DEPARTMENTS

Emperical Interference

Haptic Intelligence

Modern Magnetic Systems

Perceiving Systems

Physical Intelligence

Robotic Materials

Social Foundations of Computation


Research Groups

Autonomous Vision

Autonomous Learning

Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots

Dynamic Locomotion

Embodied Vision

Human Aspects of Machine Learning

Intelligent Control Systems

Learning and Dynamical Systems

Locomotion in Biorobotic and Somatic Systems

Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems

Movement Generation and Control

Neural Capture and Synthesis

Physics for Inference and Optimization

Organizational Leadership and Diversity

Probabilistic Learning Group


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Robot Learning

Conference Paper

2022

Autonomous Learning

Robotics

AI

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Physical Intelligence Article Miniature devices: Voyage of the microrobots Sitti, M. Nature, 458(7242):1121-1122, Nature Publishing Group, 2009 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Modeling and experimental characterization of an untethered magnetic micro-robot Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 28(8):1077-1094, Sage Publications, 2009 BibTeX

Movement Generation and Control Conference Paper Modelling the interplay of central pattern generation and sensory feedback in the neuromuscular control of running Daley, M., Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A. In Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. Annual Main Meeting for the Society for Experimental Biology, 153, Glasgow, Scotland, 2009 DOI URL BibTeX

Empirical Inference Thesis Motor Control and Learning in Table Tennis Mülling, K. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Gerrmany, 2009 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Multiple magnetic microrobot control using electrostatic anchoring Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. Applied Physics Letters, 94(16):164108, AIP, 2009 BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Nano-droplets on structured substrates Rauscher, M. A., Dietrich, S. Soft Matter, 5(16):2997-3001, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Empirical Inference Article Non-linear System Identification: Visual Saliency Inferred from Eye-Movement Data Wichmann, F., Kienzle, W., Schölkopf, B., Franz, M. Journal of Vision, 9(8):article 32, 2009 Web DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Nonlinear dielectric effect of dipolar fluids Szalai, I., Nagy, S., Dietrich, S. Journal of Chemical Physics, 131(15):154905, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Empirical Inference Conference Paper Nonlinear directed acyclic structure learning with weakly additive noise models Tillman, R., Gretton, A., Spirtes, P. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 22: 23rd Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems 2009, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 22, 1847-1855, (Editors: Bengio, Y. , D. Schuurmans, J. Lafferty, C. Williams, A. Culotta), Curran, Red Hook, NY, USA, 23rd Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2009), 2009 PDF Web BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Normal and lateral critical Casimir forces between colloids and patterned substrates Tröndle, M., Kondrat, S., Gambassi, A., Harnau, L., Dietrich, S. EPL, 88(4):40004, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article On scale-free and poly-scale behaviors of random hierarchical networks Avetisov, V. A., Chertovitch, A. V., Nechaev, S. .., Vasilyev, O. A. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, July 2009, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Article On-line learning and modulation of periodic movements with nonlinear dynamical systems Gams, A., Ijspeert, A., Schaal, S., Lenarčič, J. Autonomous Robots, 27(1):3-23, 2009, clmc URL BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Article On-line learning and modulation of periodic movements with nonlinear dynamical systems Gams, A., Ijspeert, A., Schaal, S., Lenarčič, J. Autonomous Robots, 27(1):3-23, 2009, clmc URL BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Conference Paper Path integral-based stochastic optimal control for rigid body dynamics Theodorou, E. A., Buchli, J., Schaal, S. In Adaptive Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning, 2009. ADPRL ’09. IEEE Symposium on, 219-225, 2009, clmc URL BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Phase transitions and ordering of confined dipolar fluids Szalai, I., Dietrich, S. European Physical Journal E, 28(3):347-359, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Piezoelectric ultrasonic resonant micromotor with a volume of less than 1 mm 3 for use in medical microbots Watson, B., Friend, J., Yeo, L., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, 2225-2230, 2009 BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Conference Paper Proprioceptive control of a hybrid legged-wheeled robot Eich, M., Grimminger, F., Kirchner, F. In 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, 774-779, February 2009 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Reversible dry micro-fibrillar adhesives with thermally controllable adhesion Kim, S., Sitti, M., Xie, T., Xiao, X. Soft Matter, 5(19):3689-3693, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Robot ceiling climbers harness new tricks Marks, P. New Scientist, 202(2705):18-19, Reed Business Information, 2009 BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Self-assembly of Janus cylinders into hierarchical superstructures Walther, A., Drechsler, M., Rosenfeldt, S., Harnau, L., Ballauff, M., Abetz, V., Müller, A. H. E. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131:4720-4728, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Self-diffusion and cooperative diffusion in semidilute polymer solutions as measured by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy Zettl, U., Hoffmann, S. T., Koberling, F., Krausch, G., Enderlein, J., Harnau, L., Ballauff, M. Macromolecules, 42:9537-9547, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Some physical applications of random hierarchical matrices Avetisov, V. A., Bikulov, A. K., Vasilyev, O. A., Nechaev, S. K., Chertovich, A. V. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 109(3):485-504, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Strong-disorder paramagnetic-ferromagnetic fixed point in the square-lattice +/-J Ising model Parisen Toldin, F., Pelissetto, A., Vicari, E. Journal of Statistical Physics, 135(5):1039-1061, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Empirical Inference Article Structure and activity of the N-terminal substrate recognition domains in proteasomal ATPases Djuranovic, S., Hartmann, M., Habeck, M., Ursinus, A., Zwickl, P., Martin, J., Lupas, A., Zeth, K. Molecular Cell, 34(5):580-590, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Structure and interaction of flexible dendrimers in concentrated solution Rosenfeldt, S., Ballauff, M., Lindner, P., Harnau, L. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 130, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Materials Article Structure and possible origins of stacking faults in gamma-yttrium disilicate MacLaren, I., Richter, G. Philosophical Magazine, 89(2):169-181, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Survival of an evasive prey Oshanin, G., Vasilyev, O., Krapivsky, P. L., Klafter, J. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(33):13696-13701, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Tankbot: A miniature, peeling based climber on rough and smooth surfaces Unver, O., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, 2282-2287, 2009 BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Technical Report The SL simulation and real-time control software package Schaal, S. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2009, clmc URL BibTeX

