Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems

​Algorithms.-&nbsp;A Study on Dense and Sparse (Visual) Rewards in Robot Policy Learning.-&nbsp;An Open-Source Multi-Goal Reinforcement Learning Environment for Robotic Manipulation with Pybullet.-&nbsp;CPG-Actor: Reinforcement Learning for Central Pattern Generators .-&nbsp;Deep semantic segmentation of 3D plant point clouds.-&nbsp;Grasp Stability Prediction for a Dexterous Robotic Hand combining RGB-D Vision and Haptic Bayesian Exploration.-&nbsp;Improving SLAM in Pipe Networks by Leveraging Cylindrical Regularity.-&nbsp;CRH*: A Deadlock Free Framework for Scalable Prioritised Path Planning in Multi-Robot Systems.-&nbsp;TASK-BASED AD-HOC TEAMWORK with ADVERSARY.-&nbsp;Human-Robot Cooperative Lifting using IMUs and Human Gestures.-&nbsp;Reinforcement Learning-based Mapless Navigation with Fail-safe Localisation.-&nbsp;Collaborative Coverage for a Network of Vacuum Cleaner Robots.-&nbsp;Network-Aware Genetic Algorithms for the Coordination of MALE UAV Networks.-&nbsp;Self-organised Flocking of Robotic Swarm in Cluttered Environments.-&nbsp;Exploring Feedback Modalities in a Mobile Robot for Telecare.-&nbsp;Demonstrating the Differential Impact of Flock Heterogeneity on Multi-Agent Herding.-&nbsp;Evaluation of an OpenCV Implementation of Structure from Motion on Open Source Data.-&nbsp; Benchmark of visual and 3D lidar SLAM systems in simulation environment for vineyards.-&nbsp;Lidar-only localization in 3D Pose-Feature Map.-&nbsp;Toward robust visual odometry using prior 2D map information.-&nbsp;Comparison of Concentrated and Distributed Compliant Elements in a 3D Printed Gripper.-&nbsp;Perception of a humanoid robot as an interface for auditory testing.-&nbsp;Deep Learning Traversability Estimator for Mobile Robots in Unstructured Environments.-&nbsp;Systems.-&nbsp;Predicting Artist Drawing Activity via Multi-Camera Inputs for Co-Creative Drawing.-&nbsp;3D printed mechanically modular two-degree-of-freedom robotic segment utilizing variable-stiffness actuators.-&nbsp;Design of a Multimaterial 3D-printed Soft Actuator with Bi-directional Variable Stiffness.-&nbsp;Designing a Multi-Locomotion Modular Snake Robot.-&nbsp;Deep robot path planning from demonstrations for breast cancer examination.-&nbsp;Priors inspired by Speed-Accuracy Trade-Offs for Incremental Learning of Probabilistic Movement Primitives.-&nbsp;Tactile Dynamic Behaviour Prediction Based on Robot Action.-&nbsp;State space analysis of variable-stiffness tendon drive with non-back-drivable worm-gear motor actuation.-&nbsp;Development of a ROS Driver and Support Stack for the KMR iiwa Mobile Manipulator.-&nbsp;Collision Avoidance with Optimal Path Replanning for Mobile Robots.-&nbsp;An Autonomous Mapping Approach for Confined Spaces using Flying Robots.-&nbsp;Maximising availability of transportation robots through intelligent allocation of parking spaces.-&nbsp;A Minimalist Solution to the Multi-Robot Barrier Coverage Problem.-&nbsp;Scheduling Multi-robot Missions with JointTasks and Heterogeneous Robot Teams.-&nbsp;Area Coverage in Two-Dimensional Grid Worlds Using Computation-Free Agents.-&nbsp;Online Scene Visibility Estimation as a Complement to SLAM in UAVs.-&nbsp;Statics Optimization of a Hexapedal Robot Modelled as a Stewart Platform.-&nbsp;EtherCAT implementation of a variable-stiffness tendon drive with non-back-drivable worm-gear motor actuation.-&nbsp;Growing Robotic Endoscope for early Breast Cancer Detection: Robot Motion Control.-&nbsp;Design and Charachterisation of a Variable-Stiffness Soft Actuator Based on Tendon Twisting.-&nbsp;WhiskEye: A biomimetic model of multisensoryspatial memory based on sensory reconstruction.-&nbsp;Equipment Detection based Inspection Robot for Industrial Plants.-&nbsp;Inference of Mechanical Properties of Dynamic Objects through Active Perception.<div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div>