September 2024 - Robotics-seminar - Engineering Mailing Lists

Robotics Seminar 10/4: Mark Yim (University of Pennsylvania)
by Fitter, Naomi 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Roboticists, In a very exciting start of the term, we're having a visit from Mark Yim (robotics faculty at University of Pennsylvania) for our second seminar of the fall. Dr. Yim is an expert in modular robotics and the Director of the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab. As a reminder, everyone is expected to come to the seminar. We’ve got a strict no-device policy. We also have, as always, coffee and coffee cake. For the fall, we still have Covell Hall 221 as our seminar location, with the usual timing of 10am Fridays. Please plan to head there each Friday at 10am. Looking forward to this exciting first external presenter of the term! See you there. Cheers, Naomi

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Robotics Seminar 9/27: Cindy Grimm (Oregon State University)
by Fitter, Naomi 25 Sep '24

25 Sep '24

Roboticists, Welcome to the new school year and term! I'll be heading up the robotics seminar this academic year, trying to live up to the mythos of Bill. As is our tradition, the first seminar of the term will be a State of the Program presentation by our Robotics Program Director, Cindy Grimm. Dr. Grimm will talk about where the program is, and where it’s headed. She will also take any program-related questions you might have. And we will hear from RGSA! As a reminder, everyone is expected to come to the seminar. We’ve got a strict no-device policy. We also have, as always, coffee and coffee cake. For the fall term, we have Covell Hall 221 as our seminar location, with the usual timing of 10am Fridays. Please plan to head there each Friday at 10am for now. Cheers, Naomi State of the Robotics Program Cindy Grimm, Oregon State University Abstract: We’ll start by introducing our faculty and the areas they work in, along with major new funded projects. The Robotics Graduate Student Association will also introduce themselves. This last year has seen changes in Graf, admissions, and the qualifying exam; I’ll cover what’s new and the cultural expectations that make our group here so unique. Bio: Dr. Grimm started her research career in 3D graphics, creating novel methods for representing complex surfaces. She dabbled a bit in facial animation at Microsoft Research, then transitioned to Washington University in St. Louis where she pursued work in biomedical imaging, human-computer interaction, and art-based rendering. She moved to Oregon State University in 2012, and joined the "Cool Kids" club in robotics. She now works on agricultural robotics and dabbles in law and policy for robotics. She is also the current Graduate Director for the Robotics program.

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Student Q&A Session for Seminar 9/24 Victoria Edwards ( University of Pennsylvania)
by Agrawal, Akshaya 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

Hello all, Victoria Edwards will be presenting her work on Multi-Robot Data Collection tomorrow (Sep 24) at 11 AM in Rogers 226 and via Zoom. Afterward, a student Q&A session will be held in Graf 210 from 3:45 to 4:30 pm. Please come if you can! Sincerely, Akshaya Agrawal

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Seminar 9/10 Dr. Brian Van Stratum (Florida State University)
by Yang, Yanhao 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Hello all, Dr. Brian Van Stratum will be presenting his work on Multi-Modal Continuum Model-Based Design for Soft Robotics next Tuesday (Sep 10) at 11 AM in Rogers 226 and via Zoom. Afterwards, from 3:00-3:30 there will be a student Q&A session in Rogers 237. See below for Dr. Brian Van Stratum's abstract and bio. Please come if you can! Yanhao Yang Oregon State University, College of Engineering Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> Postdoctoral Scholar Candidate Seminar Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Time: 11 am Pacific Time In person location: Rogers 226 Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/96690363222?pwd=2BgZAWZ0DNljVZFU9t23aSkSOqX6K…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foregonsta…> Seminar Title: MULTI-MODAL CONTINUUM MODEL-BASED DESIGN FOR SOFT ROBOTICS Speaker: Dr. Brian Van Stratum Seminar abstract: Optimization of robot structures and control schemes remains challenging despite advances in computing and rapid prototyping technology. Nature provides numerous examples of locomotion through multiple modes, such as crawling, swimming, and even jumping. However, the performance of state-of-the-art robots falls short of what is displayed by animal exemplars. A multi-modal computational paradigm would increase understanding of animal locomotion and allow improved robot designs. The Pacific Lamprey is an example of an animal with unique swimming-climbing multi-modal locomotion. This talk presents a reduced order hybrid dynamic model for a lamprey-inspired wall climbing gait and hardware results for the performance of the lamprey-inspired wall climbing robot Trident. The hybrid dynamic model reveals insights for steering a lamprey-inspired climber and optimizing climbing efficiency. Swimming robots pose a particular challenge for modeling due to the high computation cost of simulating fluid interaction. This talk presents a fluid interaction modeling paradigm that is computationally cheap, using theories by M.J. Lighthill and combining them with beam theory. This talk validates the model's predictive power by comparing it with hardware results. Further, the talk presents the model's utility by using it to co-optimize a control policy and tail morphology for the soft swimming-climbing robot SLIDER. This talk will also apply these insights to the challenge of designing soft salp-inspired swimmers and soft robotics for coordinated manipulation in the marine environment. About the speaker: Brian uses physics to understand what makes biological and animal systems so fast, agile, adaptable, and efficient. Learning from these insights, he seeks to design mechatronic systems that have a chance to match or exceed the performance of their biological exemplars. Previously, Brian used insights from fluid dynamics and beam theory to optimize the swimming speed of a long, slender, soft robot. Brian also developed the first lamprey-inspired wall-climbing robot. He has published his research in Physical Review E and Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. Brian worked as a Forensic Engineer for five years reconstructing vehicle accidents. After this, he spent six years at Tribhuvan University in Nepal as a research associate, developing sustainable energy systems for rural clinics and low-cost housing. Brian earned a BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where he lives with his wife and three kids. [https://st2.zoom.us/static/6.3.24876/image/new/ZoomLogo_110_25.png]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2F…> Hi there, Maria Wright is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foregonsta…> Meeting URL: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/96690363222?pwd=2BgZAWZ0DNljVZFU9t23aSkSOqX6K…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foregonsta…> Password: 558480 Join by Telephone Call: US: +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 Meeting ID: 966 9036 3222 International numbers<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foregonsta…> Join by Polycom/Cisco/Other Room System Password: 558480 96690363222(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:96690363222@zoomcrc.com> Password: 558480

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