Preliminary Study on Contact Planning Work
Awarded Best Extended Abstract at TAROS2023 in Cambridge, benchmarking my contact planning algorithm against state of the art.
My research concerns motion planning for legged robots in extreme terrain geometries, with an interest in task and motion planning more broadly.
I am a postgraduate researcher at the University of Manchester, based in the Centre for Robotics and AI (formerly based in the Robotics for Extreme Environments Group). My research focusses on generalised planning methods for legged robots in challenging terrain geometries, with applications in disaster response scenarios, subterranean environments and cluttered industrial areas. I also have experience and interest in robotics for the nuclear sector, and with community building and organising.
Previous Work
Project Lead for the Robot Orchestra
Lead an interdiciplinary team of 30 engineers and musicians to build a team of robots that play musical instruments.
Comparitive Study of Robot Navigation Algorithms
Undergraduate final project. Performing a comprehensive, data driven comparison of several robot navigation algorithms.
Chair of the Robotics Society
Chair and other senior roles in the UoM Robotics Society, managing over 250 members across 6 different projects.
Robotics Engineer at Sellafield Ltd
Worked at Sellafield as part of the Remote Handling Equipment Programme, responsible for high TRL robotics, ROVs and UAVs.
Embedded Systems Project
Developed a differentially steered robot to follow a line through an obstacle course as part of my undergraduate studies.
Robot Arm Personal Project (Derek II)
Developed kinematic controllers for a 6 DOF robot arm as part of a personal project undertaken with the Robotics Society.
Get In Touch
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