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Workshops
- Aerial Robotics
- Marine Robotics
- Healthcare and Medical Robotics
- Biologically-inspired Robots
- Teleoperation
- Assistive Robotics
- Soft Robotics
- Path Planning
- AI-Enabled Robotics
- Computer Vision
- Haptics
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Grasping and Manipulation
- Agriculture Robotics
- Perception and Navigation
14th October 2024 – AM
AI Meets Autonomy: Vision, Language, and Autonomous Systems
Title
- AI Meets Autonomy: Vision, Language, and Autonomous Systems
Theme
- AI-Enable Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- AI-Enabled Robotics; Social HRI; Vision-Based Navigation
Venue
- Meeting Room 17
Organizers
- Wenshan Wang*, Ji Zhang, Haochen Zhang, Shibo Zhao, Abhinav Gupta, Deva Ramanan, Andy Zeng, Ayoung Kim, Carlos Nieto-Granda
Interactive Robots and AI for Healthcare
Title
- Interactive Robots and AI for Healthcare
Theme
- Healthcare and Medical Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Medical Robots and Systems; Human-Centered Robotics; Rehabilitation Robotics
Venue
- Meeting Room 13
Organizers
- Sebastian Schneider*, Anna-Lisa Vollmer, Carlos A. Cifuentes, Marcela Munera
Brain Over Brawn: Workshop on Label Efficient Learning Paradigms for Autonomy at Scale
Title
- Brain Over Brawn: Workshop on Label Efficient Learning Paradigms for Autonomy at Scale
Theme
- Computer Vision
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Computer Vision for Transportation; Deep Learning Methods; Deep Learning for Visual Perception
Venue
- Meeting Room 15
Organizers
- Nicholas Autio Mitchell,Andrei Bursuc,Daniele Cattaneo,Hazel Doughty,Nikhil Gosala*,Kürsat Petek,Katherine Skinner,Andreea Roxana Tulbure,Abhinav Valada
XR-ROB 2024 - Horizons of an Extended Robotics Reality - a Converging Future of XR and Robotics
Title
- XR-ROB 2024 - Horizons of an Extended Robotics Reality - a Converging Future of XR and Robotics
Theme
- Teleoperation
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Virtual Reality and Interfaces; Telerobotics and Teleoperation; Human-Centered Robotics
Venue
- Meeting Room 8
Organizers
- Nikhil Deshpande*, Jeffrey Delmerico, Heni Ben Amor, Fumihiro Kato, Ayse Kucukyilmaz, Hooman Hedayati, Mohammed Al-Sada
Maritime Heterogeneous Unmanned Robotic Systems
Title
- Maritime Heterogeneous Unmanned Robotic Systems
Theme
- Marine Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Marine Robotics; Swarm Robotics; Sustainable Production and Service Automation
Venue
- Meeting Room 6
Organizers
- Lakmal Seneviratne, Defu Lin, David Hyunchul Shim, Shaoming He*, Irfan Hussain
The Evolving Landscape of Haptic Technologies: Research Challenges and Industry needs
Title
- The Evolving Landscape of Haptic Technologies: Research Challenges and Industry needs
Theme
- Haptics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Haptics and Haptic Interfaces; Marine Robotics; Medical Robots and Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 16
Organizers
- Hafiz Malik Naqash Afzal*, Irfan Hussain, Lakmal Seneviratne, Dangxiao Wang, Domenico Prattichizzo, Oussama Khatib
Agricultural Robotics for a Sustainable Future
Title
- Agricultural Robotics for a Sustainable Future
Theme
- Agriculture Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Robotics and Automation in Agriculture and Forestry; Agricultural Automation; Soft Robot Applications
Venue
- Meeting Room 7
Organizers
- Arun Narenthiran Sivakumar*, Naveen Kumar Uppalapati, Anand Kumar Mishra, Marija Popovic, Girish Chowdhary, Girish Krishnan, Robert Shepherd
3rd Workshop on Mobile Manipulation and Embodied Intelligence: Generalization Challenges for Real-World Deployment
Title
- 3rd Workshop on Mobile Manipulation and Embodied Intelligence: Generalization Challenges for Real-World Deployment
Theme
- Grasping and Manipulation
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Mobile Manipulation; AI-Based Methods; Learning Categories and Concepts
Venue
- Meeting Room 10
Organizers
- Rajkumar Muthusamy*, Tarek Taha, Paolo Dario, Georgia Chalvatzaki, Kensuke Harada, Yuqian Jiang, Roberto Martín-Martín, Weiwei Wan
Collecting, Managing and Utilizing Data through Embodied Robots
Title
- Collecting, Managing and Utilizing Data through Embodied Robots
Theme
- AI-Enable Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Big Data in Robotics and Automation; Data Sets for Robot Learning; Ethics and Philosophy
