Robots And Tech: Seminar

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Friday, February 20, 2015

RI Seminar: Michael Wagner : Developing Trust in Autonomous Robots

Michael Wagner
Senior NREC Commercialization Specialist, RI, NREC

February 20, 2015

Abstract
For decades, our lives have depended on the safe operation of automated mechanisms around and inside us. The autonomy and complexity of these mechanisms is increasing dramatically. Autonomous systems such as self-driving cars rely heavily on inductive inference and on complex software, both of which confound traditional software-safety techniques that are focused on amassing sufficient confirmatory evidence to support safety claims.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

NASA Seminar on Bipedal Robots

NASA Seminar on Bipedal Robots Seminar given at NASA, Houston, Robotic Systems Technology Branch.

Monday, March 17, 2014

RI Seminar: CMU Robot Soccer Team CMDragons'13

CMDragons'13: RoboCup Small-Size Robot Soccer Team

Abstract
We first briefly introduce the RoboCup robot soccer Small-Size League (SSL), defining the technical challenges of the setup and competition. We then present our CMDragons SSL team, which strongly performed at the recent RoboCup'13 competition, placing second out of twenty teams, after a prolonged final match ending in penalty shoot-outs.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

RI Seminar: Steve Collins Prosthesis and exoskeleton emulators for rapid evaluation...

Steve Collins
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, MechE
January 24, 2014

Prosthesis and exoskeleton emulators for rapid evaluation of human response to intervention

Abstract
It is an exciting time in robotic prosthesis and exoskeleton design, with clever innovations emerging quickly. But will these technologies provide real benefits to their human users? It is surprisingly difficult to predict how humans will respond and adapt to wearable robotic devices, and many years of development are typically required before proposed designs can be tested on humans.

Friday, December 20, 2013

RI Seminar : Sangbae Kim : Actuation, structure and control of the MIT cheetah robot

Sangbae Kim
Assistant Professor, MIT

October 04, 2013

Abstract
In designing a new generation of legged robots, it is critical to understand the design principles employed by animals. One of the key steps to successful development of such bio-inspired robots is to systematically extract relevant biological principles, rather than direct copying features of an animal solution, which may be impossible to realize or irrelevant in engineering domain.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

CASS Seminar 29 May 2013: Jonathan Swift (Caltech)

"The Formation and Frequency of Compact Planetary Systems"

The populations of planets revealed by the Kepler space telescope have provided several new clues to how planets form throughout the Galaxy. The vast majority of exoplanetary systems discovered thus far are more compact than the Solar System and preferentially contain planets with radii 1-4 times the Earth;