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A team led by Robotics Institute researchers has proposed a complete system for aerial drone cinematography that learns humans’ visual preferences
Putting the Power of a Film Director in an Autonomous Drone The autonomous system plans a smooth drone trajectory with a clear view of the target, avoiding occlusions from obstacles, as shown in this time-lapse image. Commercial drone products can tackle some automated[...]
Female-Led Team Uses AI to Help Machines Play Nice With Humans
Anita Woolley, Cleotilde Gonzalez and Henny Admoni are leveraging their collective expertise to explore how AI can help humans collaborate better. Three Carnegie Mellon University researchers are leveraging their expertise in organizational science, cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI) to explore how AI[...]
Post-doc Joe Bartels has been named a 2019 Swartz Center Innovation Fellow
Robotics Institute Post-Doc Named Innovation Fellow Susie Cribbs Monday, September 9, 2019 Joe Bartels, a postdoctoral researcher in the Robotics Institute, was named one of three Innovation Fellows by Carnegie Mellon University's Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. Founded in 2015, the Swartz Center works with the[...]
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Team Wins Initial DARPA Event
Team Explorer Performs Impressively at Subterranean Challenge’s Tunnel Circuit PITTSBURGH—Team Explorer from Carnegie Mellon University and Oregon State University deployed robots to autonomously map and search underground mines and outscored 10 competing teams at the initial scored event in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. On four[...]
Professor Srinivasa Narasimhan to serve as the Interim Director of the Robotics Institute
Professor Srinivasa Narasimhan has agreed to serve as the Interim Director of the Robotics Institute. Srinivasa has established a world-class sensing group in the Robotics Institute and has led the development of numerous award winning imaging technologies with applications in every robotics field. He and[...]
Robots Will Work Together To Map, Detect Objects in Mine-Disaster Scenario
Carnegie Mellon, Oregon State Robotics Team Prepares for Subterranean Challenge PITTSBURGH—A pair of wheeled robots and a pair of drones, assembled by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Oregon State University, will work together to autonomously map and search an underground mine as competition begins[...]