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==  Goal and motivation for robotics at IMS Lab ==
==  Goal and motivation for robotics at IMS Lab ==
[[Image:Ims-robotics logo on white.png|thumb|300px|Logotype of the Robotics group at IMS]]
[[Image:Ims-robotics logo on white.png|thumb|300px]]
Robots are developed for improving the quality of our lives. Human-Robot Collaboration encompasses developing usable robots that make our everyday lives easier. Collaborative robots share their autonomy with human partners, thus improving the efficiency and quality of work in areas such as flexible manufacturing, logistics, domestic assistance, healthcare, and teleoperation in hazardous environments. We have extensive experience in research and technology of every aspect of robotics: designing electronics, mechanical engineering, software development, system integration, device building, education, and training.
Robots are developed for improving the quality of our lives. Human-Robot Collaboration encompasses developing usable robots that make our everyday lives easier. Collaborative robots share their autonomy with human partners, thus improving the efficiency and quality of work in areas such as flexible manufacturing, logistics, domestic assistance, healthcare, and teleoperation in hazardous environments. We have extensive experience in research and technology of every aspect of robotics: designing electronics, mechanical engineering, software development, system integration, device building, education, and training.


== Highlights ==
== Highlights ==
* [https://temoto-telerobotics.github.io TeMoto], highly intuitive telerobotics platform,
* [https://github.com/temoto-framework/temoto TeMoto], framework for dependable robotics,
* omnidirectional [http://robotont.ut.ee robotont] platform for education and research in ROS,
* omnidirectional [http://robotont.ut.ee robotont] platform for education and research in ROS,
* Fits.me shape-changing mannequin,
* [https://semubot.ee/ SemuBot] - Estonia's first socially-assistive humanoid robot
* Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments ([http://www.shee.eu SHEE]),
* Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments ([http://www.shee.eu SHEE]),
* Massive open online course (MOOC) about robotics in Estonia (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot).
* Massive open online courses (MOOC) about robotics in Estonia (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot & https://sisu.ut.ee/rosak/).
[[#Portfolio|Jump to portfolio]]
[[#Portfolio|Jump to portfolio]]


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=== Equipment ===
=== Equipment ===
Our inventory includes but is not limited to:
Our inventory includes but is not limited to:
<gallery mode="nolines">
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Youbot.png|120px|thumb|KUKA youBot
File:Youbot.png|120px|thumb|KUKA youBot
File:Ur5_left.png|120px|thumb|Universal Robot UR5
File:Ur5_left.png|120px|thumb|Universal Robot UR5
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File:Clearpath_Jackal.jpg|120px|thumb|Clearpath Jackal
File:Clearpath_Jackal.jpg|120px|thumb|Clearpath Jackal
File:Kinova_KG-3_Gripper.jpg|120px|thumb|Kinova 3-finger gripper
File:Kinova_KG-3_Gripper.jpg|120px|thumb|Kinova 3-finger gripper
File:Xarm7.jpg|120px|thumb|UFACTORY xArm7
File:Robotont_banner.png|120px|thumb|robotont
File:Turtlebot3-waffle-pi.jpg|thumb|TurtleBot3
File:Parrot-bebop-2.jpg|thumb|Parrot Bebop 2
</gallery>
</gallery>


