Broad Area Colloquium For AI-Geometry-Graphics-Robotics-Vision
Robots in Human Environments and Haptic Interaction
Oussama Khatib
Robotics Laboratory
Department of Computer Science
Stanford University
Monday, Oct 23, 2000, 4:15PM
TCseq200, Lecture Hall A
http://robotics.stanford.edu/ba-colloquium/
Abstract
A new field of robotics is emerging. Robots are today moving towards
applications beyond the structured environment of a manufacturing
plant. They are making their way into the everyday world that people
inhabit -- hospitals, offices, homes, construction, and other
cluttered and uncontrolled environments. The successful introduction
of robotics into human environments will rely on the development of
competent and practical systems that are dependable, safe, and easy to
use. The discussion focuses on models, strategies, and algorithms
associated with a number of autonomous capabilities that are essential
for robot operations in human environments. The second part of the
presentation concerns haptic interaction and its augmentation with
accurate dynamic simulations of contact and impact forces. The focus
is on methodologies and algorithms that address the computational
challenges associated with the real-time requirements for haptic
interaction with dynamic simulations of complex virtual environments.
About the Speaker
Oussama Khatib is Professor of Computer Science at Stanford
University. His work is on autonomous robots, human-centered
robotics, robot design, virtual dynamic environments, and haptic
interactions. The emphasis of his research is on methodologies and
technologies that address the intricate dynamic nature of these
systems, provide the capabilities needed for their action and
interaction with the environment, and cope with their real-time
requirements. This research spans a variety of topics ranging from the
autonomous ability of a robot to cooperate with a human to the haptic
interaction of a user with a virtual prototype, an animated character,
or a surgical instrument.
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