LabMeetingSchedule

Spring 2024 meetings

• Time: 10:00am 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)

Schedule

• 5April: General Meeting, TRI Debrief
• 12April: Hao - Whisker and Tactile Updates
• 19April: Julia - DIGIT Pinki
• 26April: Ali Defense Practice
• 3May: MECon poster practice
• 10May: Ali Defense
• 17May: ICRA
• 24May: Rachel Defense Practice
• 31May: Mark out of town
• 7June: Xinyi Update - Medical devices
• 14June: Rachel Defense

Winter 2024 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)

Schedule

• 12Jan: Planning meeting, TRI slides
• 19Jan: Dane, EmJ | paddle update + low temperature testing
• 26Jan: Federica, Alessandra | Medical Devices
• 2Feb: Rachel | Greenlight Practice
• 9Feb: Tony, Billie | TadBot
• 16Feb: Won Cho | Surgical Robotics
• 23Feb: Hojung | Greenlight Practice
• 1Mar: Stanley | ReachBot
• 8Mar: Mark out of town
• 15Mar: Ali, Annie, Seongheon | Wrapping up

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)

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)

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)?
  • Special Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/my/juliadi?pwd=MjNCNExBb1RMQ1FWNVRrUUZqdEJGQT09
• 21July: Dane + Josh: Triaxial Clutter updates
• 28July: Cosima Du Pasquier (Postdoc @ CHARM) on Soft Robotics
  • https://stanford.zoom.us/j/7843102481?pwd=ZmFkWUpoN1ZxWUJ1ZFRobjduWVVNdz09
• 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)
  • https://stanford.zoom.us/j/95227871163?pwd=bW1KZWd0MVRIUHFMOUxCRDZZYzJtZz09 PW: 097134
• 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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
  • tentative Backpacking dates (TBD)
• 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
  • Link to slides
  • Link to cited paper (Liang2014 soft actuators survey), Rossiter2018 Electro-ribbon
• 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

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.

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: