​Event Details:

​​​This private invitation is open only to university students and faculty. Active students and faculty in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, and Mathematics (not exclusive) may register for this free event.

​Agenda

• ​Demonstration of and hands-on teleoperation interaction with Standford's ALOHA open-source robot.

• ​Technical talk by Rose City Robotics co-founder and CTO, Joseph Cole PhD.

• ​Update on the trends, innovation and direction of machine learning and robotics industry and the future of physical AI.

• ​Job opportunities and careers in robotics

• ​Open-source robotics hardware and software contribution opportunities.

​Teleoperate Two Robotic Arms to Collect Datasets

​We call our robot Rosy - and it is built to the open-source hardware specs published by Stanford here. Rosy allows a human to teleoperate two robotic arms. The human can move their hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders in natural movements and the two follower robotic arms will mimic their actions. Three onboard video cameras and a laptop record all of the joint positioning data, visual data and mapping to the robot joints.

​With 50-100 examples of a human doing a task, Stanford researchers were able to demonstrate transferring the skill to the robot to be performed autonomously, using Transformer Neural Networks with around 85-95% accuracy.

​We will have our robot at the workshop and encourage lots of tinkering and playing, stacking blocks, doing tasks, collecting datasets, and troubleshooting the inevitable hardware issues.

A Partnership with NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute: We are a University Ambassador for Portland State University and NVIDIA through their Deep Learning Institute. Our bootcamp series is provided free to university students and faculty from any local institution.

What is Rose City Robotics?: We are creating innovation in computer vision, machine learning, physical AI and robotics, developing cutting-edge tools, technologies, events and content across robotics and clean-tech.

​What is the Robotics Collaborative?: A collaborative community of robotics entrepreneurs, scientists, machine learning experts, tinkerers, and fellow enthusiasts united to establish the PNW as the premier U.S. hub for robotics innovation.

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​​Thank you to our generous partners:

​NVIDIA: has provided us with training curriculum and paid training courses available for free for our attendees. Attendees will also receive an optional discount code to sit for the associated NVIDIA Generative AI Certification Exam.

​Metro Region Innovation Hub: is the hub for business innovation in the Portland metro region. The hub has provided space and enabled us to open the series up to the broader community beyond PSU.

UpStart Collective: a community-driven collaboration space for founders.

​Portland State University Business Accelerator: supports and serves the entrepreneur ecosystem and local startups from their early stage through growth.