Fall 2023 meetings
- Time: 10:30am on Fridays (to avoid conflict with Stanford Robotics Seminar)
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom. The usual link (unless noted otherwise below for some dates) will be: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom. The usual link (unless noted otherwise below for some dates) will be: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule
- 29Sept: Hao | Practice research quals
- 06Oct: Mark out of town. Ali | internship updates
- 13Oct: Tony | updates on KMI
- 20Oct: Stephanie Newdick | practice defense
- 27Oct: BARS @Stanford (need to register if attending live)
- 03Nov: Xinyi | Peano-Hassel actuation
- 10Nov: Rachel | Hand Paper
- 17Nov: Hojung | 6 axis F/T sensor + Drone Collision & Julia | updates
- 24Nov: Thanksgiving
- 1Dec: Dane | life beyond pushing with a paddle
- 8Dec: Rotator Presentations
Summer 2023 meetings
- Time: 11:00am on Fridays
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom. The usual link (unless noted otherwise below for some dates) will be: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom. The usual link (unless noted otherwise below for some dates) will be: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule
- 29June: Off-site Retreat (9am-3pm, Portola Redwoods)
- 30June: Jerome's Defense (10am, Paul G Allen, Rm 101x)
- 7July: Rachel (Ocean1k Debrief + SSLIM?)
- 14July: Julia + Carrington + Luis (ReachBot)?
- 21July: Dane + Josh: Triaxial Clutter updates
- 28July: Cosima Du Pasquier (Postdoc @ CHARM) on Soft Robotics
- 4Aug: Kenneth Practice Defense at 3pm due to NASA Review
- 4Aug: NASA EOY Reachbot Review and Visit 08:30-14:30
- 11Aug: Kenneth's Defense (11am, Hewlett, Rm 201)
- 17Aug (Thurs): SURF Poster Session 4pm-6pm Huang Bldg. Foyer
- 18Aug: Practice SURI poster session
- 25Aug: SURI poster session
- 29Aug or 31Aug: TRI On-site Visit
- 1Sep: Xinyi + Eduardo Updates (HLHS + Fontan)
- 8Sep: ICRA Paper preview (Dane, Rachel)
- 15Sep: Fall Planning Meeting
Spring 2023 meetings
- Time: 11:00am on Fridays
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule
- 7April: Welcome and plans for Spring and discussion of ongoing events like the Robotics Seminar
- 14April - Xinyi Practice Research Qual
- 21April - LuSTR proposal debrief (Tony & Julia)
- 28April - Lawrence practice defense
- 2May - Lawrence Defense
- 5May - Ali updates / Hallie updates (honors thesis)
- 12May - Amar practice defense
- 16 -- 18May - TRI Workshop
- 19May - Sheli Yuan practice ICRA talk & TRI debrief Rachel and Dane.
- 22May - Amar Defense 10:00am Durand 450
- 26May - Crystal paper thoughts plans ==>New Robotics Ctr. Meeting
- 2June - Hojung F/T sensor on drones
- 9June - Tony + Michael practice defense
- 16June - Tony Defense 10:30am D school (550) room 200 Special Zoom Link
- 19June - Michael Defense 10:00am D school (550) room 200 Special Zoom link
- 21 June (Wed) - SUR kickoff at 1:30pm, following orientation
Winter 2023 meetings
- Time: 10:00am on Fridays (to avoid conflict with faculty candidate talks@11)
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule
- 13Jan: Welcome and plans for Winter and discussion of ongoing events like the Robotics Seminar and faculty candidate presentations and chalk talks. Brief status updates on projects
- Proposed schedule by students :) Still need Tony, Dane, Crystal, and Julia
- 20Jan Kenneth Aerial Grasping
- 27Jan Hojung | Pneumatic Sensing
- 3Feb Kenneth | green light practice
- 10Feb Ali and Xinyi Medical devices + Real-Time Characterization / Testing Setup
- 17Feb Debrief from the lava tubes + Crystal on soft material article she found :-)
- 24Feb Amar TRI
- 3Mar Lab Cleanup!
