About
This page describes the research area of autonomous robotics at the Dalle Molle Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA), a joint institute between USI and SUPSI. The research area is co-led by Prof. Alessandro Giusti and Prof. Luca Gambardella. The institute engages in applied and basic research in the field of autonomous robotics, with close collaborations with the LEarning for Optimization and coNtrol (LEON) research group. Projects focus on various aspects of autonomy for mobile robotics (flying and ground), as well as industrial robotics.
Research
We work with mobile robots (flying and ground), as well as industrial robotics; our current research focuses on the following themes.
Self-Supervised Deep Learning for Robotic Perception
The Self-Supervised Robot Learning Research Group led by Prof. Alessandro Giusti focuses on two key research challenges: enabling robots to learn and adapt their perception models autonomously using self-supervised learning techniques; and developing applications for novel and challenging tasks for mobile and industrial robots, when limited or no data is available for training.
Nanorobotics
The Nanorobotics Research Group led by Dr. Daniele Palossi is active in several cutting-edge projects, deploying State-of-the-Art deep learning techniques for perception on ultra-constrained palm-sized nano-drones.
People-Oriented and Personalized Robotics
The People-Oriented and Personalized Robotics research group led by Dr. Antonio Paolillo aims to close the distance between people and robots. To make our vision of human-centered robotics a reality, we draw on methods from robotic control, machine learning, and artificial intelligence at large. Our current research spans sensor-based control, AI-based robotic perception, human-robot interaction, social robotics, and co-design.
Robotics for education
Using robots in education is a key interdisciplinary field of research, at the crossing between educational sciences and robotics. The institute has been part of ‘Introducing People to Research in Robotics through an Extended Peer Community in Southern Switzerland’: a project awarded the Optimus Agora Prize by the Swiss National Science Foundation
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