2021 NRI - FRR PI Meeting Posters

All times listed in EST.

Session 1: Wednesday, March 10,  12:45 pm ET -  1:30 pm ET
Poster #Lead PIAward TitleAward #
14Momotaz BegumNRI: FND: Robust Learning of Sequential Motion from Human Demonstrations to Enable Robot-guided Exercise Training1830597
20Winslow BurlesonEAGER: Cyberlearning with Co-Robotic Teachable Agents1941053
26Matei CiocarlieNRI: FND: Scalable Multimodal Tactile Sensing for Robotic Manipulators in Manufacturing1734557
29Carrick DetweilerNRI: INT: COLLAB: Raining Drones: Mid-Air Release & Recovery of Atmospheric Sensing Systems1925052
32Katherine Driggs-CampbellNRI: INT: Increasing the Level of Autonomy for Agricultural Robots Through Effective Interaction and Programming Paradigms2021-67021-33449
44Kris HauserNRI: INT: Customizing Semi-Autonomous Nursing Robots using Human Expertise1830366
49Guy HoffmanNRI: FND: Collaborative Control for Wearable Robots1734399
59Kris KitaniNRI: A Cognitive Navigation Assistant for the Blind1637927
66Nancey Green LeighNRI: FND: Barriers and Solutions for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers' Collaborative Robot Adoption2024706
75Maja MataricNRI: FND: Communicate, Share, Adapt: A Mixed Reality Framework for Facilitating Robot Integration and Customization1925083
77Cynthia MatuszekNRI: FND: Semi-Supervised Deep Learning for Domain Adaptation in Robotic Language Acquisition2024878
80Yigit MengucNRI: FND: Bioinspired Design and Shared Autonomy for Underwater Robots with Soft Limbs1734627
83Todd MurpheyNRI: Task-Based Assistance for Software-Enabled Biomedical Devices1637764
85Robin MurphyBest Viewpoints for External Robots or Sensors Assisting Other Robots1945105
97Jose PonsNRI: INT: Co-Robot Controllers for Human-Like Physical Interaction and Improved Motor Learning2024488
98Dan PopaNRI: FND: Light-Powered Microrobots for Future MIcrofactories1734383
102Ioannis RekleitisCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Cooperative Underwater Structure Inspection and Mapping2024741
109Sebastian SchererCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Dense 3D Reconstruction of Dynamic Actors in Natural Environments using  Multiple Flying Cameras2024173
110Joseph SchimmelsNRI: FND: Dexterous Manipulation Using Multi-Serial Manipulator Systems with Real-Time Compliance Modulation2024554
115David ShepherdNRI: FND: End-User Robot Programming2024561
128Frank Sup IVNRI: FND: Natural Power Transmission through Unconstrained Fluids for Robotic Manipulation2024409
132Stefanie TellexEAGER:  A Gateway Drone for High School Students1940970
134Nitish ThakorNRI: FND: Scalable, Customizable Sensory Solutions for Dexterous Robotic Hands1849417
136Roberto TronNRI: INT: COLLAB: Robust, scalable, distributed semantic mapping for search-and-rescue and manufacturing co-robots1734454
139Vishesh VikasNRI:FND:COLLAB: M3SoRo - Mobility and Morphing using Modular Soft Robots1830432
144Erin WalkerNRI: INT: Designing Effective Dialogue, Gaze, and Gesture Behaviors in a Social Robot that Supports Collaborative Learning in Middle School Mathematics2024645
151Peter WhitneyNRI: FND: Controllable Compliance: A New Robotic Arm for Contact-Rich Manipulation1830425
161Wenlong ZhangNRI: FND: Scalable and Customizable Intent Inference and Motion Planning for Socially-Adept Autonomous Vehicles1925403
169Shashank PriyaNRI: INT: COLLAB: Rumen Understanding through Millipede-Engineered Navigation and Sensing (RUMENS)2019-67021-29007
    
Session 2: Wednesday, March 10, 4:45 pm ET - 5:30 pm ET
Poster #Principal InvestigatorTitleAward #
