Join us for the second Northwest Robotics Symposium. Following on from the inaugural event held at the University of Washington in 2022, this free, all-day event will bring together students, postdocs, industry researchers, and faculty working in robotics in the greater Northwest. We will have a full day of talks, posters, and networking on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR.
We are grateful for the support of Amazon Consumer Robotics, the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science for their generous support of this event.
Venue
The CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Oregon State University
The Symposium will take place at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, OR.
Acommodation
The most convenient hotel for the venue is the Hilton Garden Inn, a short 4 minute walk to the Symposium venue. Other options are the Marriott Courtyard and the Holiday Inn Express. There are also a number of other lodging options, listed on the Visit Corvallis web site.
Transportation
Corvallis is accessible via regional bus service and Amtrak serves the city via a bus extension of the Cascades train line. The Corvallis Transit System operates free busses across the city, offering easy access to the Symposium venue. The University has instructions on how to get to campus by car, and where to park. There is a large lot across the street from the Symposium venue.
Schedule
| 8:00 – 8:50 | Breakfast and check-in. |
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction. Organizing Committee. |
| 9:00 – 9:50 | Talk Session 1 |
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Talk Session 2 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Talk Session 3 |
| 12:15 – 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 2:15 |
Keynote Talk Dr. Jonathan Hurst, Agility Robotics / OSU Human-Centric Robots, and How Learning Enables Generality |
| 2:15 – 2:25 | Break |
| 2:25 – 3:30 | Talk Session 4 |
| 3:30 – 4:50 | Poster Session |
| 4:50 – 5:00 |
Closing Remarks Organizing Committee |
| 5:00 – 7:00 | Networking Reception |
We know many participants will be traveling to Corvallis in the morning. You will be able to check in whenever you arrive.
Talk session 1 (4 talks)
| Nathan Schomer |
"Terrain-Aware Probabilistic Search Planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" Nathan Schomer, Julie A. Adams |
Field Robotics [under review] |
| Jasper Geldenbott |
"Legible and Proactive Robot Planning for Prosocial Human-Robot Interactions" Jasper Geldenbott, Karen Leung |
ICRA 2024 |
| Ian C. Rankin |
"User Preference Learning for Robot Planning" Ian C. Rankin, Thane Somers, Seth McCammon, Nicholas Lawrance Geoffrey A. Hollinger |
unpublished |
| Zachary Lee |
"Scientist Evaluation of Robotic Sample Planning for Field Geology" Z. I. Lee, I. Brunton, R. C. Ewing, K. R. Fisher, D. J. Jerolmack, N. A. Jones, D. E. Koditschek, M. Nachan, F. Qian, F. Rivera-Hernandez, J. Ruck, T. Shipley, S. Thompson, C. G. Wilson |
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2024 |
Talk session 2 (5 talks)
| Yanhao Yang |
"Towards Geometric Motion Planning for High-Dimensional Systems: Gait-Based Coordinate Optimization and Local Metrics" Yanhao Yang, Capprin Bass, Ross L. Hatton |
ICRA 2024 |
| Jinwoo Choi |
"Towards Geometric Motion Planning for High-Dimensional Systems: Gait-Based Coordinate Optimization and Local Metrics" Jinwoo Choi and Ross L. Hatton |
unpublished |
| Nick Walker |
"Using 3D Mice to Control Robot Manipulators" Varad Dhat, Nick Walker, Maya Cakmak |
HRI 2024 |
| Ian Good |
"Enhancing the Performance of Pneu-net Actuators Using a Torsion Resistant Strain Limiting Layer" Ian Sullivan Good, Srivatsan Balaji, Jeffrey Ian Lipton |
Robosoft 2024 |
| Alejandro Velasquez |
"Dynamic evaluation of a suction based gripper for fruit picking using a physical twin" Alejandro Velasquez, Cindy Grimm, Joseph R. Davidson |
ICRA 2024 |
Talk session 3 (5 talks)
| Deanna Flynn |
"Uncovering Implementable Dormant Pruning Decisions From Three Different Stakeholder Perspectives" Deanna Flynn, Abhinav Jain, Heather Knight, Cristina G. Wilson, Cindy Grimm |
unpublished |
| Triniti Armstrong |
"Explaining Robots: An Edutainment-Based Approach" Triniti Armstrong, Ross Sowell, William D. Smart, Naomi T. Fitter |
unpublished |
| Rhian C. Preston |
"Robot-Mediated Nudges for Workplace Health: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Modeling Problem" Rhian C. Preston, Kenna Dinsdale, Madison R. Shippy, Dr. Naomi T. Fitter |
International Journal of Social Robotics (2023) |
| Jai'La Crider |
"How Sound-Based Robot Communication Impacts Perceptions of Robotic Failure" Jai'La Crider, Rhian Preston, Dr. Naomi Fitter |
unpublished |
| Ameer Helmi |
