UC Berkeley Team Wins Personal Robot 2 Beta Program

^{June 9, 2010}
A UC Berkeley team led by Professor Pieter Abbeel, ICSI Vision Group leader Trevor Darrell, and Professor Stuart Russell is one of the winners in the Personal Robot 2 Beta Program, sponsored by robotics company Willow Garage. The team, which includes Speech Group affiliate Dan Klein, will be given a robot for two years, and will experiment with hierarchical planning, perception, and manipulation of deformable objects, such as towels. Read more about the team's plans for the robot here >>