation, and managing human–machine interaction. These are the skills of roles such as robotics deployment engineer, integration or application engineer, robot operations, or leading humanoid adoption inside your own company.
Two ways in
Two tracks, one destination
Everyone completes the same Asinov program: a course, then a project, about six months each on average. It's flexible and self-paced, so the timeline flexes with the time you can commit. Track A goes straight in; Track B builds programming foundations at 42 Lausanne first.
Track A Direct entry: already strong in software & AI
Track B Need programming foundations first
42 Lausanne Programming foundations Preparatory
Asinov · both tracks Course ~6 months avg
Asinov · both tracks Project ~6 months avg
Both routes converge on the same Asinov program, about 12 months in all: a course then a project, roughly six months each on average. It's flexible and self-paced, so your exact timeline depends on the time you can commit. Track B simply starts with the 42 foundations stage first.
Which route suits you is decided together after the interview. There's no automatic sorting. See the FAQ.
Tuition
What it costs
Two stages, priced separately. The 42 foundations stage is free; the Asinov program depends on how it's funded.
42 Lausanne · Track B
Programming foundations
CHF 0
42's project-based pedagogy is tuition-free. Only Track B includes this preparatory stage.
Asinov · Both tracks
Course + project · 12 months
CHF 20,000
Self-funded
CHF 0
Funded or sponsored by your employer
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You don't learn about humanoids. You learn with them.
The first cohort starts 12 October 2026.