NERC 2022 at UMass Lowell

The Northeast Robotics Colloquium aims to bring together all of the many varieties of robotics practitioners in the northeastern US

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That is a wrap!!! Thank you everyone for joining

We hope to see you all in the 10th edition of NERC 2023 at @Yale

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This is our last accepted talk from MIT on Discrete-Continuous Smoothing and Mapping to close out our event #NERC2022atLowell

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We're nearing the end of our event! Tom Ryden is presenting about commercializing robotics research #NERC2022atLowell

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@realmarcraibert is joining us for our third invited talk. He's showing us examples of athletic and cognitive intelligence in robots today, tomorrow and the future

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We are now hearing from our 2nd invited speaker Momotaz Begum about opportunities and challenges for Robots learning from Humans in the Wild!
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Great talk from one of our submissions on Democratizing Robotic Caregiving #NERC2022atLowell

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And we are on!!! Welcome everyone to #NERC2022atLowell Our first speaker Marynel Vazquez is telling us about Multi-Party HRI

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We hope everyone had a good weekend!!! We are now on the T minus countdown for our Northeast Robotics Colloquium event at Lowell. 🏭🤖😊 #NERCatLowell2022

We are so excited to welcome you all and have a wonderful event.

Only 5 sleeps until Saturday!!
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Take advantage of the reduced online registration price until today!! You can register for an awesome event next weekend and save some money in the process! 💸🤑

And if you can't register today, you can still register up until the day of the event 🤖🏭

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Spot wants you to come to @UMassLowell for the Northeast Robotics Colloquium on Oct. 8! It's an event for the #robotics community: #research talks, networking, and a showcase for established and up-and-coming #robot companies. Register today: https://t.co/aMTxZ8J6HP @nerc_at

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Along that line, I discuss some federally funded efforts in my lab to overcome these challenges. (4/4)

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From Momotaz Begum @UofNH:

Title: Robot Learning from Humans in the Wild: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract: Learning from demonstration or imitation learning is not a new idea in robotics, yet the promises of LfD remain elusive. (1/4)

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the scope remains in simulation or structured laboratory environments. In this talk I will be discussing the fundamental gaps in perception and policy learning research that are making LfD-powered robots elusive in our everyday lives. (3/4)

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In the metal scrap recovery project, piece exploration and vision-based cutting techniques will be presented. For both projects, the impact of robots on the recycling economy and workforce will be discussed. (4/4)

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From Berk Calli @WPI_Robotics:
Title: Role of Robots in Recycling: Applications in Waste Sorting and Metal Scrap Recovery

Abstract: As robots get more capable, robust, and resilient, new possibilities emerge to use them in environment-focused applications. (1/4)

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In the waste sorting project, waste recognition and robotic picking strategies will be discussed along with how to best integrate robots and facilitate human-robot collaboration. (3/4)

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In my view, this integration is essential to create robots that effectively work with and in the service of users. (5/5)

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From @marynel_vazquez
Title: Design and Algorithmic Perspectives for Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract: In this talk, I will describe my research in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), which integrates elements of design, behavioral science, and artificial intelligence. (1/5)

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Overall, my talk will emphasize the importance of studying multi-party social encounters in HRI and will show synergies between user-centered experimental research and technical developments. (4/5)