3Kaveh Akbari HamedNRI: FND: COLLAB: Hierarchical Safe, and Distributed Feedback Control of Multiagent Legged Robots for Cooperative Locomotion and Manipulation1924617
7Ronald ArkinEAGER: CNS: Misdirection in Robot Teams: Exploiting Organizational Principles for Operational Advantage1848653
10He BaiNRI: INT: Safe Wind-Aware Navigation for Collaborative Autonomous Aircraft in Low Altitude Airspace1925147
13Corina BarbalataNRI: FND: Collaborative Mobile Manufacturing in Uncertain Scenarios2024795
21Mark CampbellNRI: FND: Probabilistic Hypothesis-Driven Adaptive Human-Robot Teams1830497
25Joyce ChaiNRI: INT: COLLAB: Collaborative Task Planning and Learning through Language Communication in a Human-Robot Team1830244
28Philip DamesNRI: FND: COLLAB: Distributed, Semantically-Aware Tracking and Planning for Fleets of Robots1830419
37Yogesh GirdharNRI: INT: Co-Multi-Robotic Exploration of the Benthic Seafloor - New Methods for Distributed Scene Understanding and Exploration in the Presence of Communication Constraints1734400
38Michael GleicherNRI:FND: Communicating Physical Interactions1830242
54Aaron JohnsonNRI: FND: COLLAB: Design of dynamic multibehavioral robots: new tools to consider design tradeoff and enable more capable robotic systems1924723
58Myunghee KimCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Customizable Lower-Limb Wearable Robot using Soft-Wearable Sensor to Assist Occupational Workers2024863
62Jana KoseckaNRI: FND: Self-supervised Object Discovery, Detection and Visual Object Search1925231
69Zhaojian LiNRI: INT: SMART: Soft Multi-Arm RoboT for Synergistic Collaboration with Humans2024649
73Ann Majewicz FeyNRI: FND: Customizable Haptic Co-Robots For Training Emergency Surgical Procedures2024839
76Maja MataricNRI: Socially Aware, Expressive, and Personalized Mobile Remote Presence: Co-Robots as Gateways to Access to K-12 In-School Education1528121
78Cynthia MatuszekEAGER: Learning Language in Simulation for Real Robot Interaction1940931
84Robin MurphyEAGER: Documenting and Analyzing Use of Robots for COVID-192032729
93Sarah OstadabbasNRI: EAGER: Teaching Aerial Robots to Perch Like a Bat via AI-guided Design and Control1944964
94Nikolaos PapanikolopoulosNRI: INT: COLLAB: Cooperative Robotic Systems for Precision Agriculture and Plant Health Management2020-67021-30755
99Michael PosaNRI: FND: Contact-aware Control of Dynamic Manipulation1830218
106Junaed SattarNRI: Collaborative Research: Autonomous Quadrotors for 3D Modeling and Inspection of Outdoor Infrastructure1637875
116Robert ShepherdNRI: INT: Ubiquitous Soil Sampling Robots for Confluent Soil Monitoring2021-67021-33843
125Dusan StipanovicNRI: FND: COLLAB: Multi-Vehicle Systems for Collecting Shadow-Free Imagery in Precision Agriculture2020-67021-30756
126Hao SuNRI: FND: Soft Wearable Robots for Injury Prevention and Performance Augmentation1830613
137Nuno VasconcelosNRI: FND: Towards Scalable and Self-Aware Robotic Perception1924937
141Stavros VougioukasNRI: INT: COLLAB: Tree Fruit Harvesting with Arrays of Vision-Guided Linear Robot Arms2020-67021-30759
153Xu XuNRI: FND: A Novel Intervention Method to Promote Workers' Safety Awareness and Mental Health During Human-Robot Collaboration2024688
155Zhaozheng YinNRI: INT: COLLAB: Manufacturing USA: Intelligent Human-Robot Collaboration for Smart Factory1830479
170Ajay ShardaNRI: INT: COLLAB: An autonomous insect Sense, Identify, and Manage PLatform (SIMPL) to advance crop protection strategies2019-67021-28995
    
Session 3: Thursday March 11, 12:45 pm ET - 1:30 pm ET
Poster #Principal InvestigatorTitleAward #
2Peter AdamczykNRI: FND: Hybrid Active-Passive Actuation for Safety and Performance in Physical Human-Robot Collaboration and Rehabilitation1830516
