People of FRC

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Faculty

Michael Kaess

Associate Professor

Top Research Interests

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Computer Vision
Sensing and Estimation

Statement

Perception is a fundamental challenge for mobile robots navigating through and interacting with their environment. My research focuses on 3D mapping a......

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of Education

Top Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Intelligent Transportation Systems

Statement

The control of dynamical systems becomes increasingly important as the era of robotics research dominated by quasi-static machines rapidly comes to a......

Sebastian Scherer

Associate Research Professor

Top Research Interests

Aerial Robotics
Motion Planning
AI Reasoning for Robotics

Statement

Autonomous robots have demonstrated enormous potential in fielded environments; however, to be broadly accepted, they need to demonstrate safe and res......

Abhisesh Silwal

Systems Scientist

Statement

My research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments, synthesizing cutting-edge research across various bra......

Sanjiv Singh

Consulting Professor

Top Research Interests

Aerial Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Mining Robotics

Statement

Autonomous Navigation. This theme is developing motion planning, state estimation and real-time control for ground and air vehicles at various scales.......

Wennie Tabib

Systems Scientist

Top Research Interests

Active Perception
Sensing and Estimation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

David Wettergreen

Research Professor / Director of the PhD Program

Top Research Interests

Space Robots and Systems
Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry

Statement

I create robots to explore the Earth and space. My research develops autonomous exploration: enabling robots to make decisions based on analysis of ob......

William (Red) L. Whittaker

Founders University Research Professor Emeritus

Top Research Interests

Field & Service Robotics
Industrial Robotics
Robotics for Scientific Discovery

Statement

My research interests center on mobile robots in unpredictable environments, such as natural terrain and outdoor worksites, including computer archite......