* robotont
* PAL Robotics TIAGo
* MiR100
* Robotiq 2F
* ClearBot
* ClearBot
* TurtleBot3
* Parrot, Bebop Drone 2
* OSVR
* OSVR
* Oculus Rift
* Oculus Rift
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* Hardware integration
* Hardware integration
* Process automation
* Process automation
* Motion planning and control theory
* System identification
* System identification
* Data fusion
* Data fusion
* Electronics design
* Electronics design
* Simulations and digital twins
* Algorithm development
* Scientific publication
* Scientific publication
* ROS and engineering trainings
* ROS and engineering trainings
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{{Team|
{{Team|
{{TeamMember|Karl|Karl Kruusamäe|associate professor of robotics engineering}}
{{TeamMember|Karl|Karl Kruusamäe|associate professor of robotics engineering}}
{{TeamMember|Aks1812|Arun Kumar Singh|associate professor of collaborative robotics}}
{{TeamMember|Alvo|Alvo Aabloo|professor, head of the IMS lab}}
{{TeamMember|Alvo|Alvo Aabloo|professor, head of the IMS lab}}
}}
}}
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* intuitive teleoperation interfaces,
* intuitive teleoperation interfaces,
* collaborative robotics for flexible manufacturing,
* collaborative robotics for flexible manufacturing,
* social robotics,
* autonomous ground vehicles,
* autonomous ground vehicles,
* autonomous drones,
* robotics education.
* robotics education.
A list of potential student projects in '''[[student projects in robotics|robotics]]''' or '''[[Soft_robotics_student_projects|soft robotics]]'''.
A list of potential student projects in '''[[student projects in robotics|robotics]]''' or '''[[Soft_robotics_student_projects|soft robotics]]'''.
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== Portfolio ==
== Portfolio ==
===Selected projects===
===Selected projects===
* [https://temoto-telerobotics.github.io TeMoto] - intuitive telerobotics solutions for hazardous environments (in collaboration with the [http://robotics.me.utexas.edu/ Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group at UT-Austin])
* [https://github.com/temoto-framework/temoto TeMoto] - framework for building dependable robotic applications for facilitating human-robot collaboration and autonomy (in collaboration with the [http://robotics.me.utexas.edu/ Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group at UT-Austin]).
* [https://semubot.ee/ SemuBot] - Estonia's first socially-assistive humanoid robot
* [https://www.yanu.ai/ Yanu] - fully autonomous robot empowered bartending unit
* [https://www.yanu.ai/ Yanu] - fully autonomous robot empowered bartending unit
* [https://github.com/ut-ims-robotics/robotont robotont] - open source omnidirectional mobile robot platform
* [https://robotont.ut.ee robotont] - open source omnidirectional mobile robot platform
* [http://www.shee.eu SHEE] - '''S'''elf-deployable '''H'''abitat for '''E'''xtreme '''E'''nvironments, aka "the Mars house"
* [https://spacearchitect.org/portfolio-item/self-deployable-habitat-for-extreme-environments/ SHEE] - '''S'''elf-deployable '''H'''abitat for '''E'''xtreme '''E'''nvironments, aka "the Mars house"


=== Selected publications ===
=== Selected publications ===
* Robert Valner, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2018) {{doi-inline|10.3390/robotics7010009|TeMoto: Intuitive Multi-Range Telerobotic System with Natural Gestural and Verbal Instruction Interface}}, ''Robotics'' '''7'''(1), 9.
* Dāvis Krūmiņš, Sandra Schumann, Veiko Vunder, Rauno Põlluäär, Kristjan Laht, Renno Raudmäe, Alvo Aabloo, Karl Kruusamäe (2024) {{doi-inline|10.1109/TLT.2024.3381858|Open remote web lab for learning robotics and ROS with physical and simulated robots in an authentic developer environment}}, ''IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies'' '''17''', 1325 - 1338.
*Selma Wanna, Fabian Parra, Robert Valner, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2024) {{doi-inline|10.1080/01691864.2024.2366974|Unlocking underrepresented use-cases for large language model-driven human-robot task planning}}, ''Advanced Robotics'' '''38'''(18), 1335-1348.
* Houman Masnavi, Jatan Shrestha, Karl Kruusamäe, Arun Kumar Singh (2023) {{doi-inline|0.1109/LRA.2023.3312969|VACNA: Visibility-Aware Cooperative Navigation with Application in Inventory Management}}, ''IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters'' '''8'''(11), 7114 - 7121.
* Renno Raudmäe, Sandra Schumann, Veiko Vunder, Maarika Oidekivi, Madis Kaspar Nigol, Robert Valner, Houman Masnavi, Arun Kumar Singh, Alvo Aabloo, Karl Kruusamäe (2023) {{doi-inline|10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00436|ROBOTONT–Open-source and ROS-supported omnidirectional mobile robot for education and research}}, ''HardwareX'' '''14''', e00436.
* Robert Valner, Houman Masnavi, Igor Rybalskii, Rauno Põlluäär, Erik Kõiv, Alvo Aabloo, Karl Kruusamäe, Arun Kumar Singh (2022) {{doi-inline|10.3389/frobt.2022.922835|Scalable and heterogenous mobile robot fleet-based task automation in crowded hospital environments—a field test}}, ''Frontiers in Robotics and AI'' '''9''', 922835.
* Robert Valner, Veiko Vunder, Alvo Aabloo, Mitch Pryor, Karl Kruusamäe (2022) {{doi-inline|10.1109/access.2022.3173647|TeMoto: A Software Framework for Adaptive and Dependable Robotic Autonomy With Dynamic Resource Management}}, ''IEEE Access'' '''10''', 51889 - 51907.
* Robert Valner, Jason Mario Dydynski, Sookyung Cho, Karl Kruusamäe (2021) {{doi-inline|10.1177/0018720820902293|Communication of Hazards in Mixed-Reality Telerobotic Systems: The Usage of Naturalistic Avoidance Cues in Driving Tasks}}, ''Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society'' '''63'''(4), 619-634.
* Veiko Vunder, Robert Valner, Conor McMahon, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2018) {{doi-inline|10.1109/HSI.2018.8431062|Improved Situational Awareness in ROS using Panospheric Vision and Virtual Reality}}, ''2018 11th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI)'', 471 - 477.
* Veiko Vunder, Robert Valner, Conor McMahon, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2018) {{doi-inline|10.1109/HSI.2018.8431062|Improved Situational Awareness in ROS using Panospheric Vision and Virtual Reality}}, ''2018 11th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI)'', 471 - 477.
* Andrew Sharp, Karl Kruusamäe, Ben Ebersole, Mitch Pryor (2017) {{doi-inline|10.1109/ARSO.2017.8025195|Semiautonomous dual-arm mobile manipulator system with intuitive supervisory user interfaces}}, ''2017 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO)''.
* Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2016) {{doi-inline|10.1109/HSI.2016.7529630|High-precision telerobot with human-centered variable perspective and scalable gestural interface}}, ''2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI)'', 190-196.
[[Our_publications|Full list of publications]]
[[Our_publications|Full list of publications]]