6Yiannis AmpatzidisNRI: INT: COLLAB: High Throughput Multi-Robot Weed Management for Specialty Crops2020-67021-30761
8Nikolay AtanasovNRI: FND: COLLAB: Distributed Bayesian Learning and Safe Control for Autonomous Wildfire Detection1830399
11Efstathios BakolasNRI: FND: Efficient algorithms for safety guiding mobile robots through spaces populated by humans and mobile intelligent machines and robots1924790
16Calin BeltaNRI: FND: A Formal Methods Approach to Safe, Composable, and Distributed Reinforcement Learning for co-Robots2024606
23Stefano CarpinCollaborative Resaerch: NRI: INT: Mobile Robotic Lab for In-Situ Sampling and Measurement2021-67022-33452
27Mary CummingsNRI: FND: COLLAB: Drones and the Design of Public Outdoor Spaces1734206
31Prashant DoshiNRI:FND:Robust Inverse Learning for Human-Robot Collaboration1830421
35Naomi FitterNRI: FND: Assistive Child-Robot Interventions for Infants with Motor Disabilities2024950
45Elliot HawkesNRI: INT: COLLAB: Mesh Of Robots on a Pneumatic Highway (MORPH): An Untethered, Human-Safe, Shape-Morphing Robotic Platform1925373
65Hyunglae LeeUser-Adaptive and Safe Control of a Wearable Upper-Extremity Exoskeleton Robot1925110
82Melanie MosesNRI: INT: Adaptive Bio-inspired Co-Robot algorithms for volcano monitoring2024520
86Bilge MutluNRI: INT: COLLAB: Program Verification and Synthesis for Collaborative Robots1925043
95Nadya PeekNRI: FND: Multi-Manipulator Extensible Robotic Platforms2024435
96Robert PlattNRI: FND: Better robotic manipulation using state and action abstraction80NSSC19K1474
104Ludovic RighettiNRI: FND: Action-perception loops over 5G millimeter wave wireless for cooperative manipulation1925079
108Michael RubensteinCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Flying Swarm for Safe Human Interaction in Unstructured Environments2024615
112James SchmiedelerNRI: FND: Using Template Models to Identify Exoskeleton User Intent1734532
117Nabil SimaanNRI: INT: MANUFACTURING USA: COLLAB: In-Situ Collaborative Robotics in Confined Spaces1734461
122Siddharth SrivastavaEAGER: Hierarchical Contrastive Explanations for Robot-Human Communication1844325
124Aaron SteinfeldNRI: FND: Mutually Aware Social Navigation1734361
129John SwensenNRI: FND: Smart Material Composites and Design of Internal Structural Geometry for Tunably Compliant Soft Robots1734117
133Fatma Zeynep TemelNRI: INT: Dexterous Compliant Manipulation Using Delta Robot Arrays2024794
142Juan WachsNRI: INT: FIngers See Things Differently (FIST-D): A Robotic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) based on Augmented Tactile Imaging1925194
154Yunjun XuNRI: INT: COLLAB: Distributed co-Robots for Strawberry Harvesting1924622
157Aaron YoungNRI: FND: Robotic Human Enhancement Enabled through Wearable Hip Exoskeletons Capable of Community Ambulation1830215
162Yu ZhangEAGER: Reconciling Model Discrepancies in Human-Robot Teams1844524
164Ye ZhaoNRI: FND: Robust and Scalable Planning for Agile and Collaborative Robot Teammates in Complex Environments1924978
171Xiaolin HuNRI: INT: COLLAB: Collaborative Autonomy and Safety for Teamed Human-Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Fast Evolving Wildfire Environment2019-67021-29011
    
Session 4: Thursday, March 11: 4:45 pm ET - 5:30 pm ET
Poster #Principal InvestigatorTitleAward #
1Pieter AbbeelCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Scalable, Customizable, Robot Learning with Humans2024675
12Natasha BanerjeeNRI: FND: Using Multi-Modal Data to Make Robotic Grasp Algorithms Aware of Human Preferences for Safe Collaborative Robot-Human Handover Interactions with Novel Objects2023998
