The robotic system course focuses on the design and programming of robotic systems and issues in current research in robotics. Topics include basic components of robotic systems, planning, control of realistic robotic systems, review of issues in robotics programming, robotic programming languages, classifications of robots, basic components, motion classification, control and sensing uncertainty, motion constraints, analysis of friction for assembly and grasping tasks, sensing systems for hands, environmental perception from sparse sensors for dexterous hands, grasp planning and manipulation.