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DART: Noise injection for robust imitation learning, with Michael Laskey
Audrow Nash
14 Apr 2018
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Michael Laskey, PhD student at UC Berkeley, about a method for robust imitation learning, called DART. Laskey discusses how DART relates to previous imitation...
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Learning Robot Objectives from Physical Human Interaction, with Andrea Bajcsy and Dylan P. Losey
Audrow Nash
31 Mar 2018
In this interview, Audrow speaks with Andrea Bajcsy and Dylan P. Losey about a method that allows robots to infer a human’s objective through physical interaction. They discuss their approach, the c...
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256
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Socially Assistive Robots, with Maja Matarić
Audrow Nash
19 Mar 2018
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Maja Matarić, a professor at the University of Southern California and the Chief Science Officer of Embodied, about socially assistive robotics. Socially ass...
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Learning about Legged Locomotion from Birds, with Monica Daley
Audrow Nash
04 Mar 2018
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Monica Daley about learning from birds about legged locomotion. To do this, Daley analyzes the gaits of guineafowl in various experiments to understand the mec...
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254
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Collaborative Systems for Drug Discovery, with Peter Harris
Abate De Mey
18 Feb 2018
In this episode, Abate interviews Peter Harris from HighRes Biosolutions about automation in the field of drug discovery. At HighRes Biosolutions they are developing modular robotic systems that work ...
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253
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eSIM in Wearable Technology, with Karl Weaver
Audrow Nash
05 Feb 2018
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Karl Weaver (魏卡爾), formerly the Original Equipment Manufacturer Business Development Director for Oasis Smart SIM. Weaver discusses how wearable technolo...
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252
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Embedded Platform for SLAM, with Zhe Zhang
Abate De Mey
20 Jan 2018
In this episode Abate talks with Zhe Zhang from Perceptin where they are building embedded platforms for robots to do Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms in real time. Zhe explains...
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251
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Open Source Prosthetic Leg, with Elliott Rouse
Audrow Nash
06 Jan 2018
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Elliott Rouse, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, about an open-source prosthetic leg—that is a robotic knee and ankle. Rouse’s goal is to p...
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Learning Prosthesis Control Parameters, with Helen Huang
Audrow Nash
24 Dec 2017
In this interview, Audrow Nash interviews Helen Huang, Joint Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State, about a method of tuning powered lower limb prosthes...
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249
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ICRA 2017 Company Showcase, with Howard Michel, Li Bingbing, Xianbao Chen and Lester Teh Chee Onn
Audrow Nash
10 Dec 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews several companies at the International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA). ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s biggest conference an...
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Semi-active Prostheses, with Peter Adamczyk
Audrow Nash
24 Nov 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Peter Adamczyk, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on semi-active foot and ankle prostheses. The difference is that active below-knee p...
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247
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ANYmal: A Ruggedized Quadrupedal Robot, with Marco Hutter
Audrow Nash
11 Nov 2017
In this interview, Audrow Nash interviews Marco Hutter, Assistant Professor for Robotic Systems at ETH Zürich, about a quadrupedal robot designed for autonomous operation in challenging environments,...
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Smart Swarms, with Vijay Kumar
Jack Rasiel
28 Oct 2017
In this episode, Jack Rasiel interviews Vijay Kumar, Professor and Dean of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Kumar discusses the guiding ideas behind his research on micro unmanned aeri...
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High-Performance Autonomous Vehicles, with Chris Gerdes
Audrow Nash
14 Oct 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Chris Gerdes, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, about designing high-performance autonomous vehicles. The idea is to make vehicles sa...
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Robot Pediatric Coach, with Ayanna Howard
Audrow Nash
30 Sep 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Ayanna Howard, Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, about her work to help children with the movement disorder cerebral palsy. Howard discusses ho...
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Disney Robotics, with Katsu Yamane
Audrow Nash
17 Sep 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Katsu Yamane, Senior Research Scientist at Disney, about robotics in Disney. Yamane discusses Disney’s history with robots, how Disney currently uses Robots, ...
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CUJO – Smart Firewall for Cybersecurity, with Leon Kuperman
MeiXing Dong
04 Sep 2017
In this episode, MeiXing Dong talks with Leon Kuperman, CTO of CUJO, about cybersecurity threats and how to guard against them. They discuss how CUJO, a smart hardware firewall, helps protect the home...
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Tensegrity Control, with Kostas Bekris
Jack Rasiel
18 Aug 2017
In this episode, Jack Rasiel speaks with Kostas Bekris, who introduces us to tensegrity robotics: a striking robotic design which straddles the boundary between hard and soft robotics. A structure us...
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240
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Biowatch: Biometric Identification Using Veins, with Matthias Vanoni
MeiXing Dong
05 Aug 2017
In this episode, MeiXing Dong interviews Matthias Vanoni, co-founder and CEO of Biowatch. Vanoni speaks about Biowatch, a wrist-veins biometric reader that functions as a security solution for mobile ...
