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A goal of interactive machine learning (IML) is to create robots or intelligent agents that can be easily taught how to perform tasks by individuals with no specialized training. To achieve that…
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Karen Feigh Date
02/06/2019
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While robots dominate repetitive works in factories, the design and control of these robots are not suitable for relatively complex tasks that humans do easily. These tasks typically require force…
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Sangbae Kim Date
01/23/2019
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In robotics and computer vision, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and structure from motion (SFM) are important and closely related problems. I will review how SLAM, SFM, and other…
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Frank Dellaert Date
01/09/2019
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Robotic therapy refers now to a diverse set of technologies and algorithms that can match or improve the clinical benefits achievable with conventional rehabilitation therapies after stroke and other…
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David J. Reinkensmeyer Date
11/28/2018
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The sixth Kelly Distinguished Lecturer, Chris Urmson, will present “Delivering the Benefits of Self-Driving Technology Safely, Quickly, and Broadly” on Wednesday, November 7, from…
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Chris Urmson Date
11/07/2018
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Following the seminal work of Nesterov, accelerated optimization methods (sometimes referred to as momentum methods) have been used to powerfully boost the performance of first-order, gradient-based…
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Anthony J. Yezzi biography
Anthony J. Yezzi was born in Gainesville, Florida and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He obtained both his Bachelor's degree and his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota with minors in mathematics and music. Date
10/24/2018
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The human hand is the pinnacle of dexterity – it has the ability to powerfully grasp a wide range of object sizes and shapes as well as delicately manipulate objects held within the fingertips.…
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Aaron M. Dollar biography
Aaron M. Dollar is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University. Date
10/10/2018
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Surrogate models are widely appreciated in chemical engineering. The typical setting focuses on expensive-to-evaluate, possibly uncertain functions. Resources are typically limited, so effective…
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Ruth Misener biography
Ruth Misener is a Senior Lecturer (U.S. equivalent: Assistant/Associate Professor) in the Computational Optimisation Group of the Imperial College London Department of Computing. Date
09/26/2018
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Is it great fortune or a curse to do legged robotics on a university campus that has Maya Lin’s earthen sculpture, The Wave Field? Come to the talk and find out!Our work on model-based feedback…
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Jessy W. Grizzle biography
Jessy W. Grizzle is currently a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, where he holds the titles of the Elmer Gilbert Distinguished University Professor and the Jerry and Carol Levin Professor of Engineering. Date
09/26/2018
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Robots generally excel at specific tasks in structured environments, but lack the versatility and adaptability required to interact with and locomote within the natural world. To increase versatility…
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Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio biography
Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University. Date
09/12/2018
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