Colloquium A

Announcement: this talk has been canceled.

日時(Date) 2022年1月28日(金)3限(13:30--15:00)
Fri. Jan. 28th, 2022, 3rd period (13:30--15:00)
場所(Location) face-to-face, L1
司会(Chair) Garcia
講演者(Presenter) Dr. Felix von Drigalski (Mujin Inc.)
題目(Title) Making Robot Do Things - a Usability Perspective
概要(Abstract) Modern robot arms are extraordinarily strong and precise. However, they are rarely used outside of tightly controlled environments and high-volume assembly lines, and even their "smart" robot operations are rare. What keeps robots from living up to the expectations set by popular media? What does it take to make robots do useful things? In this talk, we explore what makes robots difficult to use, which challenges remain when applying them to industrial problems, and potential solutions. We also present recent examples from research, industrial practice and robot competitions such as the World Robot Summit Assembly Challenge held in 2021.
講演言語(Language) Japanese+English
講演者紹介(Introduction of Lecturer) Felix von Drigalski is with Mujin Inc. in Tokyo. Previously, he was a senior researcher at OMRON SINIC X Corporation and maintainer of the motion planning software MoveIt. He obtained a PhD in Computer Science at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan in 2018, and MSc-level engineering degrees from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and the INSA Lyon in France in 2013. His research interests include robotic manipulation, tactile sensing and autonomous assembly. His teams obtained 1st place at the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge at ICRA 2016, Finalist at the Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017, as well as 3rd and 4th place at the World Robot Summit Assembly Challenge 2020 and 2018 along with awards from the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) and the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE).