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The Robomorphic Computing Laboratory is an interdisciplinary group that conducts research across domains, from computer architecture<\/strong> to robotics<\/strong>, and beyond.<\/p>\n

Vision: Systematic Co-Design of Computing with the Real World<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Real-World Knowledge \u2192 Systematic Design Flows
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We methodically distill high-level physical real world information into the hardware-software computing stack, laying the foundation for a science of physically-aware computing co-design that spans across applications. Using real world information in the design process is a means to make systems robust and adaptable to ever-evolving algorithms and approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robotics: A Call to Action for Computing<\/span><\/h5>\n

Robotics has real physical properties that directly impact computational patterns, and it demonstrates the core challenges of computing system design for applications that physically interact with the world: (1) hard real-time constraints, (2) strict power budgets, (3) diverse deployment scenarios, and (4) a critical need for safety, security, and reliability in interaction with people and surroundings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goal: Help People<\/span><\/h5>\n

If robots can safely interact with people, we can have a positive impact on people’s everyday lives<\/strong> through applications such as elder care<\/strong> and assisted living<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Research
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Active research areas include:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Computing Systems for Robotics<\/strong>\n
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    • Designing novel computer hardware and systems for robotics applications<\/li>\n
    • Exploring the use of non-traditional computing technologies for robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Robotics for Computing Systems<\/strong>\n
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      • Optimizing robotics algorithms to leverage performance and power advantages on computing platforms including CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs<\/li>\n
      • Co-designing robot mechanical structure alongside algorithms and computing hardware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Co-Design Across Domains: Robotics and Beyond<\/strong>\n
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        • Building a generalized framework for robotics computing systems<\/li>\n
        • Extending systematic physically-aware computing design practices across domains (e.g., IoT sensing, medical\/assistive devices, AR\/VR, robotics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          The Robomorphic Computing Laboratory is an interdisciplinary group that conducts research across domains, from computer architecture to robotics, and beyond. Vision: Systematic Co-Design of Computing with the Real World Real-World Knowledge \u2192 Systematic Design Flows We methodically distill high-level physical real world information into the hardware-software computing stack, laying the foundation for a science of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22739,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/robomorphic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}