Ever wonder how the marvels of artificial intelligence have changed and continue to change human life as we know it? Do you have any interest in finding out the limits of artificial intelligence? Are you looking to learn about artificial intelligence and robotics?

If you are seeking answers to all your questions regarding where artificial intelligence and robotics is headed, then Oussama Khatib is the person who can help you in the best possible way.

The whole idea of this course is to help you understand the basics of planning, modelling, design, and control of robot systems. All the information in this course is technically is a brief survey of some of the results from geometry, kinematics, statics, dynamics, and control.
For your convenience, the course is presented in the format of lectures, readings and problem sets with midterm and final examination. The examinations here are open book. The midterm and final examinations are in-class as these exams are also open book. Lectures are based mainly, on material in the Lecture Notes book.

The information which you will find here includes:

- Robotics foundations in kinematics
- Dynamics
- Control
- Motion planning
- Trajectory generation
- Programming and design

Khatib's current research involved the study of human-centered robotics, human-friendly robot design, dynamic simulations, and haptic interactions. His research includes the autonomous ability of a robot to cooperate with a human to the haptic interaction of a user with an animated character or a surgical instrument. His research in human-centered robotics builds on a large body of studies he pursued over the past 25 years and published in over 200 contributions in the robotics field.

Author Bio:

Prof. Khatib was the Program Chair of ICRA2000 (San Francisco) and Editor of ``The Robotics Review'' (MIT Press). He has served as the Director of the Stanford Computer Forum, an industry affiliate program. He is currently the President of the International Foundation of Robotics Research, IFRR, and Editor of STAR, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics. Prof. Khatib is IEEE fellow, Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE, and recipient of the JARA Award.