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.

Rundown

HK Time (GMT+8)Event / TalkSpeaker
09:30 – 09:35Opening remarks by Dean of EngineeringProf. Christopher Chao
The University of Hong Kong, HK
09:35 – 10:15Talk 1 :
An Intelligent Mind for an Intelligent Hand: Sensor, Mechanism and Policy Design for Versatile Manipulators
Prof. Matei Ciocarlie
Columbia University
10:15 – 10:55Talk 2:
Soft Robots that Feel – Multimodal Sensing Skins for Soft Robot Grasping
Prof. Carmel Majidi
Carnegie Mellon University
10:55 – 11:10Break
11:10 – 11:50Talk 3:
Manipulation is not that ‘hard’: Soft-bubble grippers for robust, and perceptive manipulation
Dr. Naveen Kuppuswamy
Toyota Research Institute
11:50 – 12:30Talk 4:
High-resolution tactile sensing for stable grasping
Prof. Wenzhen Yuan
Carnegie Mellon University
12:30 – 12:40Break
12:40 – 13:20Talk 5:
Object perception and grasping: experiments with the iCub humanoid robot
Prof. Lorenzo Natale
Italian Institute of Technology

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