Paul G. Allen School Courses

Towards $1 Robots

Explore the future of accessible robotics through innovative design, fabrication, and control methods. Learn how low-cost robots can revolutionize work, education, and play for everyone worldwide.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Constraints and Planning for Forceful Robotic Manipulation

Explore algorithms for robotic manipulation tasks requiring force and motion planning. Learn about constraints, task planning, and strategies for complex multi-stage operations like twisting nuts or using tools.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Learning from Multiple Data Sources

Explore multi-source data learning strategies and their implications for machine learning algorithms, focusing on challenges and potential solutions in diverse data environments.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Data-Centric View on Robustness - IFDS 2022

Explore data-centric approaches to robustness in machine learning, examining strategies to enhance model reliability and performance across diverse scenarios.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tracking Significant Changes in Bandit - IFDS 2022

Explores significant changes in bandit algorithms, focusing on adaptive procedures and random replays for tracking environmental shifts in reward and context distributions.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Distributionally Robust Hypothesis Tests - IFDS 2022

Explore distributionally robust hypothesis tests with Yao Xie, delving into advanced statistical methods for robust decision-making under uncertainty.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Adaptive Attention: Bringing Active Vision into the Camera

Explore innovative camera designs and vision algorithms that mimic animal eyes, enabling adaptive and selective active vision for enhanced imaging capabilities and scene understanding.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Interactive Imitation Learning - Planning Alongside Humans

Explore interactive imitation learning for robots to adapt to human preferences, focusing on challenges beyond dataset collection and enabling seamless human-robot collaboration in real-world scenarios.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Decade of Machine Learning Accelerators: Lessons Learned and Carbon Footprint

Exploring a decade of machine learning accelerators, lessons learned, and strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of deep neural networks through optimizing models, machines, mechanisms, and mapping.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Towards Long-Horizon Robot Task Learning

Explore cutting-edge research on complex robot task learning, including simulation environments, hierarchical decomposition, and skill chaining for long-horizon tasks in robotics and AI.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Wildlab: Addressing Communication Barriers in Online Science Communication

Exploring innovative approaches to enhance online science communication and data visualization accessibility through automated tools and user-centric design.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrating AI and Machine Learning in Life Sciences - Allen School Colloquia

Exploring AI integration in life sciences, covering explainable AI, COVID-19 detection, cancer precision medicine, and biological discovery through advanced machine learning techniques.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ModElec and Advanced Fabrication Techniques - Allen School Colloquia

Explore innovative digital fabrication techniques and tools for prototyping interactive devices, generative design, and programmable materials. Gain insights into novel workflows and approaches in 3D printing and laser cutting.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bridging Safety and Learning in Human-Robot Interaction

Exploring safe human-robot interaction through Bayesian monitoring, control theory, and adaptive motion planning. Discusses challenges in ensuring safety while robots learn from human data.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Towards Understanding Animal and Robot Locomotion in Complex 3-D Terrain

Explore animal and robot locomotion in complex 3-D terrain, focusing on physical interactions, transitions between modes, and strategies for robust movement in challenging environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video