Venue
- Meeting Room 18
Organizers
- Namiko Saito*, Mohammed Al-Sada, Hiroki Shigemune, Ryosuke Tsumura, Satoshi Funabashi, Tamon Miyake, Tetsuya Ogata
The Grand Challenge of Cybernetic Avatars: Dreams and Facts
Title
- The Grand Challenge of Cybernetic Avatars: Dreams and Facts
Theme
- Human-Robot Interaction
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Social HRI; Human-Robot Collaboration; Micro/Nano Robots
Venue
- Meeting Room 9
Organizers
- Norihiro Hagita*, Khalifa AlQama, MIWAKO DOI, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Dario
Nonverbal cues for human-robot cooperative intelligence
Title
- Nonverbal cues for human-robot cooperative intelligence
Theme
- AI-Enable Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Social HRI; Emotional Robotics; Human-Robot Collaboration
Venue
- Meeting Room 11
Organizers
- Jouh Yeong Chew*, Andreas Bulling, Daisuke Kurabayashi, Eiichi Yoshida, Iolanda Leite, Siyu Tang, Xucong Zhang
Real-World Challenges in Multi-Robot Cooperation
Title
- Real-World Challenges in Multi-Robot Cooperation
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Multi-Robot Systems; Planning, Scheduling and Coordination; Field Robots
Venue
- Meeting Room 2
Organizers
- Antonio Marino*, Esteban Restrepo, Paolo Robuffo Giordano, H. Jin Kim
3D/4D Printing and Smart Materials for Sustainable Soft Robotics
Title
- 3D/4D Printing and Smart Materials for Sustainable Soft Robotics
Theme
- Assistive Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Soft Robot Materials and Design; Additive Manufacturing; Soft Robot Applications
Venue
- Meeting Room 12
Organizers
- Zhongkui Wang*, Qiukai Qi, Hongying Zhang
Advanced Robotics and Visualization for micrO Surgery. (ARVOS-IROS 2024)
Title
- Advanced Robotics and Visualization for micrO Surgery. (ARVOS-IROS 2024)
Theme
- Healthcare and Medical Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October (9:00 - 13:00)
About
- Medical Robots and Systems; Surgical Robotics: Planning; Computer Vision for Medical Robotics
Venue
- Meeting Room 14
Organizers
- M. Ali Nasseri*, Franziska Mathis-Ullrich, Christos Bergeles, Ka-Wai Kwok, Kourosh Faridpooya, Ioan Iulian Iordachita
14th October 2024 – PM
Equivariant Robotics: The Role of Symmetry Across Perception, Estimation, and Control
Title
- Equivariant Robotics: The Role of Symmetry Across Perception, Estimation, and Control
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Motion and Path Planning; Deep Learning for Visual Perception; Multi-Robot Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 15
Organizers
- Vijay Kumar, Kostas Daniilidis, Christine Allen-Blanchette, Pieter van Goor, Rui Wang, Jake Welde*, Evangelos Chatzipantazis, YINSHUANG XU
Environment Dynamics Matters: Embodied Navigation to Movable Objects
Title
- Environment Dynamics Matters: Embodied Navigation to Movable Objects
Theme
- Perception and Navigation
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Perception-Action Coupling; AI-Enabled Robotics
Venue
- Meeting Room 18
Organizers
- Huaping Liu*, David Hsu, Di Guo, Abhishek Gupta, Tao Kong
R-, r-, reply- Articles, what are they? Case Studies of Reproducibility and Benchmarking in Robotic Research
Title
- R-, r-, reply- Articles, what are they? Case Studies of Reproducibility and Benchmarking in Robotic Research
Theme
- Perception and Navigation
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking; Autonomous Vehicle Navigation
Venue
- Meeting Room 4
Organizers
- Fabio Bonsignorio*, Angela Faragasso, Enrica Zereik, Enric Cervera, Venkat Krovi, Rahul Mangharam, Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Signe Redfield, Angel P. del Pobil
Standing the Test of Time: Retrospective and Future of World Representations for Lifelong Robotics
Title
- Standing the Test of Time: Retrospective and Future of World Representations for Lifelong Robotics
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Mapping; SLAM; Representation Learning
Venue
- Meeting Room 17
Organizers
- Miguel Saavedra*, Pierre-Yves Lajoie, Samer Nashed, Victor Romero-Cano, Liam Paull, Malika Meghjani, John Leonard
The Workshop and Competition on Multi-Robot Perception and Navigation Challenges in Logistics and Inspection Tasks
Title
- The Workshop and Competition on Multi-Robot Perception and Navigation Challenges in Logistics and Inspection Tasks
