Faculty Candidate
Angela Dai
Postdoctoral Fellow
Technical University of Munich

Understanding 3D Scans

Gates Hillman Center 6115

Abstract: With recent developments in both commodity range sensors as well as mixed reality devices, capturing and creating 3D models of the world around us has become increasingly important. As the world around us lives in a three-dimensional space, such 3D models will not only facilitate capture and display for content creation but also provide [...]

Special Talk
Tesca Fitzgerald
PhD candidate
Computer Science, Georgia Tech College of Computing

Human-guided Task Transfer for Interactive Robots

GATES-HILLMAN 4405

Abstract: Adaptability is an essential skill in human cognition, enabling us to draw from our extensive, life-long experiences with various objects and tasks in order to address novel problems. To date, most robots do not have this kind of adaptability, and yet, as our expectations of robots’ interactive and assistive capacity grows, it will be [...]

Faculty Events

RI Faculty Social

Newell-Simon Hall 4201

All Robotics Institute faculty are invited to attend this informal team-building business/social event. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

Faculty Events

RI Faculty Social

Tazza D'Oro, 3rd floor, Gates and Hillman Centers

All Robotics Institute faculty are invited to attend this informal team-building business/social event. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

Faculty Events

2020 RI Faculty Dinner

Pittsburgh Golf Club 5280 Northumberland Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Invitation with information will be emailed to invitees.

Special Talk
Zac Manchester
Assistant Professor
Stanford University

Numerical Methods for Things That Move: From Quadrupeds to Starships

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Abstract:  Recent advances in motion planning and control have led to dramatic successes like SpaceX’s rocket landings and Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot acrobatics. However, the underlying numerical methods used in these applications are typically decades old, not tuned for high performance on planning and control problems, and are often unable to cope with the types [...]