=== Outreach ===
=== Outreach ===
* Massive open online course (MOOC) about ROS (Robot Operating System) robotics in Estonian (https://sisu.ut.ee/rosak).
* Massive open online course (MOOC) about robotics in Estonian (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot).
* Massive open online course (MOOC) about robotics in Estonian (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot).
* Professional [https://sisu.ut.ee/ros ROS trainings] in Estonia
* Professional [https://sisu.ut.ee/ros ROS trainings] in Estonia

Latest revision as of 15:29, 21 November 2024

Goal and motivation for robotics at IMS Lab

Ims-robotics logo on white.png

Robots are developed for improving the quality of our lives. Human-Robot Collaboration encompasses developing usable robots that make our everyday lives easier. Collaborative robots share their autonomy with human partners, thus improving the efficiency and quality of work in areas such as flexible manufacturing, logistics, domestic assistance, healthcare, and teleoperation in hazardous environments. We have extensive experience in research and technology of every aspect of robotics: designing electronics, mechanical engineering, software development, system integration, device building, education, and training.

Highlights

Jump to portfolio

Capabilities

Equipment

Our inventory includes but is not limited to:

  • KUKA youBot

  • Universal Robot UR5

  • Franka Emika Panda

  • Clearpath Jackal

  • Kinova 3-finger gripper

  • UFACTORY xArm7

  • robotont

  • TurtleBot3

  • Parrot Bebop 2

  • PAL Robotics TIAGo
  • MiR100
  • Robotiq 2F
  • ClearBot
  • OSVR
  • Oculus Rift
  • Intel RealSense, Kinect, Leap Motion Controller, Ouster OS-1

Skills

  • ROS (Robot Operating System)
  • Full robotics system development
  • Hardware integration
  • Process automation
  • Motion planning and control theory
  • System identification
  • Data fusion
  • Electronics design
  • Simulations and digital twins
  • Algorithm development
  • Scientific publication
  • ROS and engineering trainings

Primary contact

Karl Kruusamäeassociate professor of robotics engineering
Alvo Aablooprofessor, head of the IMS lab

Student projects

We always welcome new motivated students who are interested in robotics to join our team. We offer student projects on the following general topics:

  • intuitive teleoperation interfaces,
  • collaborative robotics for flexible manufacturing,
  • social robotics,
  • autonomous ground vehicles,
  • autonomous drones,
  • robotics education.

A list of potential student projects in robotics or soft robotics.

Portfolio

Selected projects

  • TeMoto - framework for building dependable robotic applications for facilitating human-robot collaboration and autonomy (in collaboration with the Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group at UT-Austin).
  • SemuBot - Estonia's first socially-assistive humanoid robot
  • Yanu - fully autonomous robot empowered bartending unit
  • robotont - open source omnidirectional mobile robot platform
  • SHEE - Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments, aka "the Mars house"

Selected publications

Full list of publications

Outreach

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