Research研究

Teaching robots how to touch with purpose让机器人有目的地触摸世界

I study how robots can actively explore the world through touch. At Bristol Robotics Laboratory, I combine human-inspired movement, neuromorphic tactile sensing and spiking neural networks, then translate those ideas into real-time inspection systems for composite manufacturing.我研究机器人如何像人一样主动通过触觉探索世界。在布里斯托机器人实验室,我将仿生探索动作、神经形态触觉传感与脉冲神经网络结合,并把这些研究转化为面向复合材料制造的实时检测系统。

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Sense contact感知接触

Build event-based tactile sensors that capture texture and contact as sparse signals.构建事件驱动触觉传感器,把纹理与接触编码为稀疏信号。

Neuromorphic tactile hardware神经形态触觉硬件
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Explore actively主动探索

Study how speed, motion and contact strategy change what a robot can feel.研究速度、动作与接触策略如何改变机器人的触觉信息。

Human-inspired movement仿人探索动作
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Compute with spikes脉冲计算

Use spiking neural networks to classify tactile events with low power and latency.使用脉冲神经网络,以低功耗、低延迟方式识别触觉事件。

Efficient neuromorphic models高效神经形态模型
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Inspect in real time实时检测

Translate laboratory touch into autonomous composite quality assurance.把实验室触觉研究转化为复合材料自主质量检测。

Industrial deployment工业场景落地

Current question当前问题

How can a robot choose how to touch, extract useful events, and make a trustworthy decision before energy or time runs out?机器人如何选择触摸方式、提取有效事件,并在能耗或时间耗尽前做出可信决策?

Affiliation所属机构

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol

Bristol Robotics Laboratory · Dexterous Group

Supervision导师

  • Dr Benjamin Ward-Cherrier
  • Dr Martin Pearson

Funding资助

Fully funded by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Bristol由国家留学基金委与布里斯托大学联合全额资助

Collaboration合作交流

Let’s build machines that understand touch.一起让机器真正理解触觉。

I welcome conversations about tactile robotics, neuromorphic sensing, industrial inspection, research communication and relevant career opportunities.欢迎就触觉机器人、神经形态传感、工业检测、科研传播及相关职业机会与我交流。

ao.li@bristol.ac.uk