Dr. Juxi Leitner talks about Robot Grasping for New Objects 

Podcast topics: Robotic grasping and manipulation in both structured and unstructured environments, end effectors, soft skin robotics and warehouse automation.

Resources

Cartman News - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40774385 

Cartman Article - https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.06283 

Grasping in Robotics Book - https://www.springer.com/us/book/9781447146636 

Guest Biography 

Dr. Juxi Leitner is a Research Fellow at the Australian Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision (ACRV). Dr. Leitner's research focus is on integrating Robotics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI) for robust grasping and manipulation in real-world scenarios. Dr. Leitner is the Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017 winner for robot grasping in a warehouse automation challenge. Dr. Leitner founded Brisbane.AI and the Brisbane Robotics Interest Group to promote the knowledge and engagement of robotics and AI in Brisbane, Australia. Dr. Leitner has also worked at the IDSIA Robotics Lab and received his PhD from the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) for his work on robotic learning for visual perception and actions on the iCub humanoid robot. Other work positions include Space Security and AI at the Advanced Concepts Team of the European Space Agency, and received a Masters of Space Robotics in a Joint European Master Programme (SpaceMaster) at Aalto (TKK) and the Kiruna Space Campus (LTU).

Website: Juxi.net

Twitter: @Juxi