Sensing and Estimation Archives - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Sensing and Estimation

George A. Kantor

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of Education, RI
Office: NSH 1101

Research Interests

Applications

Field & Service Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Underwater Robotics
Mining Robotics
Robots for Education
Wheeled Robots
Dynamics
Kinematics
Motion Planning
Sensing and Estimation
Robotics Foundations
Sensing & Perception
Human-Centered Robotics
Robot Structures
Robotics for Scientific Discovery

Applications

Field Robotics
Agriculture
Transportation

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

Srinivasa G. Narasimhan

Srinivasa G. Narasimhan

U.A. and Helen Whitaker Professor of Robotics, RI
Office: EDSH 223

Research Interests

Applications

Computer Vision
Imaging
Active Perception
Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery
Sensing & Perception
Sensing and Estimation
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Graphics & Creative Tools
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Human-Centered Robotics

Applications

Biomedical Imaging
Agriculture
Smart Cities
Field Robotics
Medical Robotics
Transportation

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

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

Zeynep Temel

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Zeynep Temel

Assistant Professor, RI
Office: NSH 4527

Research Interests

Applications

Biologically Inspired and Evolutionary Robotics
Micro/Nanorobots
Robots with Flexible Elements
Parallel Mechanism and Robots
Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery
Mechanisms and Actuation
Kinematics
Dynamics
Sensing and Estimation
Soft Robotics
Robots for Education
Manipulation & Interfaces
Contact Modeling and Manipulation
Robot Structures
Motion Control
Sensing & Perception
Robotics Foundations
Human-Centered Robotics
Field & Service Robotics
Robotics for Scientific Discovery

Applications

Medical Robotics
Robotic Surgery
Computer-Aided Fabrication
Community, Education and Entertainment
Modular Manufacturing
Field Robotics
Agriculture
Inspection and Remediation
Urban Search and Rescue
Manufacturing
Rehabilitation 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

Ji Zhang

Ji Zhang

Systems Scientist, RI
Office: NSH 2111

Research Interests

Applications

Field & Service Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Search and Rescue Robotics
Robotics Foundations
Computer Vision
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Sensing & Perception
3-D Vision and Recognition
Multisensor Data Fusion
Sensing and Estimation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

Applications

Field Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Agriculture
Disaster Cleanup
Infrastructure
Inspection and Remediation
Surveillance & Security
Urban Search and Rescue
Transportation
Off-Road& All-Terrain Mobility Systems
Self-Driving Cars & Vehicles
Urban Air Mobility