Theme
- Aerial Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Aerial Systems: Perception and Autonomy; Aerial Systems: Applications; Multi-Robot Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 16
Organizers
- Thien-Minh Nguyen, Muqing Cao, Shenghai Yuan*, Ben M. Chen, Lihua Xie
The Grand Challenge of Cybernetic Avatars: Ethical and Social Sustainability
Title
- The Grand Challenge of Cybernetic Avatars: Ethical and Social Sustainability
Theme
- Human-Robot Interaction
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Ethics and Philosophy; Telerobotics and Teleoperation; Human-Robot Collaboration
Venue
- Meeting Room 9
Organizers
- Paolo Dario*, Khalifa AlQama, Yukiko Horikawa, Alberto Pirni, Toshie Takahashi
Unlocking the Potential: Innovations in Drone-Assisted Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
Title
- Unlocking the Potential: Innovations in Drone-Assisted Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
Theme
- Aerial Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Aerial Systems: Applications
Venue
- Meeting Room 5
Organizers
- Emad Ebeid*
AI and Robotics for Future Farming
Title
- AI and Robotics for Future Farming
Theme
- Agriculture Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Robotics and Automation in Agriculture and Forestry; Field Robots; Agricultural Automation
Venue
- Meeting Room 7
Organizers
- Yongliang Qiao*, Manoj Karkee, Alen Alempijevic, Wessam Essam Elssawy
Self-healing and Damage Resilient Soft Robots
Title
- Self-healing and Damage Resilient Soft Robots
Theme
- Biologically-inspired Robots
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Soft Robot Materials and Design; Biologically-Inspired Robots; Soft Sensors and Actuators
Venue
- Meeting Room 12
Organizers
- Seppe Terryn*, Concepción A. Monje, Bram Vanderborght, Lisbeth Karina Mena López, Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian
Autonomous Robotic Systems in Aquaculture: Research Challenges and Industry Needs
Title
- Autonomous Robotic Systems in Aquaculture: Research Challenges and Industry Needs
Theme
- Marine Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Marine Robotics; Field Robots; Robotics and Automation in Agriculture and Forestry
Venue
- Meeting Room 6
Organizers
- Eleni Kelasidi*, Michael Triantafyllou, Martin Føre, Themistoklis Sapsis
2nd Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Robotics: Bridging ML Theory and Clinical Frontiers
Title
- 2nd Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Robotics: Bridging ML Theory and Clinical Frontiers
Theme
- Healthcare and Medical Robotics
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Medical Robots and Systems; Surgical Robotics: Steerable Catheters/Needles
Venue
- Meeting Room 13
Organizers
- Di Wu*, Jing GUO, Loris Fichera, Farshid Alambeigi, Yao Zhang, Michael C. Yip
ROMADO: 4th workshop on RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects: beyond traditional approaches
Title
- ROMADO: 4th workshop on RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects: beyond traditional approaches
Theme
- Human-Robot Interaction
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Modeling, Control, and Learning for Soft Robots; Manipulation Planning; Perception for Grasping and Manipulation
Venue
- Meeting Room 10
Organizers
- Mohammad Alkhatib*, Daniel Seita, Mohammad I. Awad, Youcef Mezouar, Claire Dune, Jihong Zhu, Júlia Borràs Sol, Adrien Koessler, Tran Nguyen Le, David Blanco-Mulero
Trustworthy Human-swarm Interaction
Title
- Trustworthy Human-swarm Interaction
Theme
- Human-Robot Interaction
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Swarm Robotics; Human-Robot Teaming; Brain-Machine Interfaces
Venue
- Meeting Room 11
Organizers
- Mohammad D. Soorati*, Horia Alexandru Maior, Ayodeji Opeyemi Abioye, William Hunt, Ayomide Oluwaseyi Agunloye, Aleksandra Landowska
Multisensory Transparency-Augmented Teleoperation in Extreme Environments
Title
- Multisensory Transparency-Augmented Teleoperation in Extreme Environments
Theme
- Teleoperation
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Telerobotics and Teleoperation; Virtual Reality and Interfaces; Force and Tactile Sensing
Venue
- Meeting Room 8
Organizers
- Ziwei Wang*, Angela Faragasso, Bo Xiao, Lakmal Seneviratne, Hajime Asama
Long-Term Perception for Autonomy in Dynamic Human-centric Environments: What Do Robots Need?
