Tucker Hermans, Robotics Ph.D Student January 29, 2013 (Tuesday) Abstract: Autonomous robots deployed in complex, natural human environments such as homes and offices need to manipulate numerous objects throughout their lifetimes. For an autonomous robot to operate effectively in such a setting and not require excessive training on part of a human operator, it should be capable of discovering how to...

Alexander Cunningham, Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD Student  February 1st, 2013 (Friday), 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Klaus 3100 Abstract: The objective of the proposed research is to develop scalable decentralized inference algorithms enabling robust cooperative perception in robot teams operating in challenging, uncertain environments. During and after a major natural disaster, providing...