HKU CS Distinguished Zoom Lecture in Robotics
robotic manipulation:
sensor intelligence + decision intelligence
Host: Dr. Jia Pan, University of Hong Kong
Date: 21 May 2021
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
(GMT+8, HK Time)
Webinar via Zoom
introduction
Just as brain and sensory receptors make the biological basis of human intelligence, the decision-making hardware/algorithms and proprioceptive/exteroceptive sensors are two main foundations of artificial intelligence. Since the past 60 years, the combination of sensor intelligence and decision intelligence has been promoting the continuous innovation of intelligent robotics, which rely on sensors to perceive the world and rely on decision making to behave rationally. The recent rise of deep learning is unlocking a wave of high-resolution sensor development and driving market demand for intelligent sensing – the ability to extract insights from massive sensor data. This workshop invites internationally renowned experts to share their findings and insights about how to further push the frontiers of combining sensor intelligence and decision intelligence in the deep learning era, with the special focus on solving important and open problems in robotic manipulation.
Invited Speakers
Prof. Matei Ciocarlie
Columbia University
An Intelligent Mind for an Intelligent Hand: Sensor, Mechanism and Policy Design for Versatile Manipulators
Prof. Wenzhen Yuan
Carnegie Mellon University
High-resolution tactile sensing for stable grasping
Prof. Carmel Majidi
Carnegie Mellon University
Soft Robots that Feel – Multimodal Sensing Skins for Soft Robot Grasping
Prof. Lorenzo Natale
Italian Institute of Technology
Object perception and grasping: experiments with the iCub humanoid robot
Dr. Naveen Kuppuswamy
Toyota Research Institute
Manipulation is not that 'hard': Soft-bubble grippers for robust, and perceptive manipulation
Prof. Jeannette Bohg
Stanford University
On the role of touch for robustness and generalisability in robotic manipulation
Rundown
HK Time (GMT+8) | Event / Talk | Speaker |
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09:30 – 09:35 | Opening remarks by Dean of Engineering | Prof. Christopher Chao The University of Hong Kong, HK |
09:35 – 10:15 | Talk 1 : An Intelligent Mind for an Intelligent Hand: Sensor, Mechanism and Policy Design for Versatile Manipulators | Prof. Matei Ciocarlie Columbia University |
10:15 – 10:55 | Talk 2: Soft Robots that Feel – Multimodal Sensing Skins for Soft Robot Grasping | Prof. Carmel Majidi Carnegie Mellon University |
10:55 – 11:10 | Break | |
11:10 – 11:50 | Talk 3: Manipulation is not that ‘hard’: Soft-bubble grippers for robust, and perceptive manipulation | Dr. Naveen Kuppuswamy Toyota Research Institute |
11:50 – 12:30 | Talk 4: High-resolution tactile sensing for stable grasping | Prof. Wenzhen Yuan Carnegie Mellon University |
12:30 – 12:40 | Break | |
12:40 – 13:20 | Talk 5: Object perception and grasping: experiments with the iCub humanoid robot | Prof. Lorenzo Natale Italian Institute of Technology |