2021 NRI PI Meeting Short Talks

All times listed in EST.

Session 1: Wednesday, March 10, 11:45am - 12:30pm
#Lead PIAward TitleVideoAward #
1Wenlong ZhangNRI: FND: Scalable and Customizable Intent Inference and Motion Planning for Socially-Adept Autonomous Vehicles1925403
2Nancey Green LeighNRI: FND: Barriers and Solutions for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers' Collaborative Robot Adoption2024706
3Nitish ThakorNRI: FND: Scalable, Customizable Sensory Solutions for Dexterous Robotic Hands1849417
4Momotaz BegumNRI: FND: Robust Learning of Sequential Motion from Human Demonstrations to Enable Robot-guided Exercise Training1830597
5David ShepherdNRI: FND: End-User Robot Programming2024561
6Roberto TronNRI: INT: COLLAB: Robust, scalable, distributed semantic mapping for search-and-rescue and manufacturing co-robots1734454
7Peter WhitneyNRI: FND: Controllable Compliance: A New Robotic Arm for Contact-Rich Manipulation1830425
8Erin WalkerNRI: INT: Designing Effective Dialogue, Gaze, and Gesture Behaviors in a Social Robot that Supports Collaborative Learning in Middle School Mathematics2024645
9Maja MataricNRI: FND: Communicate, Share, Adapt: A Mixed Reality Framework for Facilitating Robot Integration and Customization1925083
10Ioannis RekleitisCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Cooperative Underwater Structure Inspection and Mapping2024741
11Joseph SchimmelsNRI: FND: Dexterous Manipulation Using Multi-Serial Manipulator Systems with Real-Time Compliance Modulation2024554
12Carrick DetweilerNRI: INT: COLLAB: Raining Drones: Mid-Air Release & Recovery of Atmospheric Sensing Systems1925052
13Vishesh VikasNRI:FND:COLLAB: M3SoRo - Mobility and Morphing using Modular Soft Robots1830432
14Winslow BurlesonEAGER: Cyberlearning with Co-Robotic Teachable Agents1941053
15Sebastian SchererCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Dense 3D Reconstruction of Dynamic Actors in Natural Environments using  Multiple Flying Cameras2024173
16Kris HauserNRI: INT: Customizing Semi-Autonomous Nursing Robots using Human Expertise1830366
17Cynthia MatuszekNRI: FND: Semi-Supervised Deep Learning for Domain Adaptation in Robotic Language Acquisition2024878
18Katherine Driggs-CampbellNRI: INT: Increasing the Level of Autonomy for Agricultural Robots Through Effective Interaction and Programming Paradigms2021-67021-33449
19Frank Sup IVNRI: FND: Natural Power Transmission through Unconstrained Fluids for Robotic Manipulation2024409
20Stefanie TellexEAGER:  A Gateway Drone for High School Students1940970
21Jose PonsNRI: INT: Co-Robot Controllers for Human-Like Physical Interaction and Improved Motor Learning2024488
     
     
Session 2: Wednesday, March 10, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
#Principal InvestigatorAward Title Award #
1He BaiNRI: INT: Safe Wind-Aware Navigation for Collaborative Autonomous Aircraft in Low Altitude Airspace1925147
2Kaveh Akbari HamedNRI: FND: COLLAB: Hierarchical Safe, and Distributed Feedback Control of Multiagent Legged Robots for Cooperative Locomotion and Manipulation1924617
3Xu XuNRI: FND: A Novel Intervention Method to Promote Workers' Safety Awareness and Mental Health During Human-Robot Collaboration2024688
4Nuno VasconcelosNRI: FND: Towards Scalable and Self-Aware Robotic Perception1924937
5Robert ShepherdNRI: INT: Ubiquitous Soil Sampling Robots for Confluent Soil Monitoring2021-67021-33843
6Michael GleicherNRI:FND: Communicating Physical Interactions1830242
7Zhaozheng YinNRI: INT: COLLAB: Manufacturing USA: Intelligent Human-Robot Collaboration for Smart Factory1830479
8Sarah OstadabbasNRI: EAGER: Teaching Aerial Robots to Perch Like a Bat via AI-guided Design and Control1944964
9Aaron JohnsonNRI: FND: COLLAB: Design of dynamic multibehavioral robots: new tools to consider design tradeoff and enable more capable robotic systems1924723
10Zhaojian LiNRI: INT: SMART: Soft Multi-Arm RoboT for Synergistic Collaboration with Humans2024649
11Nikolaos PapanikolopoulosNRI: INT: COLLAB: Cooperative Robotic Systems for Precision Agriculture and Plant Health Management2020-67021-30755
12Stavros VougioukasNRI: INT: COLLAB: Tree Fruit Harvesting with Arrays of Vision-Guided Linear Robot Arms2020-67021-30759
13Corina BarbalataNRI: FND: Collaborative Mobile Manufacturing in Uncertain Scenarios2024795
14Jana KoseckaNRI: FND: Self-supervised Object Discovery, Detection and Visual Object Search ​​​​​​  1925231
15Michael PosaNRI: FND: Contact-aware Control of Dynamic Manipulation1830218
16Yogesh GirdharNRI: INT: Co-Multi-Robotic Exploration of the Benthic Seafloor - New Methods for Distributed Scene Understanding and Exploration in the Presence of Communication Constraints1734400
17Philip DamesNRI: FND: COLLAB: Distributed, Semantically-Aware Tracking and Planning for Fleets of Robots1830419
18Dusan StipanovicNRI: FND: COLLAB: Multi-Vehicle Systems for Collecting Shadow-Free Imagery in Precision Agriculture2020-67021-30756
19Myunghee KimCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Customizable Lower-Limb Wearable Robot using Soft-Wearable Sensor to Assist Occupational Workers2024863
20Hao SuNRI: FND: Soft Wearable Robots for Injury Prevention and Performance Augmentation1830613
21Ann Majewicz FeyNRI: FND: Customizable Haptic Co-Robots For Training Emergency Surgical Procedures ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​2024839
     