- 10Mar Lawrence | Practice Defense Talk
- 17Mar Rachel Hands
- 24Mar Dane Triaxial Clutter
Fall 2022 meetings
- Time: 11:00am on Fridays (tentatively)
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule:
- 23 September: Ileana's Defense: 10:00-11:00 for open session, Bldg 520, Room 131. Also on Zoom pwd: 548628
- 30 September: Kenneth (vision-based grasping and planning)
- 7 October: Xinyi and Ali (medical sensing)
- 14 October: Mark and Amar (preview of plenary)
- 21 October: Lawrence (Greenlight - remote collaboration)
- 28 October: Amar (Greenlight - gecko adhesives)
- 4 November: BARS at UC Berkeley
- 11 November: Michael (Greenlight - tactile sensors and perception)
- 18 November: IROS debrief
- 25 November: Thanksgiving
- 2 December: Dane (Triaxial clutter)
- 9 December: TBD
Summer 2022 meetings
- Time: 11:00am on Fridays (to be confirmed if this time continues all summer)
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule:
- 10 June: Lab Cleanup #1! (No Zoom)
- 17 June: Controls | Kenneth
- 22 June: BDML Summer Kickoff
- 24 June: Hyundai Workshop
- 1 July: ReachBot &
- 8 July: Orbital updates + RoboTadpole (Tadbot)
- 15 July: Brainstorming on (i) hand mechanisms (ii) triaxial sensing
- 22 July: Origami + da Vinci? Maybe also quick look at our posters
- 29 July: Backpacking?
- 5 August: Reachbot & Michele Lanzetta
- 12 August: (Mark out)
- 19 August: SURI Poster Previews
- 26 August: Clutter Updates (SURI Poster Session)
- 2 September: Rachel, Tony - IROS Previews
- 9 September: Updates from Julia & others. Previews of any IROS videos? Fall planning.
- 16 September: Ileana's Defense Dry Run
- 23 September: Ileana's Defense (!!)
Camping Trip TBD
IFOS needle Medical stuff Drone stuff Origami stuff
Group meetings:
- Tactile/RobotClutter papers, theses: 14:30-15:30 Mondays
- TRI (+IPRL biweekly) -- 15:30-16:30 Mondays
- Perching related (+David biweekly) -- 09:30 Tuesdays
- Reachbot -- 14:00 Wednesdays
- Adhesion+Medical -- 9:45-10:15 (adhesion); 10:00-11:00 Wednesdays
- Crystal+Allison 10:00-10:30 Mondays
- ME1 staff 9:00-10:00 Mondays
Spring 2022 meetings
- Time: 14:00 on Fridays (to be confirmed if this time continues all spring)
- Location: 1st floor CDR Bldg. 560
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6 digits)
- For those who cannot attend in person we continue to broadcast via Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Schedule:
- 1 April: start of quarter, general planning and updates -- including setting up some repeating focus-group meetings (TRI, Tactile, Medical)
- 8 April: IROS post mortem
- 15 April: Mujoco tutorial +
- 22 April: Perching paper & (Tony + Kenneth + ...)
- 29 April: Crystal's origami actuator + Amazon Ring & control updates
- 6 May: Tactile
- 13 May: Reachbot updates ==> Elena Galbally Herrero's PhD defense Understanding and Learning Robotic Manipulation Skills from Humans
- 075846
- 20 May: Amar + Rachel new hand ideas (& Ring visiting)
- 27 May: Cardiac updates (& Hyundai design visiting)
- 3 June: Cardiac further updates
- 10 June:
Group meetings:
- Tactile/RobotClutter papers, theses: 14:30-15:30 Mondays
- TRI (+IPRL biweekly) -- 15:30-16:30 Mondays
- Perching related (+David biweekly) -- 09:30 Tuesdays
- Reachbot -- 14:00 Wednesdays
- Adhesion+Medical -- 9:45-10:15 (adhesion); 10:00-11:00 Wednesdays
- Crystal+Allison 10:00-10:30 Mondays
- ME1 staff 9:00-10:00 Mondays
Winter 2021 meetings
- Time: 10:00am on Fridays
- Location: 2nd floor CDR Bldg. 560 until 1st floor becomes available again
- Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6)
Schedule:
- 7 Jan: start of quarter, general planning
- 14 Jan: Rachel - debrief on work in Montreal
- 21 Jan: Michael, Hojung, Dane - debrief on TRI review
- 28 Jan: Zhenish (CHARM postdoc) - small, reconfigurable robots
- 4 Feb: Hojung - tactile
- 11 Feb: Michael - whisker sensors
- 18 Feb: Tony, Kenneth - perching updates (MUJOCO?)
