Publication on Predicting Intended Leg Motion for Robotic Prosthetics and Exoskeletons
Congratulations Mounir Boudali (SIRIS/ACFR PhD alumni) whose paper “Predicting Transitioning Walking Gaits: Hip and Knee Joint Trajectories from the Motion of Walking Canes”, co-authored with Peter Sinclair and Ian Manchester, has just appeared in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. The research motivation is to be able to control robotic prosthetic legs and …
Seminar: John Gardenier, Sept 6th 2019
When: Thurs, Sept 12th 2019, 1p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: How now lame cow? Automatic lameness detection with 3D sensors Abstract: Lameness in dairy cows is a prevalent health issue impacting both animal welfare and economic performance. Despite the economic and welfare cost of lameness, lameness prevalence has been shown to be severely …
Seminar: Assoc Prof Thierry Peynot, Sept 6th 2019
When: Friday, Sept 6th 2019, 2p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Resilient Perception for Robotics in Challenging Environmental Conditions: In a mine or a knee, in the presence of smoke, dust or refractive objects Abstract: In this seminar we will discuss different methods and strategies to endow robots with resilient perception in a …
Seminar: Mao Shan, Aug 29th 2019
When: Thursday, Aug 29nd 2019, 1pWhere: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Cooperative Perception Based on V2X Network in Intelligent Transportation Systems Abstract: The upcoming widespread deployment of DSRC technology will enable the sharing of multi-modal sensory information among intelligent Road Side Units (IRSU) infrastructure and smart vehicles fitted with communication hardware and advanced perception …
Seminar: James Ward & the DropBears, Aug 22nd 2019
When: Thursday, Aug 22nd 2019, 1pWhere: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: How Teenagers Built a Robot in Six Weeks Abstract: The Drop Bears is a team of high school students and adult mentors that compete in the international FIRST Robotics Competition. The Drop Bears have been hosted by the ACFR for the past six years. At the beginning of each …
Seminar: Tobi Kaupp, Aug 15th 2019
When: Thursday, Aug 15th 2019, 1pmWhere: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Robotics in Context of Industry 4.0 – Applied Research and Teaching Driven by German Industry Demands Abstract: In this talk, I will report on the activities in my new role as a Research Professor for Digital Production and Robotics at the University of …
RoboCup 2019
Thanks to an elite band of volunteers, the ACFR were able to run a booth at this year’s RoboCup event. RoboCup is an international robotics competition that’s been running for over 20 years. It started out focused on robotic soccer, and has since branched out to include industrial, rescue, and home robotics events. It’s a very …
Droid Racing Teams Win 2nd, 3rd at International Event
Earlier this month our undergraduate droid racing teams took their robots to the international Droid Racing event in Brisbane. In a field of 15 teams from around Australia and New Zealand, they took home 2nd and 3rd place! No videos of the 2019 event is up yet, so here’s a photo and some video from …