U of T Robotics News
07-27-2020 Seminar: NYU’s Ludovic Righetti on Algorithms for Robust Multi-Contact Behaviors
Reasoning about physical interactions is a computationally daunting task, yet contacts are at the core of any manipulation or locomotion behavior.
UofT Robotics Students Win RSS Best Student Paper Award
Congratulations to STARS Lab members Matt Giamou and Valentin Peretroukhin, winners of the 2020 Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Best Student Paper Award.
UofT at RSS 2020
Check out all the UofT contributions to the 2020 Robotics Science and Systems conference.
Three UofT Robotics Faculty on the Soft Robotics Podcast
Enjoy these Soft Robotics Podcast interviews with UofT Robotics faculty, Xinyu Liu, Eric Diller and Jessica Burgner-Kahrs.
Weiss Mini-Symposium Talk: Advances in Continuum Robots for Surgery
Watch this 20-minute talk from the Weiss Institute’s Mini Symposium on Surgical Robotics.
Animesh Garg’s research covered on Venture Beat
Check out this AI system that learns to model how fabrics interact by watching videos.
Prof. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs appointed Associate Director of UofT Robotics Institute
In recognition of her exemplary leadership uniting the University of Toronto’s robotics community, the UofT Robotics Institute is pleased to welcome Prof. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs as Associate Director, effective July 1, 2020.
06-29-2020 Seminar: MIT’s Luca Carlone on Spatial Perception for Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
Safety-critical applications of robotics in the wild, ranging from self-driving vehicles to search & rescue, demand a new generation of algorithms.
06-19-20 HeRo Seminar: University of Leeds’ Pietro Valdastri on Robotic Flexible Endoscopy
Exploring autonomy in robotic flexible endoscopy Prof. Pietro Valdastri Science and Technologies of Robotics in Medicine (STORM) Lab, University of Leeds Fri. June 19, 10-11am ET Register for the UofT Robotics […]
06-11-2020 HeRo Seminar: UofT’s Goldie Nejat on Growing Old with Socially Assistive Robots
Growing Old with Socially Assistive Robots: Robots That Can Help with Everyday Activities Prof. Goldie Nejat, University of Toronto Thursday June 11, 2-3pm Register for the UofT Robotics Newsletter to learn more […]
06-08-2020 Seminar: Stanford’s Jeanette Bohg on Embracing Uncertainty in Robotic Manipulation
What if we will never reach perfect accuracy? If we accept that premise, then an important focus towards more robust robotic manipulation is to develop methods that can cope with a base level of uncertainty and unexpected events.
Two Robotics Institute students among UofT Engineering’s “Grads to Watch 2020”
Congratulations to Robotics Institute students Onaizah Onaizah and Valentin Peretroukhin for being among this year’s UofT Engineering’s 16 “Grads to Watch” in 2020.
UofT at ICRA2020: 23 papers, 2 workshops, 54 co-authors, and 1 prestigious award
The International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s flagship conference and is one of the most prestigious international forums for robotics research.
Check out our highlights from the conference!
XSeed funds multidisciplinary robotics research at UofT
Now in its second year, XSeed addresses a complex multi-disciplinary challenge. Two recently funded robotics projects include: Continuum magnetic robots for minimally-invasive robotic surgery and industrial inspection — Eric Diller […]
UofT Robotics Institute will be the virtual home of a new joint centre for robotics and eldercare
U of T Engineering and the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence has partnered with the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China to launch a centre dedicated to researching and commercializing robotics for elder care. The centre will be virtually housed within the U of T Robotics Institute.
05-21-2020 HeRo Seminar: UofT’s José Zariffa on Rehab Robotics
This presentation will present design considerations for rehabilitation robots using key examples from the field, as well as perspectives for robotic assistive technologies.
05-14-2020 HeRo Seminar: UofT’s Jessica Burgner-Kahrs on continuum robotics
Through the Keyhole: Continuum Robots for Surgical Applications Prof. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs Continuum Robotics Laboratory University of Toronto Mississauga Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 2-3pm ET Abstract Continuum robots, which […]
Eric Diller awarded McCharles Prize for Early Career Research Distinction
Prof. Eric Diller has been awarded the McCharles Prize for Early Career Research Distinction, in recognition of his exceptional performance and distinction in early career research. Diller’s research focuses on developing miniature robots which can be wirelessly controlled just like full-sized robots. His goal is to enable a radically new approach to medical procedures and create an entirely new set of scientific tools.
Yu Sun receives Connaught Innovation Award
Sun and collaborators plan to improve on their current heart perfusion system designs by integrating sensors that measure the pressure and flow of blood in and out of the heart. Data from these sensors can be analyzed using machine learning techniques to provide a real-time, quantitative assessment of the heart’s function.
Public Lecture | Rethinking Robotics: Worms, tongues and elephant trunks
Join U of T alumni and friends for a lecture on biology-inspired continuum robots and their role in minimally invasive surgeries.
Eric Diller receives prestigious IEEE RAS Early Academic Career Award in Robotics and Automation
Prof. Eric Diller has received the prestigious IEEE RAS Early Academic Career Award in Robotics and Automation for his contributions to magnetic wireless micro-scale robots.
U of T-Waterloo research data to put self-driving cars to ultimate test: Canadian winter
Newly released data from a collaboration between the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and Scale AI will help train future self-driving cars to handle the challenges of winter […]
Goldie Nejat interviewed in National Geographic Magazine
Nejat’s socially assistive robots are designed to engage with humans and could help fill an urgent need: caregiving for the elderly.
Profs. Schoellig, Garg & McIlraith named CIFAR AI Chairs
CIFAR, the Canadian-based global organization that supports collaboration and advancement in research, launched its Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy in 2017 — the Canada CIFAR AI Chair program is a cornerstone of that strategy.