2013 News Archive
Monday, May 6, 2013
More Than a Good Eye: Carnegie Mellon Robot Uses Arms, Location and More To Discover Objects
Recent collaborations by QoLT's computer vision and robotic manipulation experts has resulted in a Lifelong Robotic Object Discovery (LROD) process that enables HERB - a two-armed, mobile robot - to discover almost triple the number of new objects in a home-like laboratory setting at a computer processing time that is reduced by factor of 190. By adding domain knowledge to the robot's video input and taking advantage of all of the information available to it — an object’s location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted — a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Quality of Life Technology Center, is scheduled to receive the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) 2013 Paralympic Scientific Award at its VISTA 2013 conference about equipment and technology in Paralympic sports – one of Dr. Cooper’s areas of expertise. MORE
Cooper Receives Rare Honor with International Paralympic Scientific Award for 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
QoLT's Home Exploring Robot Butler, better known as HERB, is featured in a YouTube video that is part of OREO's ongoing "Cookie vs. Creme" campaign. The OREO twist challenge allowed researchers to validate manipulation algorithms that explore how robots can assist people at home, in ordinary kitchen environments, on simple cooking and snack preparation tasks. MORE
HERB Masters Fine Manipulation Task with OREO Cookie Separation
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Carnegie Science Center has selected Elaine Houston (PITT-RST) as a 2013 recipient of the Carnegie Science Award. Houston - a contributor to the QoLTbots Testbed System - was chosen by a committee of peers for recognition in the category of University/Post-Secondary Student. MORE