Join Our Bachelor Project in Advanced Robotics and AI
Are you ready to build robots that don't just navigate the world, but truly understand and interact with it? Our cutting-edge bachelor project combines robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to create the next generation of intelligent mobile manipulation systems.
What You'll Build
You'll work with a state-of-the-art robotic platform featuring a TurtleBot 2 mobile base with powerful Jetson Orin AGX computing, a 6-DOF robotic arm for precise object manipulation, and advanced sensors including RGB-D cameras and laser scanners. Using your existing 3D scene graph pipeline as the foundation, we'll transform this hardware into an intelligent agent that can explore environments, understand object relationships, and perform complex manipulation tasks autonomously.
The Challenge: Teaching Robots to Understand Affordances
Current robots see objects but don't understand how to interact with them. A door handle isn't just a geometric shape—it's something that can be grasped, turned, and pulled. A drawer isn't just a box—it's a container that can be opened to reveal hidden objects inside.
Your mission is to create robots that understand these affordances—the possibilities for interaction that objects offer. You'll build systems that can discover interactive elements in everyday environments, plan complex manipulation sequences like opening a drawer to retrieve a hidden object, learn from experience and improve through interaction, and collaborate with humans to understand new objects and tasks.
This project is designed for students passionate about robotics, AI, and solving complex technical challenges. Prior experience with ROS, computer vision, or robotics is helpful but not required—we'll provide comprehensive training and support throughout the journey. The kick-off meeting will take place on 14.10 10:00 in room SA-126, further registration is not possible. Participation in the kickoff meeting is mandatory.
This course may be held in English. The project is suitable for students at the bachelor level. If you are not sure whether you fulfill the requirements or if you have any questions, please send an email to carlos.medina-sanchez@uni-due.de
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Simon Janzon
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Carlos Federico Medina Sanchez
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Elke Schulte-Lippern