- 25 Feb: Tony, Brian - preliminary findings on ReachBot surface scanning; ***IROS upcoming deadline 3/1
- 4 Mar: OPEN
- 11 Mar: Crystal - origami soft robotics, fabrication techniques
- 18 Mar: Ali Ileana, Allison - medical devices
Fall 2021 meetings
- Time: 10:00am on Fridays
- Location: 2nd floor CDR Bldg. 560 until 1st floor becomes available again
- Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98858193764?pwd=YzlaYVcyTEhtUmRDSnhDWFl3UnR5QT09
Password = pi (1st 6)
Schedule:
- 24 Sept: Move to 10:00 for Fall quarter. -- Amy & Amar pre-paper updates (Digit and other stuff)
- 1 Oct - pre-TRI demo stuff & etc. (Dane, Hojung, Michael, Rachel)
- 8 Oct Some photos from Mark + RVEX++ (Ali & Ileana)
- 15 Oct DESI++ (Kenneth, Tony, Jun En)
- 22 Oct Andrew Bylard defense 09:30-10:30 (formerly Tactile++ (Hojung, Dane))
- 29 Oct BARS@Stanford -- no group meeting. Enjoy BARS 2021
- 5 Nov Whiskers (Michael) &Tactile updates
- 12 Nov Cardiac stuff (Amy, Ileana, Ali) + Mark updates @Sant'Anna
- 19 Nov Andrew Bylard PhD Defense at 9:30 AM.
- 26 Nov (Thanksgiving)
- 3 Dec Medical sensing & actuation (Ali, Ileana, Amy)
- 10 Dec Clutches and applications (Amar, Amy)
Summer 2021 meetings
Tentatively Set for 13:00 PDT on Fridays. Meetings are open and via Zoom. Contact Mark C if you are asked for a password.
Schedule of BDML speakers and topics:
- 11 June - Gaby update (rescheduled), ReachBot updates (Tony +) and Haptic Hand updates, findings (Dane, Rachel, Michael)
- 18 June - Rollodex? (pending any progress) - Michael, Emilio and...
- 21 June Summer quarter begins
- 25 June - Launch the summer kickoff (TBD)
- 2 July - SimulationOverview (Kenneth, Tony, Michael) PyBullet, Solidworks, Gazebo, Chai3D, etc.
- 9 July - Artificial muscle updates (Amy, Amar) + mini lab cleanup (everybody)
- 16 July - Ali & Ileana & Allison -
- 23 July - Mark will review
- “bioinspired robot design” for a book chapter for an IEEE course
- multi-modal robot learning by Jeannette Bohg and Rika Antonova
- Also: backpacking logistics: BDMLEndOfSummer
- 30 July - Backpacking Logistics
- 6 Aug - DaVinci Summer Camp Virtual Tour??
- 13 Aug - Thomas Pierre Daunizeau (Visiting student in Charm lab) - Haptics w/ demos
- 20 Aug - Large area tactile sensing + Joao Ramos (UIUC)
- 27 Aug - Amy and Amar - stuff
- 3 Sept Reachbot + TRI hand + ICRA papers (Tony and Jun En and...)
- 9 Sept IEEE ICRA with RA-L deadline
- 10 Sept Ali & Ilieana & Allison - paper thoughts
- 14 Sept IEEE ICRA w/o RA-L deadline
- 17 Sept Crystal prequals
- 20 Sept - Fall classes start
- 24 Sept: Move to 10:00 for Fall quarter. -- Amy & Amar pre-paper updates (Digit and other stuff)
- 1 Oct - pre-TRI demo stuff & etc.
Spring 2021 meetings
Tentatively Set for 14:00 PDT on Fridays. Meetings are open and via Zoom. Contact Mark C if you are asked for a password.
Other events:
- Robotics Today talks (these are mostly on Fridays @12)
- IFRR has periodic invited colloquia (often on Thursdays @08:00PDT)
Schedule of BDML speakers and topics:
- 2 April: Julia, Sam - Updates and Spring Plans
- 9 April: Michael & Andrew - Bubble Wrap and Vine sensor Robosoft Practice
- 16 April: Ali, Ileana, Amy - Cardio Updates
- 23 April: Tony & Kenneth - Desi
- 30 April: Crystal & Tony - Reachbot Preliminary
- 7 May: Amar & Amy - New Adhesion Developments
- 14 May: Michael - ICRA Practice + Updates
- 21 May: Wilson - Practice Defense: From Grasping to Manipulation With Astrictive Contact Conditions
- 28 May: Rachel - Safe Reaching in Clutter & Ocean One (?)
- 4 June: Hojung & Gaby - Sensing, Crystal & Tony - Reachbot Update
Winter 2021 meetings
Meeting moved to 13:00 PDT on Fridays.
Meetings are open and via Zoom. Contact Mark C if you need a Zoom password.
9 Feb 2021: Meeting time moved to avoid conflict with SU Robotics Seminars.
Schedule of speakers and topics:
- 15 Jan: Mark C. - updates on various projects and robotics in the news
- Stretch updates; Moley updates; Other kitchen and mobile robot updates
- 22 Jan: Hojung + Gaby! Sensing update
- 29 Jan: Emilio + Michael + Gaby Mobile base updates
- 05 Feb: Wilson and Dane Farmhand
- 12 Feb: Hallie, Rachel, Michael - preliminary haptic hand stuff + Akira with door opening
- 19 Feb: Sam Frishman practice defense
- 26 Feb: Ileana & Ali - medical devices updates
- 05 Mar: Amy + Amar Ford & adhesive updates
- 12 Mar: Julia and Sam IFOS hand/sensor (& needle) updates
- 19 Mar: Wilson and Rachel (&?) Ocean1K
- 26 Mar: TBD
Fall 2020 meetings
For Fall 2020 we are meeting at 13:00 PDT on Fridays. Meetings are open, and by Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/4563948528?pwd=SW95d0JoZVBwbzVhdG5CdmxDVUFvdz09
- 18 Sept. Julia Di Practice Research Qual
- 25 Sept. Rachel Thomasson Practice Research Qual. Also Capella Kerst's defense at 14:00
- 2 Oct Wilson and Dane on the new hand
- 9 Oct Sam on medical robotics
- 16 Oct Andrew (Vine) + Amy (Heart)
- 23 Oct Michael, Rachel & Gaby (Exploratory Hand)
- 30 Oct Amar + Ford update
- 6 Nov Jun En, Kenneth (and Will): DESI
- 13 Nov Alex skin
- 20 Nov Julia, Tony spines, Will Roderick
Special events
- 25 Sept. Capella Kerst defense: Gecko Inspired Adhesives: Permanent Practical Manufacturing, New Materials and Applications
- https://stanford.zoom.us/j/98856363799?pwd=U0ZBNm5ZYzZ1WUEzVGViOEhqVlY2Zz09 (password: 123456)
Summer 2020 meetings:
- Wednesdays at 13:00 PST
- Summer meetings are entirely by Zoom https://stanford.zoom.us/j/4563948528?pwd=SW95d0JoZVBwbzVhdG5CdmxDVUFvdz09
- Private.CovidLabAccess
Schedule July 1 - Simon Honigmann
- 8 Amy + Mark + Amar updates
- 15 Farm Hand + Exploratory Hand updates, brainstorming
- 22 Wilson (assuming... nib or Oculus sensor)
- 29 Alex & Sam(hydrodiff), Michael(robot skin+ctrl), Andrew(vine sensors)
- Aug 5 Sam + Zulekha + Sai (Med Dev Corner)
- 12 Amy practice defense
- 19 Julia + Tony
- 26 Michael + Rachel + Akira
- Sept 2 Jun En + Hojung
- 9 Capella practice defense
- 16 Julia Practice Research Qual
- 23 Rachel Practice Research Qual
Spring 2020 meetings:
Fridays @5:00pm Pacific Time (to be confirmed) -- all meetings are online for spring quarter until further notice.
- Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/4563948528 phone: +1 650 724 9799 ID: 456 394 8528 -- you will initially be in a Waiting Room until the host invites you.
| Date | Name | Topic | Notes |
| 2020-04-10 | Everybody | Spring Updates | |
| 2020-04-17 | Jun En | Quad-rotor stuff | notes |
| 2020-04-24 | Amy | Robo-soft | notes |
| 2020-05-01 | Alex & Sam | hydraulic gripper | notes |
| 2020-05-08 | Ali and Ileana | Mock Quals | Quals date: May 14th |
| 2020-05-15 | Tae | Practice Defense | notes |
| 2020-05-22 | Michael & Rachel & Akira | TRI & Sony/grasp acquisition/controls | notes |
| 2020-05-29 | Dane & Wilson | TRI manipulation/hardware/controls | notes |
| 2020-06-05 | Tony & Julia | Spines | notes |
| 2020-06-12 | Ali & Sam | Medical Devices Corner | notes |
Winter 2020 meetings:
Friday @1:30pm (to be confirmed)
- Also: Robotics Seminar: Fridays 11:00
- Monday Jan 13 @4pm poster session; Jan 14 workshop & meetings
BDML group meeting schedule:
| Date | Name | Topic | Notes |
| 2020-01-10 | Mark | Winter Plans | |
| 2020-01-17 | Alex, Andrew | Tactile updates | |
| 2020-01-24 | Sam Michael etc. +Alex | TRI status & updates | + uspines |
| 2020-01-31 | Wilson, Rachel, Dane | Ocean 1K | |
| 2020-02-07 | Jun En, Will, Kenneth | DESI stuff | |
| 2020-02-14 | Tony, Jun En, Kennth | Reachbot + FlyCroTugTeams | |
| 2020-02-21 | Tae, Hojung | Tactile updates | |
| 2020-02-28 | Wilson, Dane | FarmHand & TRI updates | |
| 2020-03-06 | Sam, Ali, Ileana | medical robotics updates | |
| 2020-03-13 | Capella & Amar | mold updates & |
Fall 2019-20 meetings:
Friday @3:00pm
- CS Robotics Seminar: CS529 Fridays 11:00 Skilling
- BARS 2019 November 15 @ Berkeley
- Susumu M. arrives ~Oct 10 for Honda
BDML group meeting schedule:
| Date | Name | Topic | Notes |
| 2019-09-27 | Mark | Fall Plans | |
| 2019-10-04 | Tony | Research quals practice | |
| 2019-10-11 | Sam+Ali+Ileana | MRI user studies | |
| 2019-10-18 | Jean Philippe + Sam + Rachel | Updates | work in progress |
| 2019-10-25 | Amar + Arul | Direct indenting, machining updates | |
| 2019-11-01 | Wilson + Rachel + Dane | TRI and Ocean 1K + farmHand | |
| 2019-11-08 | Amy | Electrohaptic display | |
| 2019-11-15 | BARS | ||
| 2019-11-22 | Arul | predefense talk | |
| 2019-11-29 | l | Thanksgiving | |
| 2019-12-06 | Ali + Ileana | mitral valve & | |
| 2019-12-13 | Tae, Hojung, Julia | Tactile updates |
Spring 2019 meetings:
- Friday 11:00am: Robotics seminar
BDML group meeting schedule:
- April 14 (Sunday) BDML hike to Berry Falls loop in Big Basin
| Date | Name | Topic | Notes |
| 2019-04-05 | Mark | Lab news + Prof Huichao Deng | |
| 2019-04-12 | Tae, Amy, Jooyeun | Sensing | |
| 2019-04-19 | Amy & Arthur | tactile display | |
| 2019-04-26 | Ho Jung et al | More sensing | |
| 2019-05-03 | Capella | Capella stuff | |
| 2019-05-10 | Alex | Alex stuff | |
| 2019-05-17 | Arul, Tony, Amar | Gecko adhesive manufacturing | |
| 2019-05-24 | Sam + Ali | Lucas center things + Mitral valve | |
| 2019-05-31 | Alex & | sensors updates | |
| 2019-06-07 | Wilson & | hand updates | |
| 2019-06-14 | Robert Ladig | short presentation | meeting at 1:30 |
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