How do you go from working on agricultural tech to modelling how robots move and manipulate tools? Well, Zack Woodruff made exactly that academic leap. He shares his expertise ranging from green technology to the world of robotics.
Suggested Readings:
General background: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/robots-getting-a-grip-on-general-manipulation
Detailed review: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-control-060117-104848
Lab web page: https://nxr.northwestern.edu/research/robotic-manipulation
Find Zack Woodruff: www.zackwoodruff.com
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
