Varun Agrawal
@varagrawal
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PhD padawan @GeorgiaTech | Robotics | CS https://t.co/QzLezFDRkB
Atlanta, GA
Joined April 2009
New paper alert!. I spent 2021 building a framework for proprioceptive state estimation for all types of legged robots, and we report on some of our success. Work done with @fdellaert and @TheIHMC. Arxiv:
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Great post. Particularly about privilege: lots of people in great PhD programs today got their start through recent AI residency programs or industry collaborations, something a lot of us didn't have access to.
I've found industry to be more rigorous with statistics and experimentation because of resourcing, and obviously it's bleeding edge in ai right now. that said, it can be tough digging out of a lower profile job and takes a certain personality to do so. it's not a shame to want or.
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I've always wanted to learn more about probabilistic programming and its use in AI. Seems like a good starting point.
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RT @HavenFeng: ๐ Introducing InterDyn โ our newly accepted CVPR work that explores controllable synthesis of interactive dynamics! Buildingโฆ.
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And here's a list of my publications:. I have some more papers under submission currently, so this list is not complete.
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My website with my contact info: Please feel free to DM here as well.
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I'm looking for internship opportunities for summer 2025. I have demonstrated experience in legged robot state estimation, probabilistic inference, and deep learning via both publications as well as open source contributions. If you have any openings, please reach out!.
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This is beyond cool!.Learning from joint torques to predict and localize forces anywhere on the robot.
But robots can not feel. or can they?. [๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ โฌ๏ธ ]. Scientists have developed a way for robots to sense touch all over their bodies without needing expensive, complicated equipment. Instead of using lots of sensors, the robot's internal tech
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Does anybody in the Greater Atlanta area know anyone hiring for biology, wildlife, consulting, ecology, transportation ecology, etc?. A friend of mine got laid off from a job she joined a few months ago for no other reason than all the federal chaos. Please reach out!!.
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RT @docmilanfar: The Kalman Filter was once a core topic in EECS curricula. Given its relevance to ML, RL, Ctrl/Robotics, I'm surprised thaโฆ.
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Great stuff @DanielCButter! The results on GRF estimation are particularly appealing.
Accepted to ICRA 2025! ๐ We introduce MI-HGNN, a morphology-informed heterogeneous graph neural network built directly from a robotโs URDF. By embedding robot morphological constraints, MI-HGNN significantly enhances model efficiency and learning performance. Applied to contact
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This is Covid restrictions (or a lack thereof) all over again. There used to be a time when universities would fight against injustice like this, but guess being sellouts is in vogue right now.
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Finally we have double-blind reviews for RAS journals AND conferences (aka ICRA, IROS, Humanoids etc). Major step in the right direction.
Important Journal Review Process Update!. Starting 1 Feb 2025, all fully sponsored IEEE RAS journals and conferences will adopt a double-anonymous peer review process. This change promotes fairness and eliminates biases. Learn more:
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As a non-American, I'm starting to finally realize that."We want to acknowledge how challenging this situation has been and assure you that we are working diligently to provide clarity and support.".basically means."Yeah you're SOL lolol, this is just lip service".
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This is super cool. We talk about the mind-muscle connection and this is how robotics can really help!.
A new Science #Robotics study describes how 30 minutes of passive training with a hand #exoskeleton robot can improve motor skills and finger coordination in trained pianists enabling them to play a challenging chord trill.
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This actually kind of cool!.
Scary, isnโt it? .This Chinese robotics company has created a robotic dog that can sprint 100 meters in under 10 seconds. Now imagine this thing chasing you, what are you gonna do?.
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I install CUDA drivers from source on my Linux machine, and I customize my entire Python stack using pyenv. What percentage does that put me in?.
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Financial question: is there a way to invest your income pre-tax?. By the logic of business equity, any amount I invest before taxation should be tax free until the gains are realized by withdrawing the money. It's incredulous to me that this isn't a thing yet.
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RT @spatiallyjess: Today I learned the city of Tokyo released point cloud data of the entire city for free for anyone to download ๐. httpsโฆ.
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Take a bow, @Max33Verstappen. A champion's drive.
STARTS P17, FINISHES P1 ๐คฉ. MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE 2024 SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX!!. What an extraordinary drive ๐๐๐. #F1 #BrazilGP
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