Abstract: Dexterous robotic manipulation is becoming increasingly crucial as robots transition from factory manufacturing to everyday human environments such as household assistance and healthcare support. However, operating in these unstructured settings presents significant challenges in both hardware and software. Achieving adaptability across diverse tasks requires multi-fingered robotic hands with high degrees of freedom, capable of [...]

Abstract In assistive robotics – a sub-discipline within the broader field of human-robot interaction (HRI) concerned with designing autonomous agents that can support people with disabilities (PWDs) – HRI designers use User-Centered Design (UCD) approaches to create assistive robots and technologies. They involve potential end-users with disabilities as a way of ensuring the end-product, that [...]

Abstract: The formula for AI progress has long appeared straightforward: more compute, more data, better models. Yet while compute is growing with better hardware and bigger clusters, data is stagnating—calling into question the very scaling laws that powered the last decade. The internet—often described as the “fossil fuel” of AI—offers only a finite reservoir of [...]

Abstract: Robot dexterity remains an open challenge in robotics that has the potential to transform manufacturing, healthcare, and daily life. Robots that safely and robustly interact with unstructured environments must combine compliant hardware with models and planners that tolerate uncertainty. Additionally, if robust robot dexterity is to be realized outside of research labs, it must [...]