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Winter 2025 meetings

Schedule

  • 10Jan: Schedule lab meeting agendas for WN25
    • Other business: Digit360 (Jan 15); other seed proposals (earth Jan 21); paper plans & updates. EmJ: feb21 (need data :-); Xinyi Jan31 (need data :-); Dane RAL (need data :-)
    • Welcome to Alex & Sam from TUM
  • 17Jan: Lab cleanup & inventory
  • 24Jan: Xinyi getting ready for paper
  • 31Jan: UMI-FT updates
  • 07Feb: Dane pre-greenlight & paper
  • 14Feb: EmJ getting ready for paper
  • 21Feb: Stanley, Venny (Alex, Sam) -- drone updates
  • 28Feb: Teo - force & pressure sensing for therapy and ultrasound
  • 07Mar: Hao IROS & flume (whisker in water) updates
  • 14Mar: ReachBot updates

Fall 2024 Meetings

  • 27Sept: Schedule lab meeting
  • 4Oct: Dan Morton practice quals (ReachBot) + BARS prep (Stanley, Hao) + Dane ICRA@40 report?
    • This week only: Time will be from 13:00-14:00 to avoid a conflict
  • 11Oct: BARS at Berkeley - students need tickets, and we should carpool.
  • 18Oct: Annie (CERVA) & (Elle lit. review & plans ?)
  • 25Oct: SRC demo prep (ReachBot, StickyBot, wrist (?), whiskers, Triaxial Sensor Array)
  • 31 Oct: Crystal practice defense
  • 1Nov: SRC opening - BDML meeting cancelled so students can tweak SRC demos
  • 8Nov: Julia practice defense
    • 10Nov: Potential lab hike! -- See SummerHikesExcursions for a bit more about this. We will be having visiting students from TU Wien for ME310 and I would perhaps like to invite them also.
  • 15Nov: Xinyi (active Fontan) + EmJ (space gecko gripper)
  • 22Nov: Ko Yamamoto (visiting Professor @ CHARM from U. Tokyo) | Soft Hands, etc
  • 29Nov: Thanksgiving
  • 6Dec: Venny rotation presentation

Summer 2024 meetings

  • 5July: TBD!
  • 12July: EmJ | Low temp testing, Space gripper, etc
  • 19July: Julia and Hojung | (EmJ: figure-making tutorial), Drones
  • 26July: Hojung | Practice defense
  • 2August: Julia | Backpacking planning, SURI/SURF send-off planning, Rachel, Dan, Teo | Clever wrist + CBF
    • 8August: SURF posters due
  • 9August: Hojung | Defense
    • 15August: SURFs | poster session
  • 16August: Xinyi & Teo + TBD | Electroactive actuation
  • 23August: Annie | CerVa
    • 23August: SURI posters due
    • backpacking trip?
    • 28August: EmJ | SMASIS practice (anyone is welcome to join here to give feedback!)
  • 30August: SURIs | Poster presentation
  • 6September: Hao & Chengyi | Whiskers in water
    • 15September: ICRA deadline

Spring 2024 meetings

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 @ 3pm

Winter 2024 meetings

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

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

Schedule

Spring 2023 meetings

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

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

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

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

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
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  • 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

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

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
  • 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
  • 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

Summer 2020 meetings:

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.

DateNameTopicNotes
2020-04-10EverybodySpring Updates 
2020-04-17Jun EnQuad-rotor stuffnotes
2020-04-24AmyRobo-softnotes
2020-05-01Alex & Samhydraulic grippernotes
2020-05-08Ali and IleanaMock QualsQuals date: May 14th
2020-05-15TaePractice Defensenotes
2020-05-22Michael & Rachel & AkiraTRI & Sony/grasp acquisition/controlsnotes
2020-05-29Dane & WilsonTRI manipulation/hardware/controlsnotes
2020-06-05Tony & JuliaSpinesnotes
2020-06-12Ali & SamMedical Devices Cornernotes

Winter 2020 meetings:

Friday @1:30pm (to be confirmed)

BDML group meeting schedule:

DateNameTopicNotes
2020-01-10MarkWinter Plans 
2020-01-17Alex, AndrewTactile updates 
2020-01-24Sam Michael etc. +AlexTRI status & updates+ uspines
2020-01-31Wilson, Rachel, DaneOcean 1K 
2020-02-07Jun En, Will, KennethDESI stuff 
2020-02-14Tony, Jun En, KennthReachbot + FlyCroTugTeams 
2020-02-21Tae, HojungTactile updates 
2020-02-28Wilson, DaneFarmHand & TRI updates 
2020-03-06Sam, Ali, Ileanamedical robotics updates 
2020-03-13Capella & Amarmold 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:

DateNameTopicNotes
2019-09-27MarkFall Plans 
2019-10-04TonyResearch quals practice 
2019-10-11Sam+Ali+IleanaMRI user studies 
2019-10-18Jean Philippe + Sam + RachelUpdateswork in progress
2019-10-25Amar + ArulDirect indenting, machining updates 
2019-11-01Wilson + Rachel + DaneTRI and Ocean 1K + farmHand 
2019-11-08AmyElectrohaptic display 
2019-11-15BARS  
2019-11-22Arulpredefense talk 
2019-11-29lThanksgiving 
2019-12-06Ali + Ileanamitral valve &
2019-12-13Tae, Hojung, JuliaTactile updates 

Spring 2019 meetings:

Meeting time survey: https://www.when2meet.com/?7414906-15icd%%

BDML group meeting schedule:

  • April 14 (Sunday) BDML hike to Berry Falls loop in Big Basin
DateNameTopicNotes
2019-04-05MarkLab news + Prof Huichao Deng 
2019-04-12Tae, Amy, JooyeunSensing 
2019-04-19Amy & Arthurtactile display 
2019-04-26Ho Jung et alMore sensing 
2019-05-03CapellaCapella stuff 
2019-05-10AlexAlex stuff 
2019-05-17Arul, Tony, AmarGecko adhesive manufacturing 
2019-05-24Sam + AliLucas center things + Mitral valve 
2019-05-31Alex &sensors updates 
2019-06-07Wilson &hand updates 
2019-06-14Robert Ladigshort presentationmeeting at 1:30
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