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Robot Academy, with Peter Corke
Audrow Nash
22 Jul 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Peter Corke, Professor of Robotics at the Queensland University of Technology and Director of the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, about Robot Academy. Rob...
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Midwest Speech and Language Days 2017 Posters, with Michael White, Dmitriy Dligach and Denis Newman-Griffiths
MeiXing Dong
08 Jul 2017
In this episode, MeiXing Dong conducts interviews at the 2017 Midwest Speech and Language Days workshop in Chicago. She talks with Michael White of Ohio State University about question interpretation ...
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Deep Learning in Robotics, with Sergey Levine
Audrow Nash
24 Jun 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Sergey Levine, assistant professor at UC Berkeley, about deep learning on robotics. Levine explains what deep learning is and he discusses the challenges of usi...
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IASP 2016: Prostheses and Finding Shoes, with Vadim Kotenev and Vagan Martirosyan
Audrow Nash and Christina Brester
09 Jun 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash and Christina Brester conduct interviews at the 2016 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation conference in Moscow, Russia. They speak with Vadim...
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Locus Robotics, with Rick Faulk
Abate De Mey
28 May 2017
In this episode, Abate De Mey speaks with Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, about warehouse automation with collaborative robots. At Locus Robotics, they increase the productivity of workers in e-com...
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Trik Embedded Platform, with Roman Luchin
Audrow Nash and Christina Brester
13 May 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash and Christina Brester conduct interviews at the 2016 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation conference in Moscow, Russia. They speak with Roman...
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Geometric Methods in Computer Vision, with Kostas Daniilidis
Jack Rasiel
30 Apr 2017
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In this episode, Jack Rasiel speaks with Kostas Daniilidis, Professor of Computer and Information at the University of Pennsylvania, about new developments in computer vision and ...
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Kickstart Accelerator, with Roland Siegwart and Matthias Hüni
Audrow Nash
17 Apr 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Roland Siegwart and Matthias Hüni about Kickstart Accelerator, a Swiss Startup Accelerator. Siegwart leads the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zürich and is on...
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CUBE Tech Fair, with Torsten Oelke
Audrow Nash
02 Apr 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Torsten Oelkes, Executive Chairman of CUBE, about the CUBE Tech Fair. The CUBE Tech Fair is a conference that takes place in Berlin in May that seeks to facili...
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bots_alive, with Bradley Knox
Audrow Nash
18 Mar 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Bradley Knox, founder of bots_alive. Knox speaks about an add-on to a Hexbug, a six-legged robotic toy, that makes the bot behave more like a character. They di...
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IASP 2016: Skolkovo, Waterproof Drones, and Underwater Vehicles, with Albert Efimov, Anastasia Uryasheva and Borris Rozman
Audrow Nash and Christina Brester
05 Mar 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash and Christina Brester conduct interviews at the 2016 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation conference in Moscow, Russia. They speak with Alber...
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RoboUniverse 2016: Drones, AI, and 3D Printing, with Dr. Douglas Stow, Dr. Eugene Izhikevich and Cullen Hilkene
Abate De Mey
19 Feb 2017
In this episode, Abate De Mey interviews speakers from the Artificial Intelligence and Drone tracks at RoboUniverse San Diego and the Inside 3D Printing Conference. Dr. Douglas Stow from the Drones tr...
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RoboUniverse 2016: Agricultural Robotics, with Dan Harburg and Matthew Borzage
Abate De Mey
04 Feb 2017
In this episode, Abate De Mey interviews two speakers from the Agricultural track of the RoboUniverse 2016 conference in San Diego: Dan Harburg of Soft Robotics Inc. and Matthew Borzage of BioTac. Bo...
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Toru Robots, with Dr. Moritz Tenorth
Ron Vanderkley
21 Jan 2017
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley spoke to Dr Moritz Tenorth, head of software development at Magazino, a Munich-based startup developing mobile pick-and-place robots for item-specific logistics. They d...
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A Wearable Robotic Extra-Finger for Grasp Compensation, with Domenico Prattichizzo
Audrow Nash
07 Jan 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Domenico Prattichizzo, Professor of Robotics at the University of Siena and Senior Scientist at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genova in Italy, about a ...
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Speech-Controlled Wheelchair, with Vladimir Stanovov
Christina Brester
23 Dec 2016
In this episode, Christina Brester interviews Vladimir Stanovov, PhD student and researcher at the Siberian State Aerospace University (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Stanovov speaks about a speech-controlled ...
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Actuation for Robotic Fingers, with Edward Neff
Abate De Mey
11 Dec 2016
In this episode, Abate De Mey interviews Edward Neff, founder of SMAC Corporation. Mr. Neff discusses how breakthroughs in his company have allowed them to develop linear actuators compact enough to b...
