Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) requires graduates who can operate and program automated systems reliably under shop-floor constraints. While industrial robotics is widely adopted across manufacturing and healthcare-related production, many undergraduate experiences still rely on software-based instruction or limited lab exposure, which can leave students underprepared for practical tasks such as safe motion execution, frame setup, and repeatable point teaching. This research paper presents a full-semester, hands-on robotics instructional approach implemented in MET 232 (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) using a FANUC ER-4iA robot and primarily iPendant-based programming within a hybrid flipped-learning setting. The lab sequence is scaffolded from safety fundamentals, mastering and calibration, tool and user frames, and program creation with AUTO-mode testing, toward higher-level programming concepts including branching logic, subprogramming, and custom decision-making for pick-and-place tasks. Course observations indicate that student difficulties were most often tied to foundational consistency (Teach-mode discipline, coordinate/frame selection, and point recording) rather than writing program lines, and that structured labs improved student confidence and operational readiness over the semester. The approach aligns with Industry 5.0 expectations by emphasizing human-centered skill development and safe decision-making. Future improvements will integrate FANUC ROBOGUIDE to expand offline practice opportunities and will add real-world applications such as palletizing/depalletizing, vision-based decision making, quality control checks, and a robot-machining demonstration by integrating the FANUC ER-4iA with a FANUC ROBODRILL to highlight CIM efficiency gains.