Autonomous Motion Technical Report The SL simulation and real-time control software package Schaal, S. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2009, clmc URL BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article The critical Casimir effect: universal fluctuation-induced forces at work Gambassi, A., Hertlein, C., Helden, L., Dietrich, S., Bechinger, C. Europhysics News, 40(1):18-22, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Materials Article Titanium-silicon oxide film structures for polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy Dunlop, I. E., Zorn, S., Richter, G., Srot, V., Kelsch, M., van Aken, P. A., Skoda, M., Gerlach, A., Spatz, J. P., Schreiber, F. Thin Solid Films, 517(6):2048-2054, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Towards automated nanoassembly with the atomic force microscope: A versatile drift compensation procedure Krohs, F., Onal, C., Sitti, M., Fatikow, S. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 131(6):061106, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Two-dimensional contact and noncontact micromanipulation in liquid using an untethered mobile magnetic microrobot Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 25(6):1332-1342, IEEE, 2009 BibTeX

Materials Article Ultrahigh Strength Single Crystalline Nanowhiskers Grown by Physical Vapor Deposition Richter, G., Hillerich, K., Gianola, D. S., Monig, R., Kraft, O., Volkert, C. A. Nano Letters, 9(8):3048-3052, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article Universal scaling functions of critical Casimir forces obtained by Monte Carlo simulations Vasilyev, O., Gambassi, A., Maciolek, A., Dietrich, S. Physical Review E, 79(4):041142, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Waalbot: Agile climbing with synthetic fibrillar dry adhesives Murphy, M. P., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, 1599-1600, 2009 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Wet self-cleaning of biologically inspired elastomer mushroom shaped microfibrillar adhesives Kim, S., Cheung, E., Sitti, M. Langmuir, 25(13):7196-7199, ACS Publications, 2009 BibTeX

Empirical Inference Article mGene.web: a web service for accurate computational gene finding Schweikert, G., Behr, J., Zien, A., Zeller, G., Ong, C., Sonnenburg, S., Rätsch, G. Nucleic Acids Research, 37:W312-6, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Empirical Inference Article mGene: accurate SVM-based gene finding with an application to nematode genomes Schweikert, G., Zien, A., Zeller, G., Behr, J., Dieterich, C., Ong, C., Philips, P., De Bona, F., Hartmann, L., Bohlen, A., et al. Genome Research, 19(11):2133-43, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Modern Magnetic Systems Book Chapter Carbon Materials Hirscher, M. In Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources, 484-487, Elsevier, Amsterdam [et al.], 2009 BibTeX

Modern Magnetic Systems Article Chiral symmetry breaking of magnetic vortices by sample roughness Vansteenkiste, A., Weigand, M., Curcic, M., Stoll, H., Schütz, G., Van Waeyenberge, B. {New Journal of Physics}, 11, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Modern Magnetic Systems Article Complex magnetic phase in submonolayer Fe stripes on Pt(977) Honolka, J., Lee, T. Y., Kuhnke, K., Repetto, D., Sessi, V., Wahl, P., Buchsbaum, A., Varga, P., Gardonio, S., Carbone, C., et al. {Physical Review B}, 79, 2009 DOI BibTeX

Modern Magnetic Systems Article Confinement of MgH2 nanoclusters within nanoporous aerogel scaffold materials Nielsen, T. K., Manickam, K., Hirscher, M., Besenbacher, F., Jensen, T. R. {American Chemical Society Nano}, 3(11):3521-3528, 2009 DOI BibTeX