15Kostas BekrisNRI: INT: COLLAB: Integrated Modeling and Learning for Robust Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation with Adaptive Hands1734492
30Aaron DollarNRI: Rethinking Multi-Legged Robots: Passive Terrain Adaptability through Underactuated Mechanisms and Exactly-Constrained Kinematics1637647
36Masoud GheisariNRI: FND: Investigating the Safety Challenges of Co-drones in Future Construction Workplaces2024656
42Francois GuimbretiereNRI:INT: Integrating Robotic and AI Technologies to Support Embodied Collaborative Design1925100
48Tucker HermansCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Learning Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Object Manipulation2024778
53Guoquan HuangNRI: FND: Consistent distributed visual-inertial estimation and perception for cooperative unmanned aerial vehicles1924897
56Mohammad Khalid JawedNRI: FND: Physics-based training of robots for manipulation of ropes and clothes1925360
68Alexander LeonessaNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: A Robotic Platform for Body-Scale Human Physical Interaction in Embodied Virtual Reality2024772
70Zhi LiCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Transparent and Intuitive Teleoperation Interfaces for the Future Nursing Robots and Workers2024802
79Anirban MazumdarNRI: FND: Rapid Operator Awareness via Mobile Robotics (ROAMR), Customizable Human Safety using Mobile and Wearable Co-Robots1830498
81Raymond MooneyNRI: FND: Improving Robot Learning from Feedback  and Demonstration using Natural Language1925082
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91Karen LiuNRI: FND: Computational and Interactive Design of Soft Growing Robot Manipulators2024247
100Joao RamosNRI: FND: Immersive whole-body teleoperation of wheeled humanoid robots for dynamic mobil manipulation2024775
101Mo RastgaarNRI: INT: COLLAB: Anthropomorphic robotic ankle prosthesis with programmable materials1830460
111David SchmaleNRI: FND: COLLAB: RAPID: Targeted Sampling of an Unanticipated Harmful Algal Bloom in Lake Anna, Virginia with Aerial and Aquatic Robots2001119
118Jeffrey SiskindNRI: Collaborative Research: RobotSLANG: Simultaneous Localization, Mapping, and Language Acquisition1522954
119Dezhen SongNRI: FND: Optoacoustic Material and Structure Pretouch Sensing at Robot Fingertip1925037
127Florence SullivanNRI:FND:COLLAB: Girls Immersed in Robotics Learning Simulations (GIRLS)1830450
130Yasuo KugaNRI: Design of nanorobotics based on iron-palladium alloy nanohelicses for a new diagnosis and treatment of cancer1637535
140Carl VondrickNRI: FND: Learning Visual Dynamics from Interaction1925157
149Ermin WeiNRI: INT: Robotic Shepherding for Flow Control in Uncertain Dynamic Environments2024774
150Gil WeinbergNRI: FND: Creating Trust Between Groups of Humans and Robots Using a Novel Music Driven Robotic Emotion Generator1925178
156Michael YipNRI: FND: COLLAB: A Foundational Approach to Muscle Actuators that Lowers Barriers to Muscle-Powered Robotics Research1830403
160Shiqi ZhangNRI: FND: Knowledge-based Robot Sequential Decision Making under Uncertainty1925044
172Girish ChowdharyNRI:INT: Multipurpose Dexterous Soft and Continuum Arms for Compact Ag-bots2019-67021-28989
174Kostas KarydisCAREER: Morphological Computation for Resilient Dynamic Locomotion of Compliant Legged Robots2046270
175Kathryn DaltorioCAREER: Architectures of Responsiveness: Coordinating Primitives for Soft Robot Locomotion in Confined Spaces 
177Tommaso LenziCAREER: Bio-inspired Multi-joint Design and Control of Wearable Robots2046287
