Machine Perception & Cognitive Robotics Laboratory

ond with semantic information such as image class or action category. Machine perception will allow for greater human computer interaction as machines become able to decode human intentions and feelings. Cognitive robotics pertains to the use of robotic organisms to experimentally test cognitive theories in an embedded and embodied context. Low-cost mobile action/sensor networks in the form of wireless rovers enable the study of emergent group behaviors such as schooling, shoaling, and swarming. Using these tools we will be able explore simple cognitive structures that facilitate goal oriented group cooperation for tasks such as collaborative mapping and search and rescue. We are building a team of creative scientists, programmers, and engineers to build bridges between disciplines and develop novel hardware and software environments that allow the exploration of the intersection of perception, computation, and robotics.