PhD Thesis Defense
PhD Student
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Low-Cost Multimodal Sensing and Dexterity for Deformable Object Manipulation

GHC 4405

Abstract: To integrate robots seamlessly into daily life, they must be able to handle a variety of tasks in diverse environments, like cooking in restaurants or tidying up around the house. Many of the items in these environments are deformable such as fruits or bed sheets and a certain level of dexterity is necessary to [...]