Personal and Assistive Robotics Archives - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Personal and Assistive Robotics

Andrea Bajcsy

Andrea Bajcsy

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4629

Research Interests

Applications

Safety for Physical Human-Robot Interaction
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Control Theory
Deep Learning
Machine Learning Embedded in Systems
Human Activity Forecasting
Human-Robot Interaction
Human Robot Collaboration
Robot Programming by Demonstration
Robotics Foundations
Human-Centered Robotics

Applications

Personal and Assistive Robotics
Personal Agents
Robots in the Home
Transportation
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles

Zackory Erickson

Zackory Erickson

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4627

Research Interests

Applications

Human-Robot Interaction
Rehabilitation and Health Care Robotics
Simulation
Haptics
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Human-Centered Robotics
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Augmented Reality
Safety for Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Humanoids
Domestic Robotics
Human Robot Collaboration
Robotics Foundations
Manipulation & Interfaces
Graphics & Creative Tools

Applications

Personal and Assistive Robotics
Physical Assistance
Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics

David Held

David Held

Associate Professor, RI
Office: EDSH 213

Research Interests

Applications

Robot Programming by Demonstration
Active Perception
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Perceptual Robotics
Computer Vision
Visual Servoing and Visual Tracking
Reinforcement Learning
Learning and Classification
3-D Vision and Recognition
Human-Centered Robotics
Neurorobotics
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Manipulation & Interfaces
Human Robot Collaboration
Deep Learning

Applications

Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics
Modular Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Transportation
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles

Kris M. Kitani

Kris M. Kitani

Associate Research Professor, RI
Office: EDSH 211

Research Interests

Applications

Computer Vision
Human Activity Forecasting
First-Person Vision
Reinforcement Learning
Sensing and Estimation
Learning and Classification
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Human Robot Collaboration
Graphics & Creative Tools
Robotics Foundations
Augmented Reality

Applications

Augmented / Virtual Reality
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Transportation
Community, Education and Entertainment

Oliver Kroemer

Oliver Kroemer

Associate Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4531

Research Interests

Applications

Robot Learning for Manipulation
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Learning and Classification
Force and Tactile Sensors
Grasping
World Modeling
Robot Programming by Demonstration
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Domestic Robotics
Contact Modeling and Manipulation
Manipulation & Interfaces
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics
Modular Manufacturing
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Manufacturing

Jiaoyang Li

Jiaoyang Li

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4625

Research Interests

Applications

Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Motion Planning
Planning & Scheduling
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Industrial Robotics
Manufacturing Robotics
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Manipulation & Interfaces
Field & Service Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Robotics in Construction
Human-Centered Robotics
Distributed and Cellular Robots
Human Robot Collaboration
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Manufacturing
Transportation
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Human Robot Collaborative Manufacturing
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Maxim Likhachev

Maxim Likhachev

Professor, RI
Office: NSH 3211

Research Interests

Applications

Motion Planning
Machine Learning Embedded in Systems
AI Reasoning for Robotics
AI Reasoning for Articulated Systems
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Humanoids
Robot Programming by Demonstration
Aerial Robotics
Industrial Robotics
Legged Robots
Field & Service Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Robot Structures
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Manufacturing
Robots in the Home
Field Robotics
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Simon Lucey

Simon Lucey

Courtesy Faculty, RI

Research Interests

Applications

Computer Vision
3-D Vision and Recognition
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Learning and Classification
Geometric Algorithms
Active Perception
Aerial Robotics
Augmented Reality
Computer-Aided Fabrication
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Graphics & Creative Tools
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Field & Service Robotics
Planning & Scheduling

Applications

Computer-Aided Fabrication
Transportation
Manufacturing
Personal Mobile & Embedded Computing
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Jean Hyaejin Oh

Jean Hyaejin Oh

Associate Research Professor, RI
Office: 1723 Murray Ave

Research Interests

Applications

Human Robot Collaboration
Human-Robot Interaction
Social Robots
Robot Programming by Demonstration
Reinforcement Learning
Learning and Classification
Motion Planning
AI Reasoning for Robotics
AI Reasoning for Multi-Robot Systems
Human-Centered Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Natural Language Processing

Applications

Companion Robotics
Personal Agents
Robots in the Home
Transportation
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles

Melisa Orta Martinez

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Melisa Orta Martinez

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 3101

Research Interests

Applications

Haptics
Mechanisms and Actuation
Robots for Education
Roboethics
Social Robots
Robots with Flexible Elements
Soft Robotics
Force and Tactile Sensors
Human-Centered Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Manipulation & Interfaces
Sensing and Estimation
Robot Structures
Force Control
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Technology Fluency & Education
Intelligent Tutors
Soft Robotics
Companion Robotics
Physical Assistance
Community, Education and Entertainment
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Deepak Pathak

Deepak Pathak

Raj Reddy Assistant Professor in Robotics
Office: EDSH 218

Research Interests

Applications

Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Robot Hands
Legged Robots
World Modeling
Perceptual Robotics
3-D Vision and Recognition
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Robot Structures
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Personal and Assistive Robotics
Robots in the Home
Companion Robotics
Manufacturing

Wennie Tabib

Wennie Tabib

Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 1103

Research Interests

Applications

Active Perception
Sensing and Estimation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Aerial Robotics
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Human-Robot Interaction
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Search and Rescue Robotics
Space Robots and Systems
Field & Service Robotics
Sensing & Perception
Human-Centered Robotics
Robotics Foundations

Applications

Aerial Robotics
Space Exploration
Urban Search and Rescue
Companion Robotics
Inspection and Remediation
Field Robotics
Personal and Assistive Robotics

Matthew J. Travers

Matthew J. Travers

Senior Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 3207

Research Interests

Applications

Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction
Search and Rescue Robotics
Force Control
Micro/Nanorobots
Motion Control
Kinematically Redundant Manipulators
Robotic Systems Architectures and Programming
Robots with Flexible Elements
Human-Centered Robotics
Kinematics
Robotics Foundations
Human Robot Collaboration
AI Reasoning for Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Robotics in Construction
Robotics in Hazardous Application
Space Robots and Systems
Underwater Robotics
Domestic Robotics
Perceptual Robotics
Manipulation & Interfaces
Behavior-based Systems
Cooperative Manipulators
Motion for Manipulation Tasks
Robot Learning for Manipulation
Robot Structures
Legged Robots
Model Identification
Parallel Mechanism and Robots
Soft Robotics
Wheeled Robots
Active Perception
AI Reasoning for Articulated Systems
Dynamics
Geometric Algorithms
Reinforcement Learning
Motion Planning
Sensing & Perception
Force and Tactile Sensors
Multisensor Data Fusion
Sensing and Estimation
Full Stack Autonomy

Applications

Agriculture
Soft Robotics
Robotic Surgery
Medical Robotics
Manufacturing
Field Robotics
Infrastructure
Personal and Assistive Robotics
Urban Search and Rescue