Title
- Long-Term Perception for Autonomy in Dynamic Human-centric Environments: What Do Robots Need?
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 14th October (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Mapping; Semantic Scene Understanding; Long term Interaction
Venue
- Meeting Room 2
Organizers
- Lukas M. Schmid*, Rajat Talak, Jianhao Zheng, Olov Andersson, Helen Oleynikova, Jong Jin Park, Johanna Wald, Roland Siegwart, Federico Tombari, Luca Carlone
Embodied Neuromorphic AI for Robotic Perception and Control
Title
- Embodied Neuromorphic AI for Robotic Perception and Control
Theme
- Biologically-inspired Robots
Date & Time
- 14th October - (14:00 - 18:00)
About
- Neurorobotics; Bioinspired Robot Learning; Embodied Cognitive Science
Venue
- Meeting Room 14
Organizers
- Fakhreddine Zayer*, Muhammad Shafique, Jorge Dias, Alberto Marchisio, Giulia De Masi
15th October 2024 – AM
Integrating Physical and Cognitive Perspectives in Assistive Robotics Design
Title
- Integrating Physical and Cognitive Perspectives in Assistive Robotics Design
Theme
- Assistive Robotics
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Physically Assistive Devices; Human Factors and Human-in-the-Loop; Human Performance Augmentation
Venue
- Meeting Room 13
Organizers
- Tetsunari Inamura*, Shingo Shimoda, Fady Alnajjar, Karinne Ramirez-Amaro, Emmanuel Dean, Giulio Sandini
3rd Workshop Toward Robot Avatars
Title
- 3rd Workshop Toward Robot Avatars
Theme
- Teleoperation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Telerobotics and Teleoperation; Haptics and Haptic Interfaces; Humanoid Robot Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 9
Organizers
- Sven Behnke*, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Daniele Pucci, Veronica J. Santos
From Learning-based to Foundation models for mapping: challenges and opportunities (LFM)
Title
- From Learning-based to Foundation models for mapping: challenges and opportunities (LFM)
Theme
- Computer Vision
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Mapping; Semantic Scene Understanding; Deep Learning for Visual Perception
Venue
- Meeting Room 17
Organizers
- Matteo Luperto*, Francesco Verdoja, Tomasz Piotr Kucner, Teresa A. Vidal-Calleja, Milos Pragr, Cedric Le Gentil, Simone Scardapane
Robot Safety in Times of AI: Data, Decision, and Multimodal Interaction
Title
- Robot Safety in Times of AI: Data, Decision, and Multimodal Interaction
Theme
- AI-Enable Robotics
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Safety in HRI; Robot Safety; AI-Based Methods
Venue
- Meeting Room 11
Organizers
- Nader Rajaei*, Achim J. Lilienthal, Cristian Secchi, Matej Hoffmann, Saeed Abdolshah, Nico Mansfeld, Robin Jeanne Kirschner
Bio-inspired, Biomimetics, and Biohybrid (Cyborg) Systems
Title
- Bio-inspired, Biomimetics, and Biohybrid (Cyborg) Systems
Theme
- Biologically-inspired Robots
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Biologically-Inspired Robots; Cyborgs; Biomimetics
Venue
- Meeting Room 14
Organizers
- Yao Li*, Hirotaka Sato, Ritu Raman, Cristina Piazza, Liang Li, T. Thang Vo-Doan, Thanh Nho Do, Shinjiro Umezu, Barani Raman, Toshio Fukuda, Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado, Tahmid Latif, Kan Shoji, Edoardo Milana, Nicole Xu, Hongying Zhang, David Zarrouk, Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy, Qing Shi, Zheng Nenggan
Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
Title
- Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking; Service Robotics; Autonomous Agents
Venue
- Meeting Room 8
Organizers
- Katarzyna Pasternak*, Justin Hart, Komei Sugiura, Matteo Leonetti, Ubbo Visser, Sven Wachsmuth
The 2nd Workshop on Formal methods techniques in robotics systems: Design and control
Title
- The 2nd Workshop on Formal methods techniques in robotics systems: Design and control
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Hybrid Logical/Dynamical Planning and Verification; Robot Safety; Discrete Event Dynamic Automation Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 7
Organizers
- Abdalla Swikir*, Fares Abu-Dakka, Pushpak Jagtap, Necmiye Ozay, Karen Leung, Sami Haddadin
Workshop on 14th Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles
Title
- Workshop on 14th Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles
Theme
- Perception and Navigation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Intelligent Transportation Systems; Autonomous Vehicle Navigation
