Project Tags: Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Robust localization and mapping for autonomous gas inspection vehicles

Natural gas production, Qatar’s driving economic force, plays an increasingly important role in addressing the world’s energy needs. Detecting and responding to gas leaks in a gas production facility are…

Towards natural multi-cultural human-robot interaction

As robots and other intelligent systems become more ubiquitous, they will increasingly interact with a wide range of users, especially those who are not well-versed in robotics. These interactions will…

Effective programming for large distributed ensembles

Claytronics is an ongoing project at CMU to develop programmable matter—bringing the power of programming to physical matter. The challenges in realizing Claytronics are all about scaling: (1) scaling the…

Innovative strategies and tools for teaching and learning programming logic

The growing reliance of our society on computer technology will require that the field of computer science evolves accordingly. Although computer science is not just computer programming, programming is the…

Non-destructive gas pipeline inspection using computer vision

Defects such as surface corrosion in gas pipelines can lead to catastrophic failure and are a threat to life, property, and the viability of the line. Current techniques use magnetic…

Automated tools for effective team coordination in emergency response

The ability to respond effectively to disasters is essential for every modern-day society. Effective response to large-scale disasters requires efficient coordination of large heterogeneous teams with access to limited information,…

Human-robot interaction in an Arabic social and cultural setting

As robots become more ubiquitous, they will increasingly interact with humans, especially those who are not robot experts. Applications in education, nursing, aged-care, and rehabilitation will need high-quality human-robot interaction.…

Recognizing context for human-robot interaction

Robot and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has the potential to impact on society in many ways. One recent area that is gaining popularity in the research community is that of…