     
Session 3: Thursday, March 11, 11:45am - 12:30pm
#Principal InvestigatorAward Title ​​​​​​​Award #
1Ye ZhaoNRI: FND: Robust and Scalable Planning for Agile and Collaborative Robot Teammates in Complex Environments ​​​​​​​  1924978
2Nikolay AtanasovNRI: FND: COLLAB: Distributed Bayesian Learning and Safe Control for Autonomous Wildfire Detection ​​​​​​​  1830399
3Efstathios BakolasNRI: FND: Efficient algorithms for safety guiding mobile robots through spaces populated by humans and mobile intelligent machines and robots ​​​​​​​  1924790
4Kenneth BogertNRI:FND:Robust Inverse Learning for Human-Robot Collaboration ​​​​​​​  1830421
5Nadya PeekNRI: FND: Multi-Manipulator Extensible Robotic Platforms ​​​​​​​  2024435
6Peter AdamczykNRI: FND: Hybrid Active-Passive Actuation for Safety and Performance in Physical Human-Robot Collaboration and Rehabilitation ​​​​​​​  1830516
7Yunjun XuNRI: INT: COLLAB: Distributed co-Robots for Strawberry Harvesting ​​​​​​​  1924622
8Nabil SimaanNRI: INT: MANUFACTURING USA: COLLAB: In-Situ Collaborative Robotics in Confined Spaces ​​​​​​​  1734461
9Calin BeltaNRI: FND: A Formal Methods Approach to Safe, Composable, and Distributed Reinforcement Learning for co-Robots ​​​​​​​  2024606
10Naomi FitterNRI: FND: Assistive Child-Robot Interventions for Infants with Motor Disabilities ​​​​​​​  2024950
11Hyunglae LeeUser-Adaptive and Safe Control of a Wearable Upper-Extremity Exoskeleton Robot ​​​​​​​  1925110
12Zeynep TemelNRI: INT: Dexterous Compliant Manipulation Using Delta Robot Arrays ​​​​​​​  2024794
13Michael RubensteinCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Flying Swarm for Safe Human Interaction in Unstructured Environments ​​​​​​​  2024615
14Melanie MosesNRI: INT: Adaptive Bio-inspired Co-Robot algorithms for volcano monitoring ​​​​​​​  2024520
15Juan WachsNRI: INT: FIngers See Things Differently (FIST-D): A Robotic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) based on Augmented Tactile Imaging ​​​​​​​  1925194
16Yiannis AmpatzidisNRI: INT: COLLAB: High Throughput Multi-Robot Weed Management for Specialty Crops ​​​​​​​  2020-67021-30761
17Stefano CarpinCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Mobile Robotic Lab for In-Situ Sampling and Measurement ​​​​​​​  2021-67022-33452
18Elliot HawkesNRI: INT: COLLAB: Mesh Of Robots on a Pneumatic Highway (MORPH): An Untethered, Human-Safe, Shape-Morphing Robotic Platform ​​​​​​​  1925373
19Bilge MutluNRI: INT: COLLAB: Program Verification and Synthesis for Collaborative Robots ​​​​​​​  1925043
20Ludovic RighettiNRI: FND: Action-perception loops over 5G millimeter wave wireless for cooperative manipulation ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1925079
     