Venue
- Meeting Room 1
Organizers
- Huijing Zhao, Marcelo H Ang Jr, Yufeng Yue*, Johannes Betz
Workshop on Interaction-aware Autonomous Systems
Title
- Workshop on Interaction-aware Autonomous Systems
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Intelligent Transportation Systems; Motion and Path Planning; Autonomous Agents
Venue
- Meeting Room 2
Organizers
- Marcel Hallgarten*, Martin Stoll, Faris Janjoš, Felicia Ruppel, Abhinav Valada, Andreas Zell, Marco Pavone, Igor Gilitschenski
The SOFT frontier: adaptive technologies in soft robotics
Title
- The SOFT frontier: adaptive technologies in soft robotics
Theme
- Soft Robotics
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Soft Robot Applications; Modeling, Control, and Learning for Soft Robots; Soft Robot Materials and Design
Venue
- Meeting Room 12
Organizers
- Zixi Chen*, Federico Renda, Josie Hughes, Cesare Stefanini, Di Wu
Variable Impedance Learning and Control: Navigating Challenges, Exploring Opportunities, and Shaping the Future
Title
- Variable Impedance Learning and Control: Navigating Challenges, Exploring Opportunities, and Shaping the Future
Theme
- Perception and Navigation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Compliance and Impedance Control; Optimization and Optimal Control; Model Learning for Control
Venue
- Meeting Room 16
Organizers
- Edoardo Lamon*, Angela Faragasso, Matteo Saveriano, Fares Abu-Dakka
Workshop on Ethical, Legal and User Perspectives on Assisting Robots and Systems (WELUPARS)
Title
- Workshop on Ethical, Legal and User Perspectives on Assisting Robots and Systems (WELUPARS)
Theme
- Grasping and Manipulation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Ethics and Philosophy; Social HRI; Safety in HRI
Venue
- Meeting Room 18
Organizers
- Jim Torresen*, Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Edson Prestes, Praminda Caleb-Solly
Safety of Intelligent and Autonomous Vehicles: Formal Methods vs. Machine Learning approaches for reliable navigation (SIAV-FM2L)
Title
- Safety of Intelligent and Autonomous Vehicles: Formal Methods vs. Machine Learning approaches for reliable navigation (SIAV-FM2L)
Theme
- Path Planning
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Autonomous Vehicle Navigation; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Multi-Robot Systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 6
Organizers
- Lounis ADOUANE*, Philippe Martinet, Johannes Betz, Antonios Tsourdos, Xuebo Zhang
Building and Evaluating Ethical Robotic Systems
Title
- Building and Evaluating Ethical Robotic Systems
Theme
- Grasping and Manipulation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Ethics and Philosophy; Safety in HRI; Acceptability and Trust
Venue
- Meeting Room 19
Organizers
- Samer Nashed*, Justin Svegliato, Louise Dennis, David Paul Meger, Benjamin Kuipers
From Geometry to General Autonomy of Robotic Systems
Title
- From Geometry to General Autonomy of Robotic Systems
Theme
- Assistive Robotics
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Formal Methods in Robotics and Automation; Perception for Grasping and Manipulation; Machine Learning for Robot Control
Venue
- Meeting Room 15
Organizers
- Robin Chhabra*, Andreas Mueller
Benchmarking via Competitions in Robotic Grasping and Manipulation
Title
- Benchmarking via Competitions in Robotic Grasping and Manipulation
Theme
- Grasping and Manipulation
Date & Time
- 15th October - (08:00 -12:00)
About
- Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking; Grasping; Dexterous Manipulation
Venue
- Meeting Room 10
Organizers
- Salvatore D'Avella*, Yu Sun, Berk Calli, Kaiyu Hang, Andrea Cavallaro, Alessio Xompero
Tutorials
- AI and Learning for robotics
- Software tools for robotics
- Robot planning and Control
AI and Learning for robotics
Monday 14th Morning
Multi-Robot Path Planning: Heuristic Search Meets Reinforcement Learning
Abstract
