what do accessible/inclusive design practitioners have in common with robot researchers? an obsession with edge cases. insightful panel discussion at our #sidewalkrobots panel

Thanks for having us yesterday!

#UofT professor Goldie Nejat talks about human-robot interaction and the applications of reinforcement learning in socially assistive robotics 🦾 Day 2 of the Toronto Robotics Conference! University of Toronto University of Toronto Robotics Institute @UofTmie @UofTengineering #AI #robotics

Today, we are hosting graduate students from the NSERC / CRSNG CREATE in Healthcare Robotics (HeRo) Program at University of Toronto Robotics Institute. The students will spend time touring our Command Centre, as well as develop an understanding of our Pharmacy automation and automated guided vehicles.

🗓️ Join us in-person or online for our next Robotics Institute seminar on August 25 at 3PM (EST) with Glen Berseth from Université de Montréal to learn more about solutions and new methods for overcoming limitations of robot learning systems 🤖 Learn more: robotics.utoronto.ca/seminar-series/

I am looking forward to having a chat about where machine learning and robotics jive well together. Also, message me to meet while I am visiting.

Going to #IROS2023? Save the date! 🍻 What: Gathering of Canadian roboticists, sponsored by Clearpath Robotics by Rockwell Automation! 🍁 Who: Canadians and friends who love robots! 🕰 When: Monday, Oct. 2 at 18:30 🧭 Where: Checker Bar, Detroit @ieeeIROS #canadianrobotics #robotics 🦾 🤖 🇨🇦

Our latest work, led by Olivier Lamarre, was featured on umer! The article describes how to define recovery policies to ensure that a solar-powered rover remains safe when driving in shadowed regions, like those at the lunar south pole. Read more about it 👇

Two STARS laboratory students received University of Toronto Robotics Institute's first leadership award for their efforts in organizing in-house technical tutorials and their dedication to community outreach. Congratulations @olamarre and Mia Thomas!

Together with @BurgnerKahrs, Lüder Kahrs, and Florian Shkurti, we enjoyed hosting a delegation from @BW__i, my home state in Germany. Great meeting the Minister of Science, Research, and Arts Petra Olschowski, Universität Konstanz’s Katharina Holzinger, and the German Consulate TO team.

🗓️ Don't forget to join us tomorrow in-person or online for our next Robotics Institute seminar at 3PM (EST) with Glen Berseth from Université de Montréal! Learn more: robotics.utoronto.ca/seminar-series/

Great having Glen Berseth visit University of Toronto Robotics Institute today. Thank you for the inspiring talk on your work in robot learning.

🎉Congratulations to Robotics Institute alum Binbin Ying 应斌斌 who received a 2023 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for next-generation #healthcare research in ingestible robots for GI disease management and monitoring! 🦾 Learn more: robotics.utoronto.ca/news/robotics-…

🎉Congrats to Prof. Raquel Urtasun, CEO & founder of autonomous-trucking startup Waabi, who was named one of the most influential people in #AI by TIME! Read more about how Urtasun is "moving behind the curve" to drive innovation in robotics & AI: time.com/collection/tim…

It was a pleasure speaking with Alejandro de la Garza about what we’re building at Waabi! Thank you TIME for including me alongside such incredible AI pioneers in the inaugural #TIME100AI list time.com/collection/tim…

another Saturday for ⁦UTRA Robotics⁩ SUMO deaign team at the ⁦⁦⁦University of Toronto Engineering⁩ robotics labs at Myhal. big thanks to ⁦Chris Yip⁩ for providing space!