Human Factors in Robotics Online Session
How can robots we robotics applications to help? Dr. Jordi Albo-Canals and his team at The Empowered Brain Institute have been working to use robotics applications to support all members of society. They’re focusing better understanding neurodiversity, which they define as “the idea that neurological differences like autism and ADHD [...]
Who is Cooking Dinner? How robotics can help.
Who is Cooking Dinner? How robotics can help. How can robots teach themselves complex manipulation skills? Assistant Professor Oliver Kroemer and his team develop robots capable of learning complex manipulation tasks, such as cutting vegetables for meal preparation, measuring granular objects by the sounds they make, and opening doors. In [...]
Tech & Transportation: Challenges & Opportunities for Smart Solutions
Tech & Transportation: Challenges & Opportunities for Smart Solutions Carnegie Mellon’s Mobility21 and RI Summer Scholars co-hosted a transportation and technology visit with technology demonstrations, short tech talks, and discussions about careers in STEM with the PA Rural Robotics Initiative students and organizers. The event gave organizers, scholars, and students [...]
Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Pioneered Autonomous Driving
Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Pioneered Autonomous Driving Carnegie Mellon University researchers were some of the earliest pioneers in autonomous driving technologies. This research and history has had a profound impact on the development of intelligent vehicle technologies worldwide. In this talk, scholars were exposed to the extensive history of autonomous [...]
Learning from Insects and the Natural World
Learning from Insects and the Natural World How can roboticists learn from insects and the natural world? Dr. Temel and her research team develop ways to use robots in surgery, search-and-rescue missions, multi-agent systems, and micromanipulation. In this lunch and talk, scholars were exposed to nano/microrobots, how they are inspired [...]
How can assistive robots improve people’s lives? How assistive robots improve people’s lives?
How can assistive robots improve people’s lives? How assistive robots improve people’s lives? Dr. Henny Admoni and the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) lab specialize in fully autonomous robotics applications that can recognize human intent and take an active role in assisting the human. In this lab tour, the scholars [...]