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[Project image] Perception for Humanoid Robots
Head: Takeo Kanade
Contact: Philipp Michel (pmichel@cs.cmu.edu)

Mailing address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Associated centers: VASC and CFR
Associated lab/group: Planning and Autonomy Lab

This page last updated - December 2006.
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Project Description

We are developing real-time perception strategies that, combined with efficient planning and robust execution, enable humanoid robots to autonomously navigate, manipulate and interact in dynamic, unpredictably changing environments.

Our highly articulated humanoid platforms, such as Honda's ASIMO and the AIST/Kawada HRP-2, present special research challenges in terms of the robustness, speed and accuracy required of the perception system. We seek to tackle these issues by employing novel sensors and computing paradigms, as well as by exploiting the unique locomotion capabilities of humanoids and the structure of their operating environments.

Personnel

Name Title Email Address
Satoshi Kagami Visiting Faculty
Takeo's personal homepage Takeo Kanade U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Prof., RI/CS tk@cs.cmu.edu
James's personal homepage James Kuffner Assistant Professor kuffner@cs.cmu.edu
Philipp's personal homepage Philipp Michel PhD Student, RI pmichel@cs.cmu.edu

Publications

Note: This list may not be comprehensive. It contains only those publications in the RI publications database. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order.

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