MEAM Seminar: “Towards Manipulation of Large Objects by Robotic Edge Rolling with Quori, an Affordable Socially Interactive Humanoid Robot”
Hardware platforms for socially interactive robotics can be limited by cost or lack of functionality. In this talk I will present the overall system—design, hardware, and software—for Quori, a novel, […]
May 2021 Robotics Master’s Thesis Presentations
9:30am – Welcome from Ani Hsieh 9:35am – Weiyu Du “Learning Human Affordance in the Wild” Advised by: Jianbo Shi 9:55am – Jie Min “Instance-aware imagesuper-resolution” Advised by: Jianbo Shi […]
Spring 2021 GRASP Seminar: “Propelling Robot Manipulation of Unknown Objects using Learned Object Centric Models”
Abstract: There is a growing interest in using data-driven methods to scale up manipulation capabilities of robots for handling a large variety of objects. Many of these methods are oblivious […]
GRASP On Robotics: “Perspectives on Machine Learning for Adaptive Robotic Systems”
Abstract: Recent advances in machine learning are leading to new tools for designing intelligent robots: functions relied on to govern a robot’s behavior can be learned from a robot’s interaction […]
Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Robotic Caregivers—Sensing, Simulation, and Physical Human-Robot Interaction”
Abstract: Autonomous robots have the potential to serve as versatile caregivers that improve quality of life for millions of people with disabilities worldwide. Yet, physical robotic assistance presents several challenges, […]
MEAM Seminar: “Design, Fabrication, and Control of Biologically Inspired Soft Robots”
Robotics has the potential to address many of today’s pressing problems in fields ranging from healthcare to manufacturing to disaster relief. However, the traditional approaches used on the factory floor […]
GRASP/MEAM Seminar: “Towards Safe and Efficient Learning and Control for Physical Human Robot Interaction”
From factories to households, we envision a future where robots can work safely and efficiently alongside humans. For robots to truly be adopted in such dynamic environments, we must i) […]
Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Considerations for Human-Robot Collaboration”
Abstract: The field of robotics has evolved over the past few decades. We’ve seen robots progress from the automation of repetitive tasks in manufacturing to the autonomy of mobilizing in […]
GRASP On Robotics: “Advancing Innovations for Robotic Teams in Complex Environments”
Abstract: Complex real-world environments continue to present significant challenges for fielding robotic teams, which often face expansive spatial scales, difficult and dynamic terrain, degraded environmental conditions, and severe communication constraints. […]
Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Safe and Data-efficient Learning for Robotics”
Abstract: For successful integration of autonomous systems such as drones and self-driving cars in our day-to-day life, they must be able to quickly adapt to ever-changing environments, and actively reason […]