     
Session 4: Thursday, March 11, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
#Principal InvestigatorAward Title ​​​​​​​​​​​​Award #
1Karen LiuNRI: FND: Computational and Interactive Design of Soft Growing Robot Manipulators ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 2024247
2Alexander LeonessaNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: A Robotic Platform for Body-Scale Human Physical Interaction in Embodied Virtual Reality ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 2024772
3Tucker HermansCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Learning Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Object Manipulation ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 2024778
4Masoud GheisariNRI: FND: Investigating the Safety Challenges of Co-drones in Future Construction Workplaces ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 2024656
5Dezhen SongNRI: FND: Optoacoustic Material and Structure Pretouch Sensing at Robot Fingertip ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1925037
6Anirban MazumdarNRI: FND: Rapid Operator Awareness via Mobile Robotics (ROAMR), Customizable Human Safety using Mobile and Wearable Co-Robots ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1830498
7Zhi LiCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Transparent and Intuitive Teleoperation Interfaces for the Future Nursing Robots and Workers ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 2024802
8Michael YipNRI: FND: COLLAB: A Foundational Approach to Muscle Actuators that Lowers Barriers to Muscle-Powered Robotics Research ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1830403
9Carl VondrickNRI: FND: Learning Visual Dynamics from Interaction ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1925157
10Raymond MooneyNRI: FND: Improving Robot Learning from Feedback  and Demonstration using Natural Language ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1925082
11Francois GuimbretiereNRI:INT: Integrating Robotic and AI Technologies to Support Embodied Collaborative Design ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ 1925100
12Pieter AbbeelCollaborative Research: NRI: INT: Scalable, Customizable, Robot Learning with Humans​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 2024675
13Florence SullivanNRI:FND:COLLAB: Girls Immersed in Robotics Learning Simulations (GIRLS)​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1830450
14Shiqi ZhangNRI: FND: Knowledge-based Robot Sequential Decision Making under Uncertainty​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1925044
15Guoquan HuangNRI: FND: Consistent distributed visual-inertial estimation and perception for cooperative unmanned aerial vehicles​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1924897
16Joao RamosNRI: FND: Immersive whole-body teleoperation of wheeled humanoid robots for dynamic mobil manipulation​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 2024775
17Ermin WeiNRI: INT: Robotic Shepherding for Flow Control in Uncertain Dynamic Environments​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 2024774
18Mohammad Khalid JawedNRI: FND: Physics-based training of robots for manipulation of ropes and clothes​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1925360
19Gil WeinbergNRI: FND: Creating Trust Between Groups of Humans and Robots Using a Novel Music Driven Robotic Emotion Generator​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1925178
20Kostas BekrisNRI: INT: COLLAB: Integrated Modeling and Learning for Robust Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation with Adaptive Hands​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 1734492
21Natasha BanerjeeNRI: FND: Using Multi-Modal Data to Make Robotic Grasp Algorithms Aware of Human Preferences for Safe Collaborative Robot-Human Handover Interactions with Novel Objects​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​ 2023998
22Aaron DollarNRI: Rethinking Multi-Legged Robots: Passive Terrain Adaptability through Underactuated Mechanisms and Exactly-Constrained Kinematics​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1637647
     
