Research and Development at the Toyota Research Institute

Toyota Research Institute (TRI), established in 2015, has four initial mandates: 1) enhance the safety of automobiles, 2) increase access to cars to those who otherwise cannot drive, 3) translate Toyota’s expertise in creating products for outdoor mobility into products for indoor mobility, and 4) accelerate scientific discovery by applying techniques from artificial intelligence and machine learning. TRI is based in the United States, with offices in Los Altos, Calif., Cambridge, Mass., and Ann Arbor, Mich.  In this talk, Eric Krotkov will provide a high-level overview of the research and development activities at TRI.  He will go on to present recent approaches and results in robotics, with a focus on manipulation.

Speaker: Eric Krotkov, Toyota Research Institute