Seminar: Konstantin Seiler, 9th Sept, 2p
When: Weds 9th of Sept, 2p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dr Konstantin Seiler Title: Flow-achieving online planning and dispatching for open cut mines Abstract: In open cut mining, ore must be continuously transported between locations, which in the absence of conveyor systems is by a fleet of individual …
Seminar: Mohammadreza Chamanbaz, 3rd Sept, 1p
When: Thurs 3rd of Sept, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Mohammadreza Chamanbaz Title: Distributed robust optimization: A randomized approach Abstract: A wide class of interconnected systems ranging from power grid, chemical refinery plant, and water distribution system to wireless sensor network, and swarm robotics fall in the category …
Seminar: Ross Mead, Founder and CEO of Semio, Aug 27th, 1p AEST
When: Thurs 27th of Aug, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dr Ross Mead, Founder and CEO of Semio Title: Bringing Robots To Life Abstract: The robotics ecosystem is evolving, as technological advances have paved the way for the coming robotics revolution. Soon, robots will be part of our …
Seminar: Winter Research Wrapup, 19th Aug, 3p
When: Weds 19th of Aug, 3p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. What: Our winter research students will each give a 5-minute overview of their projects, followed by a Q&A session.
Seminar: Jennifer Wakulicz, 6th Aug, 1p
When: Thurs 6th of Aug, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Jennifer Wakulicz Title: Estimating unmodelled motion dynamics for robust crop flower thinning Abstract: Flower thinning is an important practise in orchard management, allowing farmers to pre-determine fruit setting and quality come harvest. Automation of this task requires accurate …
Seminar: Dr Katie Silversides, 30th Jul, 1p
When: Thurs 30th of Jul, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dr Katie Silversides Title: Boundary identification in iron ore using Measure While Drilling data Abstract: The modelling and mining of stratigraphic ore deposits requires detailed knowledge of the location of geological boundaries. Measure while drilling (MWD) data collected …
Seminar: Tim Barfoot, UToronto, 23rd Jul, 10a
The video for this talk is now available here: https://youtu.be/SjfWvmwMgDU When: Thurs 23rd of Jul, 10a AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Prof Tim Barfoot, University of Toronto Title: Towards Reliable and Generalizable Robot Navigation Abstract: For the last decade, we have been working on sensor-based navigation of mobile robots for …
Seminar: Cosimo Della Santina, TU Delft/DLR, 9th Jul, 5p
The video for this talk is now available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisxxRRBCyk When: Thurs 9th of Jul, 5p Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Asst Prof Cosimo Della Santina Title: A model based view to the Grand Challenge of building an artificial brain for Soft Robots Abstract: Taking inspiration from the animal body, researchers …
Seminar: Bowen Yi, 2nd Jul, 1p
When: Thurs 2nd of Jul, 1p Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Bowen Yi Title: Path Following of Underactuated Mechanical Systems via Energy Shaping Abstract: In this talk, we aim to provide a new problem formulation of path following for mechanical systems without time parameterization nor guidance laws, namely, we express …
Seminar: Dana Kulic, Monash, 25th Jun, 1p
When: Thurs 25th of Jun, 1p Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dana Kulić Title: Learning from Human-Robot Interaction Abstract: As robots enter human environments, they will need to interact with humans in a variety of roles: as students, teachers, collaborators and assistants. In these roles, robots will need to adapt …