     
Session 5: Friday, March 12, 11:00am - 11:45am
#Principal InvestigatorAward Title Award #
1Elin BjorlingNRI:INT: Design and Development of a Social Robot for Gathering Ecological Momentary Stress Data from Teens​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1734100
2Conor WalshNRI: INT: Wearable Robots for the Community: Personalized Assistance using Human-in-the-loop Optimization​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1925085
3Carmel MajidiNRI: INT: COLLAB: Soft Active Contact Pads with Tunable Stiffness and Adhesion for Customizable Robotic Grasping​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830362
4Marynel VazquezNRI: FND: Spatial Patterns of Behavior in Human-Robot Interaction Under Environmental Spatial Constraints​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1924802
5Domen NovakNRI: FND: The Robotic Rehab Gym: Specialized co-robot trainers working with multiple human trainees for optimal learning outcomes​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024813
6Robert HoweNRI: FND: Robust Grasping by Integrating Machine Learning with Physical Models​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1924984
7Steve CollinsNRI: INT: Individualized Co-Robotics​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1734449
8Daniel KoditschekNRI: INT: COLLAB: Co-Robotic Systems for GeoSciences Field Research​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1734355
9Stefanos NikolaidisNRI: FND: Improving Human-Robot Collaboration on Assembly Tasks by Anticipating Human Actions​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024936
10Satyandra GuptaNRI: FND: Human-Guided Robot Teams for Manipulating Large Flexible Sheets in Manufacturing Applications​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1925084
11Alan WagnerNRI: INT: COLLAB: Interactive and collaborative robot-assisted emergency evacuations​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830390
12Marc KillpackNRI: FND: Foundations for Physical Co-Manipulation with Mixed Teams of Humans and Soft Robots​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024792
13Laszlo JeniNRI: INT: A New Paradigm for Geometric Reasoning through Structure from Category​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1925281
14Cynthia BreazealNRI: INT: Collaborative Development, Deployment and Evaluation of Personalized Learning Companion Robots for Early Literacy and Language Learning​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1734443
15Zhuoyuan SongNRI: FND: Collaborative Navigation, Learning, and Collaboration in Fluids with Application to Ubiquitous Marine Co-Robots​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024928
16Hadas Kress GazitNRI:INT: Ad-hoc collaborative human-robot swarms​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830471
17Brittany DuncanNRI: INT: COLLAB: Leveraging Environmental Monitoring UAS in Rainforests​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1925368
18Oliver KroemerNRI: INT: Agile and Dynamic Interactions for Mobile Manipulation​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1925130
19Matthew SpenkoNRI: FND: The Urban Design and Policy Implications of Ubiquitous Robots and Navigation Safety​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830642
20Ken GoldbergNRI: INT: SCHooL: Scalable Collaborative Human-Robot Learning​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1734633
21Laurel RiekSCH: INT: TAILORED: Training for Independent Living through Observant Robots and Design​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1915734
     
     
Session 6: Friday, March 12, 2:15pm - 3:00pm
#Principal InvestigatorAward Title Award #
1John RieffelEAGER: Behavioral Repertoires for Soft Robotics​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1939930
2Sehoon HaNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: Buoyancy-assisted Collaborative Robots That are Cheap, Safe, and Never Fall Down.​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024949
3Cindy GrimmCollaborative Research: NRI: FND: Grounded Reasoning about Robot Capabilities for Law and Policy​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024872
4YuMing ZhangNRI: FND: Intelligent Co-robots for Complex Welding Manufacturing through Learning and Generalization of Welders Capabilities​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024614
5Naira HovakimyanNRI: INT: COLLAB: Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830639
6Ryan WilliamsNRI: INT: Balancing Collaboration and Autonomy for Multi-Robot Multi-Human Search and Rescue​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830414
7Lydia KavrakiNRI: FND: Robotic Collaboration through Scalable Reactive Synthesis​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830549
8Ian WalkerNRI: FND: 3D Concrete Printing with Macro-Micro Robots​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1924721
9Edwin OlsonNRI: FND: Connected and Continuous Multi-Policy Decision Making​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 1830615
10Eric RombokasNRI: INT: Collaborative Research: An Open-Source Framework for Continuous Torque Control of Intuitive Robotic Prosthetic Legs​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024446
11Christopher AmatoNRI: FND: Coordinating and Incorporating Trust in Teams of Humans and Robots with Multi-Robot Reinforcement Learning​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2024790
12Bradley HayesNRI: FND: Life-long Learning for Motion Planning by Robots in Human Populated Environments

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13Diane CookNRI: INT: Learning-Enabled Robot Support of Daily Activities for Successful Activity Completion

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14Elizabeth Hsiao-WeckslerNRI: INT: MiaPURE (Modular, Interactive and Adaptive Personalized Unique Rolling Experience)

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2024905
15Sierra YoungNRI: INT: Development of a Customizable Fleet of Autonomous Co-Robots for Advancing Aquaculture Production

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2021-67021-33451
16Tommaso LenziNRI: INT: COLLAB: Muscle Ultrasound Sensing for Intuitive Control of Robotic Leg Prostheses

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17Christoffer HeckmanNRI: INT: Autonomous Restoration and Revegetation of Degraded Ecosystems

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2021-67021-33450
18Matthew WalterNRI: INT: COLLAB: Shared Autonomy for Unstructured Underwater Environments through Vision and Language

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19Marin KobilarovNRI:FND: Unifying standard physics-based control with learning-based perception and action to enable safe and agile object manipulation using unmanned aerial vehicles

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20Leonardo BobadillaNRI: FND: Extending Autonomy in Seemingly Sensory-Denied Environments Applied to Underwater Robots

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2024733
21Veronica Ahumada-NewhartNRI: INT: COLLAB: Robot-Mediated Learning: Exploring School-Deployed Collaborative Robots for Homebound Children

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