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Autonomy Talks 30/11/2020

Speaker: Dr. Kiril Solovey, Autonomous Systems Lab, Stanford University

Title: Large-scale multi-robot systems: From algorithmic foundations to smart-mobility applications

Abstract: Multi-robot systems are already playing a crucial role in manufacturing, warehouse automation, and natural resource monitoring, and in the future they will be employed in even broader domains from space exploration to search-and-rescue. Moreover, these systems will likely be incorporated in our daily lives through drone delivery services and smart mobility systems that comprise of thousands of autonomous vehicles. The anticipated benefits of multi-robot systems are numerous, ranging from automating dangerous jobs, to broader societal facets such as easing traffic congestion and sustainability. However, to reap those rewards we must develop control mechanisms for such systems that can adapt rapidly to unexpected changes on a massive scale. Importantly, these mechanisms must capture: (i) dynamical and collision-avoidance constraints of individual robots; (ii) interactions between multiple robots; and (iii) more broadly, the interaction of those systems with the environment. All these considerations give rise to extremely complex and high-dimensional optimization problems that need to be solved in real-time.In this talk I will present recent progress on the design of systematic control and decision-making mechanisms to allow the safe, effective, and societally-equitable deployment of multi-robot systems. I will highlight both results on fundamental capabilities for multi-robot systems (e.g., motion planning and task allocation), as well as applications in smart mobility, including multi-drone delivery and autonomous mobility-on-demand systems. For smart-mobility systems, I will emphasize challenges and opportunities in addressing societal issues, including traffic congestion, accessibility and equity.

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