178Joydeep BiswasCAREER: Robust Perception and Customization for Long-Term Autonomous Service Mobile Robots 
    
Session 5: Friday, March 12: 11:45 am ET - 12:30 pm ET
Poster #Principal InvestigatorTitleAward #
5Christopher AmatoNRI: FND: COLLAB: Coordinating Human-Robot Teams in Uncertain Environments1734497
9Steve CollinsNRI: INT: Individualized Co-Robotics1734449
17Elin BjorlingNRI:INT: Design and Development of a Social Robot for Gathering Ecological Momentary Stress Data from Teens1734100
19Cynthia BreazealNRI: INT: Collaborative Development, Deployment and Evaluation of Personalized Learning Companion Robots for Early Literacy and Language Learning1734443
22David CappelleriNRI: Towards Dexterous Micromanipulation and Assembly1637961
33Brittany DuncanNRI: INT: COLLAB: Leveraging Environmental Monitoring UAS in Rainforests1925368
39Ken GoldbergNRI: INT: SCHooL: Scalable Collaborative Human-Robot Learning1734633
43Satyandra GuptaNRI: FND: Human-Guided Robot Teams for Manipulating Large Flexible Sheets in Manufacturing Applications1925084
51Robert HoweNRI: FND: Robust Grasping by Integrating Machine Learning with Physical Models1924984
57Marc KillpackNRI: FND: Foundations for Physical Co-Manipulation with Mixed Teams of Humans and Soft Robots2024792
61Daniel KoditschekNRI: INT: COLLAB: Co-Robotic Systems for GeoSciences Field Research1734355
63Hadas Kress GazitNRI:INT: Ad-hoc collaborative human-robot swarms1830471
64Oliver KroemerNRI: INT: Agile and Dynamic Interactions for Mobile Manipulation1925130
72Laszlo JeniNRI: INT: A New Paradigm for Geometric Reasoning through Structure from Category1925281
74Carmel MajidiNRI: INT: COLLAB: Soft Active Contact Pads with Tunable Stiffness and Adhesion for Customizable Robotic Grasping1830362
88Stefanos NikolaidisNRI: FND: Improving Human-Robot Collaboration on Assembly Tasks by Anticipating Human Actions2024936
89Domen NovakNRI: FND: The Robotic Rehab Gym: Specialized co-robot trainers working with multiple human trainees for optimal learning outcomes2024813
113Fabrizio SergiNRI: Goal-Oriented, subject-Adaptive, robot-assisted Locomotor Learning (GOALL)1638007
120Zhuoyuan SongNRI: FND: Collaborative Navigation, Learning, and Collaboration in Fluids with Application to Ubiquitous Marine Co-Robots2024928
121Matthew SpenkoNRI: FND: The Urban Design and Policy Implications of Ubiquitous Robots and Navigation Safety1830642
123Vaibhav SrivastavaNRI: FND: A Framework for Human-Team-Supervised Autonomy with Application to Underwater Search and Rescue1734272
138Marynel VazquezNRI: FND: Spatial Patterns of Behavior in Human-Robot Interaction Under Environmental Spatial Constraints1924802
143Alan WagnerNRI: INT: COLLAB: Interactive and collaborative robot-assisted emergency evacuations1830390
146Conor WalshNRI: INT: Wearable Robots for the Community: Personalized Assistance using Human-in-the-loop Optimization1925085
148Matthew WalterNRI: Collaborative Research: Learning Adaptive Representations for Robust Mobile Robot Navigation from Multi-Modal Interactions1638072
159Jingjin YuNRI: FND: Collaborative Multi-Robot Systems with Provable  Availability, Safety, and Optimality Guarantees1734419
165John ZimmermanNRI: FND: Human-Robot Collaboration with Distributed and Embodied Intelligence1734456
168Laurel RiekSCH: INT: TAILORED: Training for Independent Living through Observant Robots and Design1915734
173Bing OuyangNRI: INT: Hybrid Aerial/Underwater Robotic System (HAUCS) for Scalable, Adaptable Maintenance of Aquaculture Fish Farms2019-67022-29204
    
Session 6: Friday, March 12, 3:15 pm ET - 4:00 pm ET
Poster #Principal InvestigatorTitleAward #