Coordinating a team of mobile robots that simultaneously act in a shared environment is a challenging problem that comes in different flavors. One of the most widely studied abstractions of it is known as Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF), which adopts several simplifying assumptions regarding how the agents move, communicate, and observe the environment. Heuristic search is a widely used technique to obtain high-quality MAPF solutions. However, search-based solvers often need to scale better with the number of agents. To mitigate this issue and to lift several other restrictions, decentralized, learning-based approaches to MAPF recently came on stage. They utilize the power of modern machine learning, to obtain decision-making policies that do not require a centralized controller, work well under partial observability and limited communication, and thus are potentially more suited to large-scale robotic applications despite the lack of theoretical guarantees. In this tutorial, we propose to overview the core problem of multi-robot pathfinding and summarize recent progress in the field. Our objective is to give a holistic perspective covering theoretical background, practical algorithms, and software needed to create modern learnable MAPF solvers. As the tutorial involves demo sessions with (some) coding in Python, basic knowledge of this language is beneficial.
Organizers
- Konstantin Yakovlev
- Aleksandr Panov
Venue
- Meeting Room 3
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ML in Autonomous Systems and Mobile Robots: Security and Privacy Issues for ML
Abstract
In today's rapidly evolving landscape of cyber-security threats and the widespread adoption of nano-scale devices, intelligent camera-based functionalities within smart cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet-of-Things (IoT) encounter unprecedented challenges. These challenges stem from emerging attack vectors and security/privacy risks associated with the processing of image and video data. Beyond traditional concerns such as IP theft and data breaches, modern machine learning (ML) systems operating on visual data face significant adversarial and backdoor threats. Adversarial and backdoor attacks involve deliberate manipulations in images, exploiting vulnerabilities inherent in machine/deep learning models and learning mechanisms. These attacks can severely compromise system performance and decision-making processes. Addressing these evolving security and privacy threats necessitates continual advancements in defense and obfuscation strategies. These strategies play a crucial role in fortifying the resilience of intelligent systems deployed across diverse image and video processing applications, including computer vision. Through hands-on demonstrations and practical examples, attendees of the tutorial will gain insights into effectively defending against adversarial and backdoor attacks. These attacks target inherent vulnerabilities in ML models and learning mechanisms used for tasks such as depth estimation, object detection, and classification. Additionally, the tutorial will explore emerging threats specific to autonomous systems and mobile robots, offering strategies to safeguard these systems against evolving security and privacy risks.
Organizers
- Muhammad Shafique
- Bassem Ouni
Venue
- Meeting Room 4
Website
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Edge AI for Aerial Robots: Enhancing Drone Operations with AI
Abstract
Drones have witnessed a remarkable increase in their usage across various disciplines, including agriculture, surveillance, healthcare, forestry, and military domains. The current international market of surveillance and rescue drones is 3254.4 Million US$ and it will potentially grow to 11,468 Million US$ till 2033. Most drones are outfitted with sensors and cameras, enabling the creation of specific applications/solutions across various domains. With the rapid advancement in drone technology and AI, there is an urgent need for professionals to stay abreast of the latest developments in real-time AI applications for drones. As drones continue to evolve and play a pivotal role in various industries, AI-powered visual data processing becomes imperative for extracting meaningful information/insights from the vast amount of data collected by drones including AI-on-the-Edge perspective. Keeping in view the rapidly evolving landscape of drone technology and the pressing need for advanced real-time AI-based data processing, we have designed this tutorial to acquaint the audience with the latest tools, methods, and research trends in Edge AI applications for drone technology. As the tutorial delves into advanced methodologies, practical implementations, and real-world applications, participants will concurrently explore the ethical considerations and responsible AI practices crucial for building trustworthy drone AI systems.
