From rodrigo.ventura.isr gmail.com Sun Nov 1 16:01:48 2020 From: rodrigo.ventura.isr gmail.com (Rodrigo Ventura) Date: Sun Nov 1 16:30:33 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] Ciencia 2020 :: Panel on Portugal in Space for Science and Exploration Message-ID: PANEL: PORTUGAL IN SPACE FOR SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION November 4th, 2020, 11h30-13h00 A special session at Encontro Ciencia 2020 ( https://www.encontrociencia.pt/ ) In parallel with the establishment of protocols with CERN (1985), ESO (2000), ESA (2000), and more recently with the creation of Portugal Space (2019), the scientific community of Portugal has been growing and strengthening its research in Space Science and Exploration. This panel aims at discussing the past, present, and future of these areas in Portugal, as well as the available and necessary tools to foster Portuguese participation and growth on the international scene of Space Science and Exploration.The speakers include a broad range of experts from academia, together with a representative of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG). Moderator: Mário João Monteiro (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Porto; Portuguese Delegate do the Science Programme Committee of the European Space Agency) Panelists: Zita Martins (Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico) Pedro Machado (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon) Nuno Santos (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Porto) Patrícia Gonçalves (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics, Instituto Superior Técnico) Nuno Peixinho (Centre for Earth and Space Research of the University of Coimbra) [ISECG representative, name TBC] Organizers: Rodrigo Ventura (Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico) Marta Gonçalves (Portugal Space) Manuel Wilhelm (Portugal Space) From pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt Mon Nov 2 08:32:14 2020 From: pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Pedro U Lima) Date: Mon Nov 2 08:32:23 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] =?utf-8?q?Lembrete=3A_HOJE=2C_17=3A00_-_American_Co?= =?utf-8?q?rner=40T=C3=A9cnico=3A_IST_and_ISR_Distinguished_Lecture=2C_DEE?= =?utf-8?q?C_Talk_=E2=80=93_Peter_Stone?= Message-ID: <05350C62-490A-4F2D-B44F-C35114BFF755@tecnico.ulisboa.pt> Lembro a todos a palestra do Prof. Peter Stone hoje, 17:00, no link ZOOM https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/81296431730 sobre temas de grande atualidade no cruzamento da Robótica e IA. Mais informação em https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pt/eventos/ist-distinguished-lecture-peter-stone/ https://bist.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/files/sites/37/nov-palestra-american-corner-peter-stone.pdf Cumprimentos Pedro Lima From lino isr.uc.pt Sun Nov 8 11:28:43 2020 From: lino isr.uc.pt (Lino Marques) Date: Sun Nov 8 13:10:24 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] [meetings] IROS 2020 workshop on Humanitarian Robotics Message-ID: <4736742b-0fdd-c758-9218-cea01c7de4ec@isr.uc.pt> Dear Humanitarians and Roboticists, The IROS 2020 workshop on Humanitarian Robotics is held remotely, through a set of pre-recorded video presentations, which are linked here: https://humanitarianrobotics.com/ Additionally, this workshop contains an interactive session, which will be held tomorrow, November 9th, from 13h30 to 15h30 GMT. This session will have the participation of the presenters and other participants. Attendees willing to participate in that session need to register, by filling in the form also linked in the workshop?s web page. We hope that you find the program of the workshop interesting and give us a visit, participating in the interactive session. Best regards, Lino Marques, Garrett Clayton, and Raj Madhavan From pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt Fri Nov 13 16:03:44 2020 From: pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Pedro U Lima) Date: Fri Nov 13 16:03:55 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] [jobs] Two PhD positions in Cooperative Aerial-Ground Robot Systems for Automated Inspection Applications at ISR/IST, Lisbon Message-ID: <3D7C7668-A30B-42EB-B68B-778F449AB319@tecnico.ulisboa.pt> The Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR ), a unit of the Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science ( LARSyS ), located at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), U. Lisbon, Portugal, invites applications for two PhD students to contribute to its growing activities in the domain of Field robotics. The candidate will be part of a research group with expertise in unmanned ground vehicles and aerial robots and an excellent track-record of related research projects . The PhD positions will be part of the INTERREG ATLANTIC project DURABLE : “Maintenance Drones and Robots to Enhance Renewable Energy Systems in the Atlantic Areaâ€. The overall goal of DURABLE is to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies through validation and demonstration of robotic technologies for operation and maintenance activities in wind and solar energy systems. A consortium of 13 European partners from 5 Atlantic countries is working together to meet that goal. PhD position 1: Active Cooperative Perception for Aerial-Ground Robot Systems This PhD topic is focused on the development of cooperative perception methods for a team of aerial and ground robots carrying different type of onboard sensors (e.g.: lidar, depth and RGB cameras) for the application of autonomous inspection of outdoor structures. We aim at exploiting robot collaboration, through means of sharing sensory information and actively coordinating robot motions, to enhance the teams’ situational awareness and improve the inspection process, while considering the specific perception strengths and limitations of individual robots. PhD position 2: Cooperative Task Execution for a Team of Aerial and Ground Robots This PhD topic consists of