4Christopher AmatoNRI: FND: Coordinating and Incorporating Trust in Teams of Humans and Robots with Multi-Robot Reinforcement Learning2024790
18Leonardo BobadillaNRI: FND: Extending Autonomy in Seemingly Sensory-Denied Environments Applied to Underwater Robots2024733
24M. Cenk CavusogluNRI: Collaborative Research: Human-Supervised Manipulation of Deformable Objects1524363
34Chen FengNRI: FND: Collaborative Research: DeepSoRo: High-dimensional Proprioceptive and Tactile Sensing and Modeling for Soft Grippers2024882
40Robert GreggNRI: FND: COLLAB: Optimal Design of Robust Compliant Actuators for Ubiquitous Co-Robots1830360
41Cindy GrimmCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Grounded Reasoning about Robot Capabilities for Law and Policy2024872
46Bradley HayesNRI: FND: Life-long Learning for Motion Planning by Robots in Human Populated Environments1830686
47Christoffer HeckmanNRI: INT: Autonomous Restoration and Revegetation of Degraded Ecosystems2021-67021-33450
50Naira HovakimyanNRI: INT: COLLAB: Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis1830639
52Elizabeth Hsiao-WeckslerNRI: INT: MiaPURE (Modular, Interactive and Adaptive Personalized Unique Rolling Experience)2024905
55Lydia KavrakiNRI: FND: Robotic Collaboration through Scalable Reactive Synthesis1830549
60Marin KobilarovNRI:FND: Unifying standard physics-based control with learning-based perception and action to enable safe and agile object manipulation using unmanned aerial vehicles1925189
67Tommaso LenziNRI: INT: COLLAB: Muscle Ultrasound Sensing for Intuitive Control of Robotic Leg Prostheses1925371
71Sehoon HaNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: Buoyancy-assisted Collaborative Robots That are Cheap, Safe, and Never Fall Down.2024949
90Marcia O'MalleyNRI: FND: COLLAB: Intuitive, Wearable Haptic Devices for Communication with Ubiquitous Robots1830163
92Edwin OlsonNRI: FND: Connected and Continuous Multi-Policy Decision Making1830615
103John RieffelEAGER: Behavioral Repertoires for Soft Robotics1939930
105Eric RombokasNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: An Open-Source Framework for Continuous Torque Control of Intuitive Robotic Prosthetic Legs2024446
107Elliott RouseNRI: FND: COLLAB: An Open-Source Robotic Leg Platform that Lowers the Barrier for Advanced Prosthetics Research1734586
114Xiangrong ShenNRI: INT: COLLAB: Accelerating Large-Scale Adoption of Robotic Lower-Limb Prostheses through Personalized Prosthesis Controller Adaptation1734501
131Diane CookNRI: INT: Learning-Enabled Robot Support of Daily Activities for Successful Activity Completion1734558
135Masayoshi TomizukaNRI: FND: Safe and Efficient Robot Collaboration System (SERoCS) for Next Generation Intelligent Industrial Co-Robots1734109
145Ian WalkerNRI: FND: 3D Concrete Printing with Macro-Micro Robots1924721
147Matthew WalterNRI: INT: COLLAB: Shared Autonomy for Unstructured Underwater Environments through Vision and Language1830660
152Ryan WilliamsNRI: INT: Balancing Collaboration and Autonomy for Multi-Robot Multi-Human Search and Rescue1830414
158Sierra YoungNRI: INT: Development of a Customizable Fleet of Autonomous Co-Robots for Advancing Aquaculture Production2021-67021-33451
163YuMing ZhangNRI: FND: Intelligent Co-robots for Complex Welding Manufacturing through Learning and Generalization of Welders Capabilities2024614
166Veronica Ahumada-NewhartNRI:INT:COLLAB: Robot-Mediated Learning: Exploring School-Deployed Collaborative Robots for Homebound Children2024933
179Kinsey HerrinGait Quality associated with Clinically Based Tuning of a Robotic Lower Limb Prosthesis in Individuals with a Transtibial Amputation1734416