Date: 12/10/2019 Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Duffield Hall Atrium Join us for a day of robotics celebration and competition, with interactive exhibits by our...
Malte Jung, Cornell University 1/22/2019 Human-robot interaction research to date has been dominated by laboratory studies, largely examining a single human interacting with...
Ross Knepper, Cornell University 1/29/2019 Every engineer has a duty to be aware of the ethical implications of their work How could their technologies be used or...
Ross Knepper, Cornell University 2/5/19 What makes robotics robotics What does it take to validate our robots There is a natural tension between building real robots and...
Achim J Lilienthal, Örebro University 2/12/19 Abstract: In this presentation I will first briefly introduce the Mobile Robot & Olfaction lab at Örebro University,...
Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, Cornell University 2/19/19 Sensor device miniaturization and breakthroughs in novel materials are allowing for the placement of technology increasingly...
Ross Knepper, Cornell University & Dylan Shell, Texas A&M University 3/5/19 Robotics research is at a tipping point Until now, robotics has largely taken a...
Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung, Cornell University 3/12/19 Fluids are vital to all life forms, and organisms presumably adapted their behaviors or features in response to mechanical...
Wendy Ju, Cornell University 3/19/19 The advent of autonomous technologies are both exciting and alarming Ironically, the success or failure of such systems will very much...
Nakul Gopalan 3/26/19 Abstract: In order to easily and efficiently collaborate with humans, robots must learn to complete tasks specified using natural language Natural...
Jacopo Banfi, Cornell University 4/9/19 Exploiting a team of mobile robots can provide a valid alternative to the employment of human operators in carrying out...
Andy Ruina & Matt Sheen, Cornell University 4/16/19 Simulations are imperfect So there is a question about how to use simulations for control Certainly the better the...
Wei-Lun (Harry) Chao & Brian Wang, Cornell University 4/23/19 Abstract: Many robotics applications require accurate 3D perception, for example an autonomous car...
Claire Liang, Cornell University 4/30/19 Humans expect their collaborators to look beyond the explicit interpretation of their words Implicature is a common form of implicit...
Nialah Wilson, Steven Ceron 5/7/19 Modular self-reconfigurable robots are composed of active modules capable of rearranging their connection topology to adapt to dynamic...
Shuo Li, Cornell University 8/28/18 This talk will present multidisciplinary work from material composites and robotics We have created new types of actuators, sensors,...
Adam Bry, Skydio 9/5/18 NOTE: Special time and location: 5pm on Wednesday in Upson 106 Abstract: Drones hold enormous potential for consumer video, inspection, mapping,...
Andy Ruina, Cornell University 9/11/18 These are unpublished thoughts, actually more questions than thoughtsAnd not all that well informed So audience feedback is welcome...
Group Discussion 9/18/18 Abstract: Machine learning techniques have transformed many fields, including computer vision and natural language processing, where plentiful data...
Cheng Zhang, Cornell University 9/25/18 Abstract: Wearables are a significant part of the new generation of computing Compared with more traditional computers (eg, laptop,...
10/2/18 Presenter 1: Alap Kshirsagar, Hoffman Research Group Title: Monetary-Incentive Competition between Humans and Robots: Experimental Results Abstract: In this talk, I...
Dylan Shell, Texas A&M University 10/16/18 Everyday tasks combine discrete and geometric decision-making The robotics, AI, and formal methods communities have...
10/23/18 Speaker 1: Thais Campos de Almeida, Cornell University (Kress-Gazit Group) Title: A novel approach to synthesize task-based designs of modular...
10/30/18 Speaker 1: Adam Pacheck, Cornell University Title: Reactive Composition of Learned Abstractions Abstract: We want robots to be able to perform high level reactive...
11/6/18 Speaker 1: Nialah Wilson, Cornell University Title: Design, Coordination, and Validation of Controllers for Decision Making and Planning in Large-Scale Distributed...
Tariq Iqbal, MIT 11/13/18 Abstract: As autonomous robots are becoming more prominent across various domains, they will be expected to interact and work with people in...
Tom Howard, University of Rochester 11/20/18 Abstract: The efficiency and optimality of robot decision making is often dictated by the fidelity and complexity of models for...
Keith LeGrand, Sandia National Lab 11/27/18 Abstract: Multi-object tracking is the process of simultaneously estimating an unknown number of objects and their partially...