Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Model-Based Deep RL for Robotics”
Abstract: Deep learning has shown promising results in robotics, but we are still far from having intelligent systems that can operate in the unstructured settings of the real world, where […]
GRASP On Robotics: “Trajectory Planning Using Dynamic and Power Models: a Heuristics-Based Approach”
Abstract: Robot planning is needed for robots to perform purposeful missions in their environments. In realistic situations, planning does not simply involve getting to a desired destination without collisions, but […]
GRASP On Robotics: “Designing Human Interaction with Agents and Robots”
Abstract: Over the last decade, the idea that robots and agents might participate meaningfully in complex group and organizational contexts has developed from a promising vision into a reality. Robots […]
Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Commercializing people-scale vision-based autonomy in agriculture”
Abstract: The Burro team, including Terry Scott (CTO) and Charlie Andersen (CEO) will provide an overview of their people-scale vision-based autonomous platform and their experiences selling Burros and building an autonomy […]
GRASP On Robotics: “Biorobotics for Personal Assistance – Translational Research and Opportunities for Human-Centered Developments”
Abstract: The seminar will focus on the opportunities and challenges offered by the digital transformation of healthcare which was accelerated in the COVID-19 Pandemia. In this framework rehabilitation and social […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Reactive Planning with Legged Robots in Unknown Environments”
Unlike the problem of safe task and motion planning in a completely known environment, the setting where the obstacles in a robot’s workspace are not initially known and are incrementally […]
MEAM Seminar: “How to Make Your Ocean Smarter”
Our oceans drive worldwide weather-climate systems; our rivers serve as nutrient conduits; and our marine ecosystems house the largest repository of biodiversity and mineral resources on the planet. Humans have […]
MEAM Seminar: “Bilevel Optimization for Control, Learning, and Multi-contact Robotics”
Whether operating in a manufacturing plant or assisting within the home, many robotic tasks requires safe and controlled interaction with a complex and changing world. In this talk, I will […]
MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “Delivering Expressive and Personalized Fingertip Tactile Cues”
Wearable haptic devices have seen growing interest in recent years, but providing realistic tactile feedback is not a challenge that is soon to be solved. Daily interactions with physical objects […]
MEAM Seminar: “Robots and Mechatronic Systems can help us identify, assess, and treat Motor and Cognitive Impairment after Brain Injury”
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicate that in 2017 about 12.7% of adults and children had some form of disability. Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term […]