Robotics Archivi - Luigi Freda

Luigi Freda

Robotics & Computer Vision Engineer, PhD

My new pySLAM v2 is out!

7 May 20209 May 2020 luigi 2 Comments 3D reconstruction, augmented reality, CNN, computer vision, deep-learning, features, image processig, machine-learning, mapping, NN, open source, perception, SLAM, visual localization

I am excited to release pySLAM v2. The new version allows you to play with SLAM techniques, visual-odometry, keyframes, bundle-adjustment,

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Visual Perception and Spatial Computing

25 February 201917 July 2019 luigi 0 Comments 3D reconstruction, computer vision, image processig, mapping, open source, sensors, SLAM

On February 2019, I was the teacher of the course Visual Perception and Spatial Computing in the Advanced School of AI. This school

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3dpatrolling – 3D Multi-Robot Patrolling with a Two-Level Coordination Strategy

9 February 20194 November 2019 luigi 0 Comments computer vision, disaster robotics, lidar, mapping, open source, robotics, sensor-based motion planning, SLAM, TRADR, UGVs, USAR

I am very excited to release the paper 3D Multi-Robot Patrolling with a Two-Level Coordination Strategy (just appeared in Autonomous Robots) and

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TRADR on EuroNews

10 April 201717 January 2018 luigi 0 Comments 3D reconstruction, computer vision, disaster robotics, drones, image processig, mapping, perception, robotics, sensor-based motion planning, SLAM

The TRADR EU project is on Euronews. The video report shows the simulated disaster scene we used in the last

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Handle – the new creature of Boston Dynamics

29 March 2017 luigi 0 Comments business, perception, robotics, sensors

Handle is definitely a big Wow. From the youtube video description: “Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft

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Driverless cars that ‘see’ the road ahead

29 March 2017 luigi 0 Comments computer vision, deep-learning, image processig, machine-learning, perception, robotics, self-driving car

Micheal Milford explains how to make a driverless car see the road ahead. From his Google+ post: “We were asked to

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Mekamon and AR battles

29 March 2017 luigi 0 Comments augmented reality, business, computer vision, robotics

A nice meka with the option to engage AR battles

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Do we need self-driving cars?

29 March 201729 March 2017 luigi 0 Comments business, machine-learning, robotics, self-driving car

This post reports that a self-driving Uber car was involved in a high-speed crash in Tempe, Arizona. No one was

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DJI launches ultraportable iOS-connected Mavic Pro camera drone

28 September 2016 luigi 0 Comments business, drones, perception, robotics, sensors

Drone maker DJI unveiled its latest flying camera: a foldable, portable, sub-$1,000 device dubbed the Mavic Pro. This seems to

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Agile Drone Flight through Narrow Gaps with Onboard Sensing and Computing

28 September 201628 September 2016 luigi 0 Comments computer vision, drones, image processig, perception, robotics, sensors

From Google+, Davide Scaramuzza presents his last work on perception aware path planning for quadrotors. “I am happy to share

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The Going Rate for Self-driving Talent is $10 million per Person, word of Sebastian Thrun

28 September 201629 September 2016 luigi 0 Comments machine-learning, perception, robotics, self-driving car

According to this post, Sebastian Thrun said “Uber has just bought a half-a-year-old company [Otto] with 70 employees for almost $700

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TRADR Team and Vigili del Fuoco in Amatrice

6 September 201610 September 2016 luigi 0 Comments 3D reconstruction, disaster robotics, drones, lidar, multi-robot, robotics, TRADR, UGVs, USAR

It was a great life experience being part of the TRADR team who successfully deployed two UGVs and three drones

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Italian Earthquake: Recommendations for using Rescue Robots

24 August 201624 August 2016 luigi 0 Comments mapping, robotics, USAR

On this page Dr. Robin Murphy posted very useful recommendations for using ground and aerial robots for immediate lifesaving. “…A video camera,

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A Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month – Uber Steps on the Accelerator

22 August 2016 luigi 0 Comments business, computer vision, lidar, mapping, perception, robotics, self-driving car, sensor-based motion planning, sensors, SLAM

Uber is definitely stepping on the accelerator… “Starting later this month, Uber will allow customers in downtown Pittsburgh to summon

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ElasticFusion – Real-time Light Source Detection

22 August 201622 August 2016 luigi 0 Comments 3D reconstruction, augmented reality, machine-learning, mapping, open source, place recognition, robotics, SLAM, visual localization

A new journal paper about ElasticFusion has come out from Davison’s group. New exciting results on 3D light source mapping are presented.

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