Autobots

Goals

To design and instantiate autonomous mobile robots capable of performing non-trivial tasks in support of people, in life and in work.

Emphasis is on task-driven autonomy and underlying algorithms needed to realize it.

Issues Involved or Addressed

Autonomous navigation, control, and manipulation for robots; Coordinated control of interacting robots; Computer vision for reconstruction of worksite geometry; Computer vision for obstacle detection, object classification, and planning; Machine learning for process control; Data analytics to process activities.

Methods and Technologies

  • Mobile Robotics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Manipulators
  • Machine Learning
  • Path Planning and Trajectory Synthesis
  • Robot Autonomy
  • Visual and Image Processing
  • Design and Fabrication of Robots

Majors Sought

Computing: Computational Media, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction

Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Preferred Interests and Preparation

EE, CmpE, CS – Embedded computing/systems, control theory, computer vision, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics.
CmpE, CS – Databases, wireless communication, data visualization, human-robot interaction.
CE – Robotics, automation, construction engineering, advanced sensing.

Advisor

Patricio Vela
Patricio Vela
pvela@gatech.edu

Day, Time & Location

Full Team Meeting:
2:00-2:50 Tuesday
TBD

Subteam meetings scheduled after classes begin.