Organizers
- Muhammad Haroon Yousaf
- Saad Saeed
Venue
- Meeting Room 4
Website
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Software tools for robotics
Monday 14th Morning
From Hover to Horizon: Mastering Drone Control in MATLAB
Abstract
Join the tutorial section of “From Hover to Horizon: Mastering Drone Control in MATLAB”. This tutorial will deep dive into the design and tuning of control systems for drones, with a focus on both multirotor and fixed-wing types, using MATLAB® and Simulink®. By broadening the scope from VTOL UAVs to encompass drones in general, participants will explore a wide array of control challenges and solutions applicable to various drone configurations. The session will guide attendees through a structured approach using a MATLAB Project reference application template, covering the fundamentals of drone behavior, control system design, tuning strategies for different flight modes, and deployment to hardware for real-world application. This tutorial targets a broad audience, including engineers, researchers, and students. While a foundational understanding of control theory and familiarity with MATLAB and Simulink are advantageous, the session is designed to accommodate a range of expertise levels.
Organizers
- YJ (Yi-Je) Lim
Venue
- Meeting Room 4
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KOMPASS: An event-driven advanced navigation stack for autonomous mobile robots
Abstract
This tutorial aims to explore the immense potential of simulation in the field of robotics. Simulation has emerged as a powerful tool for testing and validating various robotics algorithms and systems, significantly reducing costs and time associated with real-world experimentation. This tutorial will delve into the fundamentals of simulation in robotics, covering topics such as simulation platforms, modeling techniques, sensor simulation, and motion planning. This will include control techniques for autonomous vehicles such as aerial robots and wheeled robots. Practical demonstrations and case studies will illustrate the effectiveness of simulation in accelerating robotics research and development. This tutorial will also demonstrate the real-world industry level usage of the simulations.
Organizers
- Anne Spalanzani
- Maria Kabtoul
- Abdullah Haroon Rasheed
Venue
- Meeting Room 19
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Low-code design and simulation of robotics capabilities
Abstract
In recent decades, the rise of contact robots has transformed fields from personalized assistance to rehabilitation. These robots handle intricate tasks like team collaboration and task-oriented motion, demanding control mechanisms ensuring safe, intuitive, and efficient human interactions. This tutorial delves into advanced control strategies applicable to both robotic systems and modeling human sensorimotor functions. Key topics include nonlinear stochastic optimal control, which models human motor behaviors accounting for variability and sensory noise. Haptic communication strategies derived from cooperative tasks enhance performance and learning through prediction and adaptation. Passivity theory regulates energy exchanges in interactive systems, while differential game theory crafts cooperative strategies for participants with diverse roles. This comprehensive framework, including our significant contributions, facilitates understanding and modeling of sensorimotor interactions, designing optimal human-robot interaction strategies, and coordinating multiple robots. Participants will gain insights into applying and extending these techniques across diverse robotics and human-centric applications, shaping the future of interactive robotics.
Organizers
- Francesco Gadaleta
- Alexander Kocharin
Venue
- Meeting Room 3
Website
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State-of-the-art Simulation in Autonomous Robotic Systems
Abstract
This tutorial will provide a comprehensive introduction to Intrepid AI, an innovative platform designed to streamline the development of autonomous robotics applications. Participants will first explore the platform's core features, including its integrated editor, simulator, and deployment mechanism, which collectively empower robotics designers to create sophisticated behaviors efficiently. Attendees will then delve into the platform's simulation capabilities, learning how to visualize and validate their robotic designs in a virtual environment before real-world deployment. The tutorial will feature a hands-on session introducing the Intrepid graph, a user-friendly, low-code interface that simplifies the creation and modification of complex robotic behaviors, making advanced robotics accessible to both experts and non-experts. The session will culminate with the announcement of the Intrepid Challenge, an engaging competition that allows participants to apply their newfound skills in a collaborative and competitive setting. This tutorial promises to equip attendees with practical knowledge and skills, demonstrating how Intrepid AI can revolutionize the process of developing autonomous robotics solutions from conception to deployment.
