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This Week’s Events
CVAS: Implementation of a Surface Coating Task on the LeTrack Robotic Platform
Group: Computer Vision for Autonomous Systems (CVAS)
Speaker: Louis-Pierre Dalle
Date: 17 July, 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: SAWB 423, Sir Alwyn Williams Building
This work focuses on making a low‑cost robotic coating setup more reliable and usable. The system is based on an SO‑100 arm mounted on a 3D‑printed track. I redesigned the track and carriage to reduce mechanical play, improve stability, and support curved segments. I also built a parametric gripper interface to ensure consistent tool grasping during coating. A simplified simulation workflow was implemented using existing ROS and Isaac Sim infrastructure, extended with custom code to load STL geometries, generate coating trajectories, and visualise surface coverage. Several geometries were tested to evaluate feasibility and highlight limitations such as sim‑to‑real gaps, track behaviour, and gripper constraints. The project provides practical mechanical and algorithmic improvements to an existing robotic platform, and establishes a methodology for evaluating coating tasks on low‑cost robots.
Upcoming events
CVAS: Implementation of a Surface Coating Task on the LeTrack Robotic Platform
Group: Computer Vision for Autonomous Systems (CVAS)
Speaker: Louis-Pierre Dalle
Date: 17 July, 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: SAWB 423, Sir Alwyn Williams Building
This work focuses on making a low‑cost robotic coating setup more reliable and usable. The system is based on an SO‑100 arm mounted on a 3D‑printed track. I redesigned the track and carriage to reduce mechanical play, improve stability, and support curved segments. I also built a parametric gripper interface to ensure consistent tool grasping during coating. A simplified simulation workflow was implemented using existing ROS and Isaac Sim infrastructure, extended with custom code to load STL geometries, generate coating trajectories, and visualise surface coverage. Several geometries were tested to evaluate feasibility and highlight limitations such as sim‑to‑real gaps, track behaviour, and gripper constraints. The project provides practical mechanical and algorithmic improvements to an existing robotic platform, and establishes a methodology for evaluating coating tasks on low‑cost robots.
SPLV’26: Scottish Programming Languages and Verification Summer School 2026
Group: Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA)
Speaker: SICSA Event, SICSA
Date: 03 August, 2026
Time: 01:00 - 01:00
Location: TBA
The 2026 edition of SPLV will be held at the University of Glasgow, with the main courses running from within the Gilbert Scott Building. The school is aimed at PhD students in programming languages, verification and related areas. Researchers and practitioners are welcome, as are strong undergraduate and masters students with the support of a supervisor. Participants should have a background in computer science, mathematics or a related discipline. Prospective students may contact the organisers if they have any concerns about background knowledge. Registration will open March 2026. View full programme at SPLV 2026 | SPLV
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