I attended my first tech ethics round table with Berea 2005 alumni Dr. Katie Panciera, who studied Computer Science in Berea as an independent major and had her doctoral study in the…
Website for Bug navigation
https://timalsinab.github.io/bugnavigation Working on the Autonomous Navigation project proved to be both an exhilarating journey and a challenging puzzle. The main objective was to allow our MBot to navigate to a set destination…
IROS 2023: Expansion of Expectations in Robotics
On October 2nd at the IROS Conference, there was a keynote speaker who spoke about shape-changing soft robots for different tasks and environments. I thought that was very interesting. During her keynote,…
The Cutting Edge of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems: Building Caregiving Robots
In this presentation, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee explores the field of robotics-assisted mobility, focusing on leveraging robot-world physical interactions in unstructured human environments. He also delves into haptic perception and robot manipulation. Bhattacharjee’s insights…
Revolutionizing Care with Robotics: A Glimpse into Building Caregiving Robots
When looking at the list of video presentations, the one on “Building Caregiving Robots” by Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, fondly known as Tapo, caught my attention the most because I was a caregiver to…
The Cutting Edge of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
I decided to do a reading reflection on the seminar “Roving for a Better World (Dr. Ayanna Howard, 2019)”[1]. Here it is: Summary Dr. Ayanna Howard is a scientist who was hired…
Robotics and Navigating Biases in Technology
In 2019, Dr. Ayanna Howard led a technical presentation regarding her journey from working with NASA on rovers for Mars, her experience with making rovers explore for scientists, to her current work…
Societal Impact through the Lens of Ayanna Howard’s Expertise in Robotics and AI.
Dr. Ayanna Howard’s journey through the tech world, right from her days at NASA to her role at Georgia Tech, unveils the vast potential of robotics and AI in bringing about meaningful…
Human – Robot Interaction
The presenter talked about how she was chosen to lead the development of a new generation of rovers because she had recently completed her Ph.D. and was eager to learn new things….
Geriatronics: AI and Robotics for Health & Well-Being in Older Age
Geriatronics, the intersection of geriatrics, technology, and robotics, is becoming increasingly relevant as the global population ages. The workshop “Geriatronics: AI and Robotics for Health & Well-Being in Older Age” explored the…