Research

The HIVE Lab encourages cross-disciplinary research to improve human-robot teaming and collaboration. Our work is demonstrated in (almost) yearly performances that provide interesting research challenges for undergraduate students. Members of our team present their work annually at the University of Richmond Arts and Sciences Student Symposium.

Andrey and Lena discuss human motion tracking.
Tyeon, Meklet, and Jordan present their robots and software framework.
Maxwell shows preliminary work about hierarchical Reeb graphs.
Meklet and Win show the work involved when building data sets.
Vikhyat and Kasym discuss their study on creative motion planning.
Varun illustrates different ways to control groups of robots.

Live Performances

Images courtesy of Narratography

Trust me on this… @ VT Music + Technology Festival
Collaborator: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Kinetic Imaging
Research Students: Thando Tsela

Together//Apart @ TheaterLab NYC
Collaborator: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Kinetic Imaging
Research Students: Charles Dietzel, Gabriella Chang

Together//Apart (Work in Progress) @ VCU Anderson
Collaborator: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Kinetic Imaging
Research Students: Charles Dietzel, Gabriella Chang

Amelia and the Machine @ VCU Dance NOW
Collaborator: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Kinetic Imaging
Research Students: Charles Dietzel, Alicia Olivo

Funded Projects

Biometrically Secure Human Robot Interaction (01/23-06/24)
Sponsor: CCI
Collaborators: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Dance and Kinetic Imaging, Joseph Shelton, Ph.D. – VSU Computer Science

Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Research: Cooperative Perception (05/2022-07/2024)
Sponsor: Leidos Corporation, USDOT

Toward Creative Human-Robot Teams (06/2022-06/2024)
Sponsor: VCU
Collaborator: Kate Sicchio, Ph.D. – VCU Dance and Kinetic Imaging

Developing a Cross-Institution Capstone Experience in CybersecureAutonomous Robotics (07/2021-12/2022)
Sponsor: CCI
Collaborator: Joseph Shelton, Ph.D. – VSU Computer Science

Developing a Smart City Virtual Lab to Support CPS Experiential Learning (07/2021-07/2022)
Sponsor: CCI
Collaborators: Murat Kuzlu, Ph.D. – Old Dominion University

Heterogeneous Runtime Monitoring for Detection and Assessment of Emerging Hazards for Increasingly Autonomous Urban Flight Vehicles (03/2021-03/2023)
Sponsor: NASA