MnDRIVE 2014 Symposium videos and presentation materials
Robotics, Sensors and Advanced Manufacturing
Thank you to everyone from industry and academia who attended the MnDRIVE Robotics, Sensors and Advanced Manufacturing Kick-off Event on Thursday, April 17, 2014.
Presentation materials and videos of the presentations and panel discussions are linked below.
Future of Robotics Talk 1–“Aerial Robot Swarms”
Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania
Slides (pdf 8.7 MB) | Presentation video
Future of Robotics Talk 2–”Manipulation Research and Automated Manufacturing”
Matt Mason, Carnegie Mellon University
Slides (pdf 1.6 MB) | Presentation video
Future of Robotics Talk 3–“The Confluence of Robotics and Automation for Manufacturing”
Henrik Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology
Slides (pdf 1.1 MB) | Presentation video (starts at 32:18)
Future of Robotics Talk 4–“The Challenges of Starting a Robotics Business”
Paolo Pirjanian, iRobot
Slides (pdf 3.2 MB) | Presentation video
Future of Robotics Talk 5–“Robotics and Innovation: Stoking the Recovery”
Richard Voyles, OSTP, NSF, and Purdue University
Presentation video (starts at 45:34)
Panel Discussion 1–Industrial Automation and Medical Robotics Moderator: Nikos Papanikolopoulos (University of Minnesota)
Panelists: Rob Bodor (ProtoLabs), Paolo Pirjanian (iRobot), Nathan Knutson (StrataSys), Robert Krasa (3M), Tariq Samad (Honeywell), Gord Scarth (IMRIS), Eivind Stenerson (PAR)
Panel discussion video
Panel Discussion 2–Environmental Monitoring and Agricultural Automation Moderator: Volkan Isler (University of Minnesota)
Panelists: Kent Cavender-Bares (Rowbot), Jerry Johnson (Superior Edge Inc.), Dana Lonn (Toro), David Mulla (University of Minnesota), Eric Taipale (FourthWing)
Panel discussion video
Panel Discussion 3–Education and Outreach Moderator: Will Durfee (University of Minnesota)
Panelists: Maria Gini (University of Minnesota), Zofia Kaminski (MnDRIVE RSAM scholar), Mark Lawrence (FIRST Robotics), David Lund (Principal, Prior Lake High School), Matt Mason (Carnegie Mellon University)
Panel discussion video
Poster Presentations
- "Aquapod: A Tumbling Amphibious Robot for Environmental Monitoring," Canelon, et. al. Poster (pdf 868 KB)
- "Optimal sensor and actuator selection in dynamic networks," Dhingra, et. al. Poster (pdf 197KB) | Slides (pdf 1MB)
- "Computer-Assisted Labeling of Motor Stereotypies in Video," Fasching, et. al. Poster (pdf 659KB)
- "Computer Vision for Early Childhood Behavioral Disorders," Fasching, et. al. Slides (pdf 168KB)
- "Project Tango: Indoor Localization and Mapping," Kottas, et. al. Poster (pdf 1.1MB) | Slides (pdf 541KB) | Slides original (PowerPoint 25 MB)
- "Control of Body Freedom Flutter," Moreno, et. al. Poster (pdf 360KB)
- "Flight Control for Highly Flexible Aircraft," Moreno, et. al. Slides (pdf 111KB)
- "CORVUS Full-Body Surgical Robotics Research Platform," O'Neill, et. al. Poster (pdf 348KB)
- "Medical Robotics and Devices Lab: Safer Surgeries Through Smarter Tools," O'Neill, et. al. Slides (pdf 283KB)
- "Conformable Sensor Technology and the Future of Surgical Training and Simulation: From Medical Laparoscopic and Robotic Manipulation Training Modules, to Smart Anatomical Airway Intubation Training Simulators," Sand, et. al. Poster (pdf 205KB)
- "Novel Conformable Resistive Sensor Application in Surgical Training Equipment," Sand, et. al. Slides (pdf 1MB)
- "Energy-Efficient Robotic Data Collection for Precision Agriculture," Tokekar, et. al. Poster (pdf 1.1MB) | Slides (pdf 909KB) | Slides Original (Powerpoint 148MB)
- "Search and Active Localization for Monitoring Invasive Species," Vander Hook, et. al. Poster (pdf 2.7MB)
- "Robotic Sensor Networks," Vander Hook, et. al. Slides (pdf 811KB)
- "Automated Monitoring of Pre-Kindergarten Children in a Classroom Setting for Screening and Risk Marker Discovery," Walczak, et. al. Poster (pdf 446KB)
- "Human-robot Coordinated Manipulation and Transportation of Large Objects," Wu, et. al. Poster (pdf 1.8MB) | Slides (pdf 2MB)
- "Center for Distributed Robotics," Morton, et. al. Slides (pdf 758KB) | Slides original (PowerPoint 216MB)