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Researcher develops robots with bio-inspired tactile sensing for locomotion

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Dexter Shepherd, a researcher at the University of Sussex, is developing robots with advanced tactile sensing capabilities. His work focuses on bio-inspired foot pads that enable robots to predict their 3D position and adapt their locomotion. Shepherd's research integrates AI, spatial-temporal models, and reinforcement learning to enhance robot texture classification and self-orientation. AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · RobotTalkPod ·

    Here's a robot that uses touch-sensitive pads in the foot to predict it’s 3D position, which Dexter worked on. Find out more by listening to Episode 169 of Robo

    Here's a robot that uses touch-sensitive pads in the foot to predict it’s 3D position, which Dexter worked on. Find out more by listening to Episode 169 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https:// linktr.ee/robottalkpod # Robots # Robotics # BioInspired # A…

    LINKS linktr.ee/robottalkpod
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · RobotTalkPod ·

    Dexter Shepherd is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sussex, exploring bio-inspired tactile sensing and robot locomotion. His work combines embedde

    Dexter Shepherd is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sussex, exploring bio-inspired tactile sensing and robot locomotion. His work combines embedded AI systems, spatial-temporal models, and reinforcement learning to enable robots to classify textures, orient themselv…

    LINKS robottalk.org/…/episode-169-dexter-shephe…

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