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Basic research breakthroughs by NSF-funded researchers are realizing the vision of universal robots.
Basic research breakthroughs by NSF-funded researchers are realizing the vision of universal robots. Matei Ciocarlie, shown here, is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. Ciocarlie's main interest is in reliable robotic performance in unstructured, human environments, focusing on areas such as novel robotic hand designs and control, autonomous and Human-in-the-Loop mobile manipulation, shared autonomy, teleoperation, and assistive robotics.
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