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Group Dinner

February 2025

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We explore the integration of design, perception, and control in aerial robots, investigating their impact on the operation and sustainable solutions for the future. Our research focuses on aerial physical interaction for applications including environmental sensing and aerial manufacturing, to advance the eco-friendly and efficient use of aerial robots. Inspired by nature, We study flexible and efficient learning schemes to develop designs, algorithms and approaches that can adapt to diverse aerial robots and tasks. Our emphasis on continuous learning enables us to tackle the complex and dynamic challenges in aerial systems and the environment.

Contact: Dr. Bahadir Kocer
Email: b.kocer (at) bristol.ac.uk

School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
University of Bristol
United Kingdom

Selected publications

  1. arXiv
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    Maintaining Plasticity in Reinforcement Learning: A Cost-Aware Framework for Aerial Robot Control in Non-stationary Environments
    Ali Tahir Karasahin, Ziniu Wu, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In , 2025
  2. arXiv
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    Tendon-driven Grasper Design for Aerial Robot Perching on Tree Branches
    Haichuan Li, Ziang Zhao, Ziniu Wu, Parth Potdar, Long Tran, Ali Tahir Karasahin, Shane Windsor, Stephen G. Burrow, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In , 2025
  3. ICRA
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    Aerial Tensile Perching and Disentangling Mechanism for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring
    Tian Lan, Luca Romanello, Mirko Kovac, Sophie F. Armanini, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
  4. ICRA
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    Learning Tethered Perching for Aerial Robots
    Fabian Hauf, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Alan Slatter, Hai-Nguyen Nguyen, Oscar Pang, Ronald Clark, Edward Johns, and Mirko Kovac
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
  5. Nature
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    Aerial additive manufacturing with multiple autonomous robots
    Ketao Zhang, Pisak Chermprayong, Feng Xiao, Dimos Tzoumanikas, Barrie Dams, Sebastian Kay, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Alec Burns, Lachlan Orr, Talib Alhinai, and  others
    Nature, 2022