The ROBOPROX project is pleased to highlight a series of upcoming guest lectures at FEE CTU, featuring leading international researchers in robotics and intelligent systems. Over the next two weeks, the seminar will host talks focused on robotic manipulation, tactile sensing, and the safety certification of autonomous systems — all central topics at the intersection of robotics, AI, and human–machine interaction. We warmly invite students and researchers interested in advanced developments and emerging directions in robotics to attend.
The Intelligence of the Hand
Speaker: Lorenzo Jamone (University College London)
Date and Time: June 9, 2026 | 11:00
Location: G205, FEE CTU, Karlovo náměstí 13, Praha 2
Human dexterity remains unmatched by modern robots, yet developing more dexterous robotic systems is crucial for tackling tasks in semi-structured, unstructured, and hazardous environments. My team is dedicated to studying “the intelligence of the hand”, in humans and robots, to bridge this gap and enhance the functionality and intelligence of robotic hands. In the talk, I will share highlights from our recent work in tactile perception, haptic exploration, grasping, and manipulation, showcasing how these advancements are bringing us closer to creating truly dexterous robots, but also to understanding more about how humans use their hands in different tasks.
Touch sensitive robots: Current practices and future possibilities for whole-body coverage of tactile sensors on robots
Speaker: Carson Kohlbrenner (University of Colorado Boulder)
Date and Time: June 18, 2026 | 10:00
Location: G205, FEE CTU, Karlovo náměstí 13, Praha 2
The sense of touch is a foundational sense for humans and animals to experience the world around them. Robots, however, are rarely equipped with sensors that emulate skin, the human body’s largest sensory organ. In this talk, we will cover how researchers and industry currently try to give robots the sense of touch, unavoidable challenges to be solved, and future possibilities through generative modeling and printed electronics.
Safety Certification for Autonomous Robots: Challenges in Human-Robot Interaction
Speaker: Robin J. Kirschner (TU Munich)
Date and Time: June 18, 2026 | 11:00
Location: G205, FEE CTU, Karlovo náměstí 13, Praha 2
Ensuring safe human–robot interaction is one of the defining challenges of our transition into a shared‑autonomous world. Demonstrating that robotic systems behave safely is far from trivial, and several critical research gaps continue to limit our ability to build and certify trustworthy robots. First, the lack of comprehensive human injury data constrains a robot’s understanding of what constitutes safe operation across diverse real‑world scenarios. Second, incomplete or imprecise robot models hinder the meaningful integration of this safety knowledge into the robot’s own planning and decision‑making processes. Finally, we face a deep technical challenge: developing sensing and control systems that are not only reliable, but whose reliability can be rigorously demonstrated. In this talk, we examine these three core obstacles to robotic safety, explore how they shape the current landscape of human–robot interaction, and outline emerging ideas and research directions aimed at overcoming them. Together, these threads form the foundation for a future in which robots can operate safely, intelligently, and collaboratively alongside humans.