"Go Go Gadget GoBot: Leaning into the Novelty Effect for Re-engagement with Modular Robotic Hardware" Ameer Helmi, Rafael Morales Mayoral, Tze-Hsuan Wang, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter |
unpublished |
Talk session 4 (5 talks)
| Skand |
"Point Cloud Models Improve Visual Robustness in Robotic Learners" Skand, Iain Lee, Chanho Kim, Li Fuxin, Tucker Hermans, Stefan Lee |
ICRA 2024 |
| Jeremy Dao |
"Sim-to-Real Learning for Humanoid Box Loco-Manipulation" Jeremy Dao, Helei Duan, Alan Fern |
ICRA 2024 |
| Aayam Shrestha |
"Masked Humanoid Controller" Aayam, Pan, Parnay, Kai, German, Alan |
unpublished |
| Everardo Gonzalez |
"Influence Based Fitness Shaping for Coevolutionary Agents" Everardo Gonzalez, Siddarth Viswanathan, Kagan Tumer |
GECCO 2024 |
| Pulkit Rustagi |
"Mitigating Negative Side Effect in Multi-Agent Systems using Blame Assignment" Pulkit Rustagi, Sandhya Saisubramanian |
unpublished |
Poster Session (15 posters)
| Ali Jones |
"Underwater Salp-Inspired Soft Structure Contraction with Twisted Coiled Actuators" Ali Jones, Joseph Davidson |
RoboSoft 2024 |
| Helei Duan |
"Learning Vision-Based Bipedal Locomotion for Challenging Terrain" Helei Duan, Bikram Pandit, Mohitvishnu S. Gadde, Bart Jaap van Marum, Jeremy Dao, Chanho Kim, Alan Fern |
ICRA 2024 |
| Stayce Mockel |
"A Pilot Investigation of Human Preference for Robot Arm Visual Form" Stayce Mockel, Rhian Preston, Jessica Herring, Naomi Fitter |
HRI 2024 |
| Nathan Butler |
"Pseudo-Centralized Mission Planning for Under-Ice Robotic MOTHERSHIPs" Nathan Butler, Geoff Hollinger, Jessica Garwood, Yidongfang Si, Andrew Stewart |
unpublished |
| Karina Y. Puente & Madelyn Sadler |
"Can Novice Supervisors Determine Successful From Unsuccessful Grasps From Tactile Sensing Alone?" Karina Y. Puente, Madelyn Sadler, Cristina G. Wilson, Joseph R. Davidson |
unpublished |
| Rafael Morales Mayoral |
"Human-Centered Design of an Interface for Mobile Manipulator-Mediated Child Occupational Therapy" Rafael Morales Mayoral, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter |
unpublished |
| Ben Bolen |
"Self-balancing robot leg with vestibular feedback" |
unpublished |
| Hunter Brown |
"Simulation-Free Reinforcement Learning for Robust Underwater Manipulation" Hunter Brown, Stefan Lee, Geoffrey Hollinger |
unpublished |
| Mason Allen & Jason Williams |
"Bringing the Field to the Lab: A Testbed for Legged Robot Rheometers" Mason Allen, Jason Williams |
unpublished |
| Sean Buchmeier & Kyler Jones |
"Using Shared Autonomy to Support Novice Human-in-Loop Operation of Underwater Robot Arm" Sean Buchmeier, Kyler Jones |
unpublished |
| Ramya Challa Jorge Ruballos |
"I'm Glad You Remembered My Name!: Using Names and Gaze in Robot-Aided Healthy Aging Activities" Ramya Challa, Jorge Ruballos, Naomi Fitter |
HRI Aging in Place Workshop 2024 |
| Caroline Hardin & Kate Campbell |
"Busy Teacher's Guide to Robots" Caroline Hardin, Kate Campbell |
unpublished |
| Ayan Robinson |
"An Exploration of Mock Scenarios as a Prospective Method for Informing Law and Policy Thinking on Service Robotics" Ayan Robinson, Cindy Grimm, Ruth West, Naomi T. Fitter |
HRI 2023 |
| Chelse VanAtter |
"Real to Sim: Validating a dynamic model of blueberry canes with in-situ field measurements of cane mechanics" Chelse VanAtter |
unpublished |
| Nnamdi Nwagwu |
"Speaking Out For Speakers: A Guide for and Analysis of Robot Speaker Design" Nnamdi Nwagwu, Adeline Schneider, Tyler K. Phelps, Brian J, Zhang, Naomi Fitter |
unpublished |
Call for Presentations (closed)
The second NW Robotics Symposium will follow the format of the inaugural event, providing a venue to share recent work, network, and catch up with old friends from the Pacific Northwest robotics community. Students, postdocs, industry researchers, and faculty are all encouraged to participate.
The symposium is a free, all-day event featuring invited short talks, posters, and social events. The early deadline for application to present a talk is April 12, 2024. If there is space remaining in the schedule, we will continue to accept applications until a week before the event, or until we run out of space.
We invite applications to present both work that has already been published in another venue, and unpublished work. The Symposium will not publish a proceedings, but we will provide links in the schedule to any existing publications. Submit your application to present at the Symposium through our application page.
If you do not have anything to present but you are still interested in attending the event, please fill out the registration form.
Organizers
- Bill Smart, Oregon State University
- Cristina Wilson, Oregon State University
- Ross Hatton, Oregon State University
This event would not be possible without the efforts of Christina Olson, Assistant to the School Head, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering.
Contact the organizers at nwrsymposium@pm.me.