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Student Talks
Learning Local Heuristics in Heuristic Search
NSH 3305Abstract: Motion planning is a fundamental problem in robotics; how can we move robots efficiently and safely? Motion planning can be solved using several paradigms with their own strengths and weaknesses. This talk dives into Heuristic Graph Search and its application to motion planning by converting it to a problem of finding a start-goal path [...]
Low-Cost Multimodal Sensing and Dexterity for Deformable Object Manipulation
GHC 6115Abstract: To integrate robots seamlessly into daily life, they must be able to handle a variety of tasks in diverse environments, like assisting in hospitals or cooking in kitchens. Many of the items in these environments are deformable such as bedding in hospitals or vegetables in kitchens, and a certain level of dexterity is necessary [...]