Organizers
- Soroush Sadeghnejad
- Amirmohammad Zarif Shahsavan Nejad
- Jacky (Hansjoerg) Baltes
- Amirali Setayeshi
- Amirmahdi Zarif Shahsavan Nejad
Venue
- Meeting Room 3
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Robot planning and Control
Monday 14th Morning
Foundations of Interaction Control for Contact Robots: Energy-based Methods and Interactive Learning
Title
Foundations of Interaction Control for Contact Robots: Energy-based Methods and Interactive Learning
Abstract
In recent decades, the proliferation of contact robots—designed to physically interact with humans—has revolutionized applications ranging from personalized assistance to physical training and rehabilitation. These robots, which engage in complex tasks such as facilitating teamwork or providing resistance in task-oriented movements, require control mechanisms that ensure safe, intuitive, and efficient interactions with both their human users and the environment. Designing such optimal interactions necessitates an understanding of human sensorimotor behavior and the use of advanced control strategies. This tutorial on "Foundations of interaction control for contact robots" will thus include the following key topics: Nonlinear stochastic optimal control for modeling of human motor behaviors, considering the inherent variability and noisy sensory signals. Haptic communication strategies based on observations of human cooperative tasks, emphasizing prediction and adaptation to enhance performance and learning. The application of passivity theory to manage energy exchanges in physically interactive systems.Differential game theory for crafting cooperative strategies among participants with distinct roles.This body of work, to which we have significantly contributed, forms a comprehensive framework for understanding and modeling sensorimotor interactions between humans, designing intuitive and optimal human-robot interaction strategies, and coordinating multiple robots. Participants will gain insights into these techniques and learn how to apply and expand upon them in various robotics and human-centric applications.
Theme
Robot planning and Control
Date & Time
14th October (09:00-12:00)
About
Neurorobotics; Motion Control; Sensorimotor Learning
Venue
Meeting Room 1
Organizers
Etienne burdet, Sami Haddadin, Abdalla Swikir*, Erfan Shahriari
Website
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Foundations of Interaction Control for Contact Robots: Energy-based Methods and Interactive Learning
Abstract
In recent decades, the proliferation of contact robots—designed to physically interact with humans—has revolutionized applications ranging from personalized assistance to physical training and rehabilitation. These robots, which engage in complex tasks such as facilitating teamwork or providing resistance in task-oriented movements, require control mechanisms that ensure safe, intuitive, and efficient interactions with both their human users and the environment. Designing such optimal interactions necessitates an understanding of human sensorimotor behavior and the use of advanced control strategies. This tutorial on "Foundations of interaction control for contact robots" will thus include the following key topics: Nonlinear stochastic optimal control for modeling of human motor behaviors, considering the inherent variability and noisy sensory signals. Haptic communication strategies based on observations of human cooperative tasks, emphasizing prediction and adaptation to enhance performance and learning. The application of passivity theory to manage energy exchanges in physically interactive systems.Differential game theory for crafting cooperative strategies among participants with distinct roles.This body of work, to which we have significantly contributed, forms a comprehensive framework for understanding and modeling sensorimotor interactions between humans, designing intuitive and optimal human-robot interaction strategies, and coordinating multiple robots. Participants will gain insights into these techniques and learn how to apply and expand upon them in various robotics and human-centric applications.
Organizers
- Sami Haddadin
- etienne burdet
- Abdalla Swikir
- Erfan Shahriari
Venue
- Meeting Room 1
Website
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Humanoid Hybrid sprint
Abstract
We propose a competition in humanoid sprint in simulation with the transfer to the real hardware. Robust trajectory following for walking remains a substantial challenge in humanoid robotics. We have created a system for simulation and automatic performance assessment for multiple competitions, including humanoid sprint and marathon. It relies on a physics simulator and rules that closely follow FIRA’s guidelines.
Organizers
- Ilya Osokin,
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Laboratory of wave processes and control systems
Venue
- Meeting Room 5
