Jekyll2026-02-02T12:03:04+00:00/feed.xmlCoCuRo LabA robotics, optimization, learning, and controls research lab.Journal paper on time-optimal ergodic control is officially published at IJRR!2024-10-01T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/10/01/IJRR-time-optOur RSS paper on time-optimal ergodic control was invited to submit a journal extension to IJRR. Check out the paper here.

]]>Congrats Adam on new position at ETHZ!2024-08-01T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/08/01/adam-ethzWe wish you the best on your new position!

]]>Congrats Ethan on new position at UC Berkeley!2024-08-01T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/08/01/ethan-berkeleyWe wish you the best on your new position!

]]>Organized a workshop on Koopman operators in robotics at RSS at Delft!2024-07-01T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/07/01/rss-koopman-workshopCheck out the presentations at the workshop website koopman operators in robotics.

]]>Co-organized a workshop on ergodic control at ICRA in Yokohama!2024-05-10T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/05/10/icra-ergodic-workshopCheck out the presentations and code at the workshop website ergodiccontrol.github.io .

]]>Congratulations to Ethan Dong for getting Honorable Mention for the Computing Research Association Undergraduate Research Award!2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2024/01/18/CRA-URAEthan was recognized by the CRA/URA with an honorable mention alongside others two others from Yale! Award annoucement here

]]>PI Abraham invited to several robotics seminar talks to show-case our work!2023-11-01T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2023/11/01/fall-talksPI Abraham gives talks on optimality and guarantees in robotic exploration at the University of Toronto Robotics Seminar, UIUC Robotics Seminar, NJIT Seminar, and Illinois Institute of Tech.

UToronto talk here – low audio quality unfortunately

]]>Papers Accepted to IROS!2023-10-02T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2023/10/02/iros-presentationsCongrats to Elena and collaborators from Northwestern University, Motional, and Carnegie Mellon University on their papers!

Check out the papers below!

Bi-Level Image-Guided Ergodic Exploration with Applications to Planetary Rovers

Learning stable models for prediction and control

Multi-Agent Multi-Objective Ergodic Search Using Branch and Bound

]]>Time Ergodic Search Wins Best Paper Award at RSS2023-07-14T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2023/07/14/rss-best-paperCongrats to Dayi Dong, Henry Berger, and Ian Abraham for winning the Best Paper Award at the Robotics: Science and Systems Conference in Deagu, South Korea for their work on Time-Optimal Ergodic Search!

For more information about the work, check out our social media posts twitter and linkedin and the paper!

TLDR: We derive solutions to the time-optimal ergodic coverage problem which is fundamental to many robotics problems in mapping, exploration, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring!

]]>Henry and Ethan Present at RSS2023-07-13T00:00:00+00:002026-02-02T11:59:50+00:00/2023/07/13/rss-presentationEthan (Dayi) and Henry present their work on time-optimal ergodic search! Check out their great presentation here!

RSS Presentation

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