LASA
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Current highlights
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Robotics at EPFL is an interfaculty initiative that connects and promotes EPFL’s advanced expertise
in robotics and autonomous systems. Check it out!
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LASA teamed up with MIT press to publish a textbook presenting a wealth of machine learning techniques to make robot control more flexible and safer when interacting with humans.
Videos highlight of research areas at LASA
Current project grants
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Robetarme
Human-robot collaborative construction system for shotcrete
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SAHR
ERC Advanced Grant: Skill acquisition in humans and robots (SAHR)
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Hasler Stiftung
Four-arms manipulation and applications to surgery
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EU DARKO
Dynamic agile robots that learn and optimize operations
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EU I.AM Project
From pick-and-place to grab-and-toss
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Microsurgery
Qualitative assessment of skills and skill acquisition in microsurgery
Past project grants
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EU Crowdbot project
Safe navigation of robot in crowd
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CHISTERA CORSMAL
Estimate the physical properties of objects for safe handover from / to humans
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Swiss SNF – NCCR
Robotics National Center of Competence in Research
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Secondhands
Creating a proactive robot assistant for maintenance tecnicians
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EU CogIMon
A EU-funded research project for Cognitive Interactive Motion
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Alterego
An EU funded project to work on humanoid robotics and virtual reality to improve social interactions