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ep.356: Controlling a Drone After Sudden Rotor Failure #ICRA2022, with Sihao Sun

Algorithm Controls, c-Research-Innovation, cx-Aerial, cx-Research-Innovation, Flying, Podcast, Research, Robotics technology / By

Dr. Sihao Sun discusses his award-winning research in the area of controlling the flight of a drone when faced with a sudden rotor failure. Typical research in this area addressed the case where one of the four rotors in a quadrotor suddenly, spontaneously stops working. This previous research does not take into full account real-life …

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Unconventional Space Robots

Actuation, c-Space, cx-Space, Manipulation, NIAC, Podcast, Prototype, Research, robot, space, Stanford / By

Credits: Marco Pavone   Lilly interviews Stephanie Schneider, a PhD candidate at Stanford working on unconventional space robotics. Schneider explains her work on Reachbot, a long-reach crawling and anchoring robot, which repurposes extendable booms for mobile manipulation. They discuss the challenges and exciting elements of robotic prototyping for low-gravity or otherwise unique environments. https://youtu.be/0RqFgOHqz7E Stephanie …

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#338: Marsupial Robots, with Chris Lee

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Robohub Podcast · Marsupial Robots Lilly interviews Chris Lee, a graduate student at Oregon State University. Lee explains his research on marsupial robots, or carrier-passenger pairs of heterogeneous robot systems. They discuss the possible applications of marsupial robots including the DARPA Subterranean Competition, and some of the technical challenges including optimal deployment formulated as a …

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#336: Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics, with Travis Schneider

Actuation, Algorithm Controls, Business, c-Industrial-Automation, cx-Industrial-Automation, education, human-robot interaction, Industrial Automation, Manipulation, Podcast, Research, Robotics technology, Sensing, software / By

RE2 Sapien 6M Robot Arm Robohub Podcast · Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Travis Schneider, Business Development Manager at RE2 Robotics, focusing on their work on mobile outdoor manipulation. Travis introduces several robotic products and services of RE2, including RE2 Sapien robotic arms and human-centered system integration, and …

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#332: Swarms in Space, with Giovanni Beltrame

Podcast, Research, space / By

Robohub Podcast · Swarms in Space In this episode, Lilly interviews Giovanni Beltrame, Professor of Computer and Software Engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal where he directs the Making Innovative Space Technology (MIST) lab. Beltrame highlights the technical challenges of exploring another planet with a swarm of robots controlled by an astronaut operator. They discuss …

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#331: Multi-Robot Learning, with Amanda Prorok

Podcast, Research, robot, Swarming / By

Image credit: J. Blumenkamp, Q. Li, H. Zhong Robohub Podcast · Multi-Robot Learning In this episode, Lilly interviews Amanda Prorok, Professor of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge. Prorok discusses her research on multi-robot and multi-agent systems and learning coordination policies via Graph Neural Networks. They dig into her recent work on …

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#327: Computational Design, with Bernhard Thomaszewski

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Image from B. Thomaszewski, S. Pabst and W. Strasser Robohub Podcast · Computational Design Lilly interviews Bernhard Thomaszewski, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Montréal and research scientist at ETH Zurich. Thomaszewski discusses his background in animation at Disney, his current work on mechanical metamaterials and digital fabrication, and how physics-based modeling has …

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IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Ali Khademhosseini: Biomaterials, soft robotics and the Terasaki Institute

Actuation, bio-inspired, Business, c-Research-Innovation, education, energy, Interviews, Micro, Nano, Podcast, Research, robot, Sensing / By

Interesting discussion with Prof. Ali Khademhosseini, CEO of the Terasaki Institute, and one of the pioneers of the Bioengineering field. Prof. Ali’s journey from Harvard and UCLA to the Terasaki Institute is truly inspiring. What does the institute do to bring a product to the real world? Learn about the design challenges of biomaterials, organs …

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IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Hod Lipson: Can we design self-aware robots?

Actuation, Algorithm AI-Cognition, bio-inspired, c-Research-Innovation, education, Interviews, Micro, modular, Podcast, Research, Robotics technology, Sensing, Service Professional Field Robotics Other / By

Interesting discussion with Hod Lipson, head of Creative Machines Lab, Columbia University in New York. Can robots be self-aware? Can they design other robots and self-repair? Why should we evolve robots to do tasks that animals do so well? Why don’t we have useful autonomous robots in the real world yet? Find out Hod’s answers …

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#325: The Advantage of Fins, with Benjamin Pietro Filardo

Actuation, bio-inspired, Business, c-Military-Defense, cx-Exploration-Mining, cx-Military-Defense, cx-Research-Innovation, energy, Podcast, Research, robot, Service Professional Underwater, startup / By

Robohub Podcast · The Advantage of Fins Abate interviews Benjamin “Pietro” Filardo, CEO and founder of Pliant Energy Systems. At PES, they developed a novel form of actuation using two undulating fins on a robot. These fins present multiple benefits over traditional propeller systems including excellent energy efficiency, low water turbulence, and an ability to …

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