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SUMMARY:Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects  - Krzysztof Wal
 as\, PhD\, Poznan University of Technology
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CONTACT:Slawomir Tadeja
DESCRIPTION:Venue: JDB Teaching Room\, CUED\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn this presen
 tation\, I will outline the most recent advancements we have made in the m
 anipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs). To begin\, I will detail 
 our method for rapidly estimating the shapes of DLOs. This technique excel
 s at handling occlusions and operates effectively with both 2D and 3D data
 . Moving forward\, I will delve into the subject of manipulating DLOs usin
 g a pair of robotic arms. Our objective here is to achieve the desired con
 figuration through reliable perception methods.\nNext\, I will report on o
 ur latest results regarding modelling the DLO and integrating perception a
 nd action within the framework of interactive perception. Lastly\, I will 
 showcase the outcomes we have achieved within an industrial setting. The r
 esearch I am presenting is a component of the H2020 REMODEL project\, wher
 ein one of our proposed applications involves placing wiring harnesses wit
 hin the car cockpit as part of the vehicle manufacturing process.\n\n\nSpe
 aker's Bio:\n\nKrzysztof Walas graduated from Poznan University of Technol
 ogy (PUT) in Poland\, receiving an MSc in Automatic Control and Robotics. 
 He received (with honours) PhD in Robotics in 2012 for his thesis concerni
 ng legged robot locomotion in structured environments. He did his Postdoc 
 at The University of Birmingham\, School of Computer Science\, Intelligent
  Robotics Laboratory. He is a recipient of the LIDER project from the Nati
 onal Center for Research and Development. He was a PI in the THING project
  on subterranean-legged locomotion within Horizon 2020. He is PI in the RE
 MODEL project on deformable object manipulation within Horizon 2020. Curre
 ntly\, he is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Robotics and Machi
 ne Intelligence at PUT\, Poland. His research interests are related to rob
 otic perception for physical interaction applied both to walking and grasp
 ing tasks. 
LOCATION:JDB Teaching room\, CUED
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