Task and motion

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02/02/18 – BOSTON, MA. – Yuchen Xiao, PhD’22, works on task and motion planning on a fetch robot in the ISEC building on Feb. 2, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Yuchen Xiao, PhD’22, works on task and motion planning on a fetch robot in the ISEC building on Friday morning.  Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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