Creating Robotic Systems That Assist Humanity

Friday, October 4, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
214A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Edgar Lobaton, PhD, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Description: This session will present state-of-the-art research in the areas of robotics and computer vision with applications to physical therapy for children with disabilities, search and rescue in disaster sites, and autonomous driving. We will demonstrate the capabilities of a real swarm robotic prototype in a live demo.



10:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:20 AM
Robots for Pediatric Therapy and Rehabilitation
Ayanna Howard, PhD , Associate Professor , Georgia Institute of Technology
10:40 AM
The Geometry of Stereo Egomotion
Enrique Dunn, PhD , Research Assistant Professor , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:00 AM
A Topological Swarm Robotic System
Edgar Lobaton, PhD , Dr. , North Carolina State University