ABSTRACT: In this talk, I will describe our work on robotic manipulation, including autonomous in-hand robotic manipulation (particularly through the US NSF HAND Engineering Research Center, and safe human collaborative manipulation among one or more humans and a team of mobile manipulators. DR. KEVIN LYNCH is a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the […]
Abstract: Vulcan Elements has established a full supply chain to manufacture rare earth permanent magnets in the United States. This includes a network of raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and a growing talent pool. These magnets are used in all critical industries, like aerospace and transportation, data centers and telecommunications, industrial equipment and power generation, […]
Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) policies have recently emerged as a promising paradigm for generalist robot autonomy. However, VLAs have several challenges that must be overcome before they can achieve their potential. Firstly, these models require fine-tuning with human-teleoperation demonstrations, which can be tedious, expensive, and time-consuming to collect. Secondly, policy performance is limited to teleop demonstration […]
Abstract: Electrocatalysis has the potential to enable sustainable chemical infrastructures via the generation of commodity chemicals such as hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and ammonia with renewable energy, but electrochemical devices such as electrolyzers often exhibit inadequate activity and stability for these transformations due to poor catalyst performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The Moreno-Hernandez Laboratory specializes […]
Abstract: Continuum robots are slender elastic structures that can be remotely actuated and steered, with many potential applications in medicine. Many such structures have been explored by the robotics community over the last two decades, including systems based on tendon/cable-drive, concentric pre-curved tubes, shape-memory actuation, and fluidic actuation. In recent work, we explored a new […]
The Triangle Soft Matter Workshop has for the past 17-years brought together researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars from across the Research Triangle to share advances in soft materials research. The event promotes interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists working in polymers, biomaterials, colloids, biological systems, and condensed matter physics. Registration required by May 4, […]