formulating and solving the coordination of cooperative task execution by a team of UGVs and UAVs as an optimization problem, e.g., maximizing the duration of the joint task and the task performance, constrained by the available onboard sensors (3D lasers range finders, color and depth cameras, GPS receiver and inertial sensors) and actuators (mobile rovers and manipulators), as well as vehicle characteristics (e.g., energy autonomy, speed). A case study in the DURABLE project will include ensuring coverage and inspection of a solar farm, for large time periods, by UAVs that will periodically land on dynamically placed UGVs to recharge batteries. Candidates should have a master’s degree in Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related areas. The research tasks require a good mathematical background, knowledge of basic control and estimation theory and good programming skills. Previous experience to robot design and control is an advantage. If you are interested in these positions, please send your CV and a statement of purpose until Nov 30 to Prof. Pedro Lima pedro.lima@tecnico.ulisboa.pt , Dr Meysam Basiri meysam.basiri@tecnico.ulisboa.pt or Dr. Alberto Vale avale@ipfn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20201113/f413e94f/attachment.html From rodrigo.ventura isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt Tue Nov 17 09:56:36 2020 From: rodrigo.ventura isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Rodrigo Ventura) Date: Tue Nov 17 09:56:50 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] Short course on ROS programming 2020 Message-ID: <0A996C3B-0446-432C-A42E-D784DE61B91D@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt> (please spread; apologies for cross-postings) Short course on ROS programming 2020 ------------------------------------ Date: 23-Nov-2020, full day This short course on Robot Operating System (ROS) covers both the basics of ROS and the techniques for programming using this System. It is a one-day course, where in the morning the basics of ROS are covered, while the afternoon is devoted to delving into the hands-on details of practical programming. Part 1: 10h00-12h00 Introduction to ROS. Concepts of node, topic, and service. Message types. Development tools. Examples of packages. Part II: 14h00-18h00 Shallow introduction to the Linux cli. Understanding the ROS workspace. Creating a package and understanding its structure. Nodes in Python and C++. Launchers, parameters, messages, services, and actions. ROS tools (gazebo, command line tools, rviz, rqt tools). Common issues. The sessions will take place remotely on the following Zoom room: Meeting ID: 865 5538 4263 Password: 345235 Please check http://mediawiki.isr.ist.utl.pt/wiki/Short_course_on_ROS_programming_2020 for further details, including the Zoom link. Organizers/lecturers: Rodrigo Ventura (ISR-Lisboa/Técnico) João Avelino (ISR-Lisboa/Técnico) Best regards, Rodrigo Ventura Institute for Systems and Robotics Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal http://wp.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/rventura @RV_space_robots From isabel.ribeiro tecnico.ulisboa.pt Mon Nov 23 11:27:30 2020 From: isabel.ribeiro tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Isabel Ribeiro) Date: Mon Nov 23 11:27:39 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] =?utf-8?q?Alberto_Elfes_-_Triste_not=C3=ADcia?= Message-ID: <94d54295-a084-a536-b34a-a4ae1c3128a2@tecnico.ulisboa.pt> Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20201123/fee69354/attachment.htm From rodrigo.ventura isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt Wed Nov 25 13:26:18 2020 From: rodrigo.ventura isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Rodrigo Ventura) Date: Wed Nov 25 13:26:36 2020 Subject: [socios-spr] Re: Short course on ROS programming 2020 In-Reply-To: <0A996C3B-0446-432C-A42E-D784DE61B91D@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt> References: <0A996C3B-0446-432C-A42E-D784DE61B91D@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt> Message-ID: <1C5F7219-0E16-46A0-A7F7-2E9D1FF41A44@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt> In case you missed the sessions, they were recorded and are now available at the course webpage: http://mediawiki.isr.ist.utl.pt/wiki/Short_course_on_ROS_programming_2020 Best, Rodrigo Ventura Institute for Systems and Robotics Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal http://wp.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/rventura @RV_space_robots > On 17 Nov 2020, at 09:56, Rodrigo Ventura wrote: > > (please spread; apologies for cross-postings) > > Short course on ROS programming 2020 > ------------------------------------ > Date: 23-Nov-2020, full day > > This short course on Robot Operating System (ROS) covers both the basics of ROS and the techniques for programming using this System. It is a one-day course, where in the morning the basics of ROS are covered, while the afternoon is devoted to delving into the hands-on details of practical programming. > > Part 1: 10h00-12h00 > Introduction to ROS. Concepts of node, topic, and service. Message types. Development tools. Examples of packages. > > Part II: 14h00-18h00 > Shallow introduction to the Linux cli. Understanding the ROS workspace. Creating a package and understanding its structure. Nodes in Python and C++. Launchers, parameters, messages, services, and actions. ROS tools (gazebo, command line tools, rviz, rqt tools). Common issues. > > The sessions will take place remotely on the following Zoom room: > Meeting ID: 865 5538 4263 > Password: 345235 > > Please check http://mediawiki.isr.ist.utl.pt/wiki/Short_course_on_ROS_programming_2020 for further details, including the Zoom link. > > Organizers/lecturers: > Rodrigo Ventura (ISR-Lisboa/Técnico) > João Avelino (ISR-Lisboa/Técnico) > > Best regards, > > Rodrigo Ventura > > Institute for Systems and Robotics > Instituto Superior Técnico > Lisbon, Portugal > http://wp.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/rventura > @RV_space_robots > >