16 lessons · 16–24 h (Parts 1–4)

Stage 13 · Robot Perception, Planning & Manipulation

Parts 1–4: world models & frames → occupancy/task/C-space → educational RRT/grippers/grasps → manipulation pipeline + vision-guided collision-free pick & place capstone. Bridges Stages 8–12. Browser educational sims only — NOT industrial RRT/IK/grasp/collision. Soft-recommend Stages 8–12; hard locks cleared; no payment gating.

• 1. From Perception to Robot Action
• 2. Robot World Models
• 3. Objects, Poses & Coordinate Frames
• 4. Occupancy & Collision Representation
• 5. Planning a Robot Task
• 6. Path Planning vs Motion Planning
• 7. Configuration Space for Manipulators
• 8. Collision-Free Motion
• 9. Sampling-Based Planning
• 10. RRT & RRT* Concepts
• 11. Robot End Effectors & Grippers
• 12. Grasp Planning
• 13. Approach, Grasp & Lift
• 14. Pick-and-Place Planning
• 15. Manipulation Pipeline
• 16. Capstone — Vision-Guided Collision-Free Pick & Place