Experts from across campus tackle questions on machine learning, communication, robotics, morality, human-AI interaction and much more on two dynamic discussion panels. (Panel 1 at 4:00 pm, Panel 2 at 5:30 pm.)
robotics
How to train your robot: Engineering Technology professor teaching robots to recognize, predict human actions
Xiumin Diao is helping robots recognize and predict human actions. His research could lead to improvements in technology used for physical therapy and other medical applications.
Improved firefighting robots could save fire service, public lives
A new automatic T-valve system for firefighting robots could make firefighters’ jobs less dangerous and save public lives, according to Eric Dietz.
First-time middle-school robot team advances to state finals, seeks help with travel expenses
The Anderson Trustees Youth Center BoilerBots robotics team advanced to the state finals in Evansville and are raising money to pay for the gas and other expenses of getting there.
Voyles: Robots' roles in society worthy of political discourse
Robots have roles in the community, and it‘s important to consider those roles during political discussions, according to Richard Voyles.
Voyles’ robotics research inspired by nuclear power plant accident
An accident at a nuclear power plant inspired what became decades of research into robotics by Richard Voyles, professor of electrical engineering technology and head of the Collaborative Robotics Lab.
Baseball cartoon inspires research into robots smart enough to be human assistants
A popular animated television series in Japan which featured twin brothers who play high school baseball inspired Lin Zhang's research into how robots perceive human motion.
Robotics researchers attend IEEE conference
Richard Voyles, associate dean for research and professor of electrical engineering technology, attended the annual IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Chicago in September.
He was joined by his graduate students from the Collaborative Robotics Lab (CRL). Ph.D. student Yanzhe Cui presented his paper titled, "ReFrESH: A Self-Adaptation Framework to Support Fault Tolerance in Field Mobile Robots."
Friend or foe - robots could be either
When professor Eric Matson teaches his robotics class, he asks his students a simple question on the first day. Would you consider marrying a robot?
BoilerBots place second in robotic football competition
by Mark Carnes, clinical assistant professor