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Seeing Robotics and Machine Vision as Dynamical Systems

EE Times Current · 13 Oct 2023 · 48m

What this episode covers

Dr. Yulia Sandamirskaya, now leading the Neuromorphic Computing Group at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), discusses her work applying dynamical systems theory to robotics and machine vision. She details her previous role at Intel, where she utilized the Loihi neuromorphic platform to develop real-time robotic applications, including drone control and human-robot interaction. The episode also features commentary from Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins University on the challenges of embodiment, active vision, and the need for heterogeneous hardware architectures.

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Intel, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Italian Institute of Technology, Delft University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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event-based camera
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Loihi, Dynap-SE

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