Montreal Robotics Courses

New Perspectives on Harnessing Foundation Models for Robot Learning

Explore innovative approaches to integrating foundation models in robotics, focusing on multi-robot collaboration and articulated object reconstruction for enhanced real-world applications.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Generalist Robotics Policies from Scratch

Build a Generalist Robotics Policy from scratch, reimplementing the "Octo" model step-by-step. Learn to create, train, and evaluate large models for robotics using interaction data and transformer architecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Generalizable Robotic Agents Through Large-Scale Simulation

Explore how large-scale simulation training produces proficient robotic agents capable of real-world navigation and manipulation using only RGB sensors, guided by language instructions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

View Transformers for 3D Manipulation in Robotics

Explore state-of-the-art View Transformers for 3D object manipulation in robotics, including RVT and RVT-2, offering improved task success, faster training, and real-world applicability.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mila Robot Learning Seminar

Explore cutting-edge robot learning techniques and advancements in AI-driven robotics through expert presentations and discussions at the Mila seminar.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ubisoft La Forge Game Bot Team - Building ML-Based Game Actors

Explore Ubisoft La Forge's ML-based game actors, challenges in AAA games, and innovative approaches to simulating player behavior through concrete in-game examples.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Swarm Robotics Across Scales: A Path for Practical Robot Swarms

Explore swarm robotics challenges and solutions for practical applications, from smart materials to space exploration, with insights on heterogeneous swarms and mission-oriented design.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

See to Act, Act to See - The Interdependence of Planning and Perception in Robotics

Explore the interdependence of planning and perception in robotics, focusing on physical property learning, multi-modal sensing, and uncertainty modeling for improved task performance.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Soft Robots Learn to Crawl

Explore soft robot design and control optimization using finite element simulation and reinforcement learning. Learn how to create efficient, high-performing soft crawling robots that transfer from simulation to reality.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Engineering AI Systems and AI for Engineering: Compositionality and Physics in Learning

Explore compositional AI system design and physics-integrated learning algorithms for robotics and autonomy. Discover methodologies for reliable deployment and rapid hardware control implementation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Becoming Bionic: Advancements in Smart Prosthetic Limbs

Explore cutting-edge research in prosthetics and smart limb control. Discover open problems and current solutions in neuroprosthetics, reinforcement learning, and human-robot interaction for improved functionality and usability.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Foundational Models for Robot Control

Explore recent advancements in using large pretrained networks for robot control, from basic concepts to practical applications in robotics research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Efficient Action Representation for Robot Learning

Explore efficient action representation techniques for enhancing robot learning, focusing on helpful abstractions and theoretical aspects of reinforcement learning.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Practical Reinforcement Learning with Robots

Explore practical reinforcement learning for robotics, covering environment design in simulation and real-world applications, with insights on implementing RL in robotic systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building General-Purpose Home Robots

Explore advancements in general-purpose home robots, including vision-language models, rapid skill learning, and multi-fingered dexterity. Discover challenges and solutions for creating adaptable, cost-effective domestic assistants.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video