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CREATED:20240321T155200Z
DESCRIPTION:We have remarkable AIs and precise robots\, but why do humans 
 still do so much tedious physical work\, from factories to households? Th
 e core missing piece is dexterity - the ability to manipulate objects ski
 llfully. Human-level dexterity is the complex synergy of mind and body\, 
 from the lowest level of sensorimotor control to the highest level of cog
 nitive thinking. Dexterity is the crucial intelligence of task solving an
 d execution. Achieving robot dexterity will transform industries and peop
 le's lives by empowering robots to perform complex manual processes seaml
 essly in factories\, households\, service industries\, space operations\,
  etc.\nIn this talk\, I will provide new perspectives on this complex pro
 blem based on my research. Why is dexterity so complex? We will broaden o
 ur understanding by studying three questions. First\, what kinds of robot
 s are made for dexterity? Second\, what do complex dexterous manipulation
  interactions involve? Third\, what skills will robots need to achieve de
 xterity? Finally\, we will discuss the path toward general dexterity in r
 obots
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Crucial Motion Intelligence for Future Robots
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DESCRIPTION:The manual manipulation of passive surgical tools to access lo
 cations deep within the body can present numerous clinical challenges. Th
 ese interventions require navigation through complex anatomy irrespective
  of whether the procedure needs to be performed within organs or vasculat
 ure. The need to visualize the device in real-time and to prevent injury 
 to critical anatomical structures or perforation of the vessel during end
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 solutions. This seminar will focus on the design\, modeling\, and control
  of robotic surgical systems to address some of these clinically challeng
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  robotically steerable needle system for high-dose rate brachytherapy (HD
 R BT). This is a crucial radiotherapy treatment with proven success in mu
 ltiple cancers such as prostate cancer\, which is the most commonly diagn
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 l radiation dose distribution\, minimize the number of needles implanted\
 , and avoid damaging critical surrounding anatomy. This seminar will pres
 ent the development and control of a robotically steerable system for acc
 urate HDR BT needle placement along varied paths.\n\nThe second part of t
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  routinely used in several endovascular interventions. One key challenge 
 in using this device to navigate tortuous vessels is the lack of steerabi
 lity of the distal tip. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) in particular\, i
 s one of the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Procedural
  complexity in navigating the small tortuous vasculature encountered in t
 he treatment of PAD and cerebral aneurysms are attributed to multiple cau
 ses. Furthermore\, this navigation must be accomplished without harming t
 hese small vessels. This seminar will present the development of a roboti
 cally steerable guidewire with integrated shape and force sensing as a po
 tential solution to this challenging clinical problem.\n\nFinally\, the s
 eminar outlines potential avenues for future research\, highlighting the 
 ongoing evolution of robotic tools and their potential to advance minimal
 ly invasive surgery beyond current capabilities
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SUMMARY:Design\, Modeling\, and Control of Minimally Invasive Robotic Surg
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CATEGORIES:Engineering
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Joel Collier\, Associate Dean of Doctoral Studies\, will h
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DESCRIPTION:From autonomous vehicles navigating busy intersections to quad
 rupeds deployed in household environments\, robots must operate safely an
 d efficiently around people in uncertain and unstructured situations. How
 ever\, today's robots still struggle to robustly handle low-probability e
 vents without becoming overly conservative. In this talk\, I will discuss
  how planning in the joint space of physical and information states (e.g.
 \, beliefs) allows robots to make safe\, adaptive decisions in human-cent
 ered scenarios. I will begin by introducing a unified safety filter frame
 work that combines robust safety analysis with probabilistic reasoning to
  enable trustworthy human-robot interaction. In particular\, I will show 
 how robots can reduce conservativeness without compromising safety by clo
 sing their interaction-learning loop. Next\, I will present how game-theo
 retic reinforcement learning tractably synthesizes a safety filter for hi
 gh-dimensional systems\, guarantees training convergence\, and reduces th
 e policy's exploitability. Finally\, I will introduce a scalable game-the
 oretic algorithm for optimizing social welfare in multi-agent coordinatio
 n scenarios. I will conclude with a vision for next-generation human-cent
 ered robotic systems that actively align with their human peers and enjoy
  verifiable safety assurances.
DURATION:PT1H
DTSTAMP:20250311T150114Z
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:From Gambits to Assurances: Game-Theoretic Integration of Safety a
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CREATED:20251010T212653Z
DESCRIPTION:Join Sharon Yin\, a Duke ECE alum and current Googler\, for a 
 candid conversation about her journey from Duke to Google. She'll share t
 ips and open the floor to a Q&A.
DURATION:PT1H
DTSTAMP:20251010T212653Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T120000
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:From Duke to Google: My Job Search & Lessons Learned
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