Events

Abstract: Despite decades of robotics research, current robots still struggle to acquire general and flexible dynamic skills on human level. Tasks, such as table tennis, represent this set of dynamic problems that appear easy to learn for humans but pose a steep challenge for anthropomorphic robots. In this talk, I will argue that hardware plays a…

Abstract: The development of robots represents a complex blending of many different engineering and basic scientific disciplines (electronic and mechanical engineering, control, computer science, mathematics, physics etc) and often “spills’ over into other domains: civil engineering, transport, medicine, psychology, physiology, agriculture, food science, social science, astrophysics etc. The ever-growing scope of robotics means that a…

Abstract: Architectural robots enable the re-thinking of material systems and a disruptive update of the building process. The lecture will discuss design and construction experiments conducted with/by robots at SDU CREATE and how these unfold a new approach to construction technology. Bio: Roberto Naboni, is an Associate Professor in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication at…

Abstract Façades cover a significant amount of surfaces in cities and are in constant interaction with the environment.  Adaptive façades are multifunctional systems that are able to change their functions, features, or behaviour over time in response to changing boundary conditions or performance requirements. This lecture will address general aspects of façade design and engineering,…

Abstract: Neuromorphic processors comprise hybrid analog/digital circuits that implement hardware models of biological systems, using computational principles analogous to the ones used by the nervous systems. The neuromorphic devices exhibit very slow, biologically plausible, time constants to well match the signals they are designed to process, such that they are inherently synchronized with the real-world…

Robotics at Leeds will be holding their first in person event since the pandemic on Monday 9th Janauary 2023. If you are an academic or post-graduate student at the University of Leeds with an interst in robotics, please join us. Register online before 23rd December. All attendees will be asked to give a 5 min…

Abstract: It is not an easy task to navigate through contorted and cramped environments and then manipulate the end-effector to enable invasive operations. Surgeons have done so by hand for decades; with tool makers able to sell to aerospace mechanics for similar operations. This presentation takes this idea a step further into the exciting journey…

Abstract Robots operating in dynamic and unstructured environments must exhibit advanced forms of interaction with objects and humans. “Sense of Touch”  in robots can play a fundamental role in enhancing perceptual, cognitive and operative capabilities of robots, specifically when they physically interact with objects and humans in the environment. Many solutions to design, engineer and…

Abstract: Human beings and other biological creatures navigate unpredictable and dynamic environments by combining compliant mechanical actuators (skeletal muscle) with neural control and sensory feedback. Abiotic actuators, by contrast, have yet to match their biological counterparts in their ability to autonomously sense and adapt their form and function to changing environments. We have shown that engineered…