Advancing Robotics Perception – Secrets to Research and How to Keep it Fun!! | Simon Lucey

For this presentation in our RoboLaunch series, guest speaker Simon Lucey (Assosciate Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Director/Professor at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning) discusses advancements in robotics perception and implicit neural functions, as well as robotics research in general and how to keep the process fun. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 6:42 - Challenges for robotics research 13:16 - Secrets to robotics/AI research 29:58 - Implicit neural functions in robotics 40:00 - Q&A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us! RISS RoboLaunch Discord:   / discord   Explore Robotics YouTube:    / @cmu_riss   RISS LinkedIn:   / cmu-riss   Explore our robotics programs and outreach! CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) https://riss.ri.cmu.edu RISS RoboLaunch: https://riss.ri.cmu.edu/robolaunch CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program: The Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS), an undergraduate research program, opens doors and creates opportunities for future leaders in robotics by supporting research immersions, providing professional; development, and creating networks of support. (Apply Starting November 1 for the Next Cohort) RISS RoboLaunch: The RISS RoboLaunch Initiative is a robotics outreach & broadening participation initiative, making robotics more accessible. This initiative aims to introduce broad topics in robotics through talks, interactive and workshops. Our RoboLaunch Discord Server aims to foster an inclusive global learning community, and we invite you to join us.