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Robot Talk Episode 155 – Making aerial robots smarter, with Melissa Greeff
Claire chatted to Melissa Greeff from Queen’s University about autonomous navigation and learning for drones.
Melissa Greeff is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University. She leads Robora Lab and is also an Ingenuity Labs Robotics and AI Institute member. Her research interests include aerial robots, vision-based navigation, and safe learning-based control. Melissa’s expertise is in building autonomous aerial systems including previous experience in conducting field trials at various locations across Canada. She was listed as one of 50 women in robotics you need to know about in 2023 by the Women in Robotics organization.
Robot Talk
is a weekly podcast that explores the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous machines.
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