RI Seminar
Ken Goldberg
Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

Is Data All You Need?: Large Robot Action Models and Good Old Fashioned Engineering

1403 Tepper School Building

Abstract: Enthusiasm has been skyrocketing for humanoids based on recent advances in "end-to-end" large robot action models. Initial results are promising, and several collaborative efforts are underway to collect the needed demonstration data. But is data really all you need? Although end-to-end Large Vision, Language, Action (VLA) Models have potential to generalize and reliably solve [...]

VASC Seminar
Dr. Rong Yan
CTO
HeyGen

The New Era of Video Generation

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Abstract: Traditional video production is slow, expensive, and requires specialized skills. Founded by CMU alumni, HeyGen is an AI-native video platform designed to revolutionize the video creation process by making visual storytelling accessible to all. We've successfully grown to more than 20M users, and tens of millions revenue in less than one year, with recognition [...]

RI Seminar
Nima Fazeli
Assistant Professor
Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Sensing the Unseen: Dexterous Tool Manipulation Through Touch and Vision

1403 Tepper School Building

Abstract: Dexterous tool manipulation is a dance between tool motion, deformation, and force transmission choreographed by the robot's end-effector. Take for example the use of a spatula. How should the robot reason jointly over the tool’s geometry and forces imparted to the environment through vision and touch? In this talk, I will present our recent [...]

VASC Seminar
Kaiming He
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Autoregressive Models: Foundations and Open Questions

Abstract: The success of Autoregressive (AR) models in language today is so tremendous that their scope has, in turn, been largely narrowed to specific instantiations. In this talk, we will revisit the foundations of classical AR models, discussing essential concepts that may have been overlooked in modern practice. We will then introduce our recent research [...]

RI Seminar
Nikolay Atanasov
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego

Learning Environment Models for Mobile Robot Autonomy

1403 Tepper School Building

Abstract: Robots are expected to execute increasingly complex tasks in increasingly complex and a priori unknown environments. A key prerequisite is the ability to understand the geometry and semantics of the environment in real time from sensor observations. This talk will present techniques for learning metric-semantic environment models from RGB and depth observations. Specific examples include [...]

RI Seminar
Sangbae Kim
Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Physical Intelligence and Cognitive Biases Toward AI

1403 Tepper School Building

Abstract: When will robots be able to clean my house, dishes, and take care of laundry? While we source labor primarily from automated machines in factories, the penetration of physical robots in our daily lives has been slow. What are the challenges in realizing these intelligent machines capable of human level skill? Isn’t AI advanced [...]

RI Seminar
Charlie Kemp
Chief Technology Officer
Hello Robot Inc.

RI Seminar with Charlie Kemp

1403 Tepper School Building