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Meet our members

Principal Investigators

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A/Prof. Amir Patel

Director: ARU

Bio-inspired Robotics, Biomechanics

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Dr. Stacey Shield

Lecturer

Trajectory Optimization and Simulation of Legged Locomotion

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Robyn Verrinder

Senior Lecturer

Autonomous Marine Systems

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Dr. Paul Amayo

Senior Lecturer

Computer Vision, Robotic Perception, Autonomous Vehicles

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Dr. Joyce Mwangama

Senior Lecturer

Communications Networks

Collaborators

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Prof. Edward Boje

Professor

Control Systems and Mechatronics

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A/Prof. Fred Nicolls

Associate Professor

Image & Signal Processing, Computer Vision

PhD Candidates

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Leanne Raw

PhD Candidate, Senior Lecturer

The Effects of Leg Morphology on Rapid Acceleration in Quadrupeds Systems and Mechatronics

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Naoya Muramatsu

PhD Candidate

On the Neuromechanics of the Cheetah: Head-stabilization and Tracking of the Cheetah

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Boitumelo Dikoko

PhD Candidate, Lecturer

Lightweight Multi-Session and Multi-Robot Mapping

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James Hepworth

PhD Candidate, Lecturer

Design and Development of a Clustered Ocean Buoys System for Southern Ocean Climate Monitoring

MSc Candidates

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Amaan Vally

MSc Candidate

Markerless motion capture using steerable cameras

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David Sturrock

MSc Candidate

A comparison of machine learning techniques in the training of an autonomous field robot

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Michael Noyce

MSc Candidate

Upgrade and testing of the hardware and firmware of a waves-in-ice remote sensing platform

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Devin Stickells

MSc Candidate

The Force Floor: Design and Development of a Low-Cost 3D Force Sensing Area Using Machine Learning

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Azraa Vally

MSc Candidate

DeepTrap: Remote Vital Signs Monitoring of Wildlife Using Low-cost Thermal Cameras

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Christopher Mailer

MSc Candidate

Design and control of a planar quadruped with a prismatically actuated spine to understand the efficacy and role of the spine in dynamic agile robotic manoeuvres

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Kukhokuhle Tsengwa

MSc Candidate

Low-cost remote muscle activity measurement

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Zaheer Dhunny

MSc Candidate

Harbour mapping using an unmanned surface vessel

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Aidie Winter

MSc Candidate

Ship Hull Inspection through Underwater 3D Reconstruction

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Lindelani Mbatha

MSc Candidate

DeepTrap: Remote Vital Signs Monitoring of Wildlife Using Multi-sensor Fusion

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Daryn Bright

MSc Candidate

Study of the aerodynamic effects of a cheetah tail and the implementation of a robotic tail on Dima to utilize aerodynamic drag to enhance the performance of high-speed manoeuvres

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Matt Church

MSc Candidate

Localisation under Large Appearance changes

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Zubair Martin

MSc Candidate

Investigating the role of arms in biped robots (practically implementing an appendage to a biped to improve stabilization)

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Agoritsa Spirakis

MSc Candidate

Investigation into the characterisation of pancake sea ice surface roughness using LiDAR and cameras

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Nicholas Bowden

MSc Candidate

DeepTrap: Remote Vital Signs Monitoring of Wildlife Using Radar

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Daniel Joska

MSc Candidate

WildPose: Long-Range 3D Motion Tracking of Cheetahs in the Wild using Multi-Sensor Fusion

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Michael Katsoulis

MSc Candidate

Lightweight High-Resolution Mapping of Agricultural Regions

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Zico Da Silva

MSc Candidate

Monocular 3D Pose Estimation of the Cheetah

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Torsten Babl

MSc Candidate

Low-cost Geo-Localisation For Devices in Agricultural Regions

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Alumni: PhD Graduates

(currently: Lecturer, University of Cape)

(currently: Embedded Software Engineer, Lightyear)

(currently: Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch)

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Alumni: MSc Graduates

(currently: Software Engineer, Kopernikus Automotive)

(currently: Hardware Development Engineer, S-PLANE)

(currently: Computer Engineer, Mineral Services Engineering)

(currently: Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services)

(currently: Embedded Software Engineer, Lightyear)

(currently: Senior Software Engineer, Digiata Technology Services)

(currently: Head of Hardware Engineering, Lumkani)

(currently: Senior Backend Developer, SnappCar)

(currently: Software Engineer, OpenText)

(currently: Electrical Engineer, ARUP)

(currently: Device Team Engineering Manager, Aruba)

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