Adam Thorpe
@adamthorpe.bsky.social
AI + Robotics researcher. I work on adaptable AI, operator learning, and autonomy that respects humans.
We trained our robots to drift on ice ❄️
Our new paper shows how to learn dynamics from streaming odometry in seconds.
Function encoders + Kalman-like updates = real-time, terrain-aware autonomy 🏎️
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2509.12516
#Robotics #FieldRobotics #FunctionEncoders #OffRoadAutonomy
Our new paper shows how to learn dynamics from streaming odometry in seconds.
Function encoders + Kalman-like updates = real-time, terrain-aware autonomy 🏎️
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2509.12516
#Robotics #FieldRobotics #FunctionEncoders #OffRoadAutonomy
Zero to Autonomy in Real-Time: Online Adaptation of Dynamics in Unstructured Environments
Autonomous robots must go from zero prior knowledge to safe control within seconds to operate in unstructured environments. Abrupt terrain changes, such as a sudden transition to ice, create dynamics ...
arxiv.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We trained our robots to drift on ice ❄️
Our new paper shows how to learn dynamics from streaming odometry in seconds.
Function encoders + Kalman-like updates = real-time, terrain-aware autonomy 🏎️
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2509.12516
#Robotics #FieldRobotics #FunctionEncoders #OffRoadAutonomy
Our new paper shows how to learn dynamics from streaming odometry in seconds.
Function encoders + Kalman-like updates = real-time, terrain-aware autonomy 🏎️
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2509.12516
#Robotics #FieldRobotics #FunctionEncoders #OffRoadAutonomy