https://www.researchgate.net/post/Modern_research_areas_in_Robotics_and_Artificial_Intelligence2

Hi Mohamed Elshami

Well one very active area of research bringing manipulator, grasping and vision consists in applying deep reinforcement learning for grasping, tossing... unknown objects.

Here are few recent articles on the subject:

Berkeley (BAIR lab) is at the forefront of the research in that area (probably the best lab in reinforcement learning in the USA):

https://berkeleyautomation.github.io/dex-net/

MIT as well is recently published quite astonished work:

https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/18/mit-csail-kpam-robot-system/

or Princeton:

https://laughingsquid.com/tossingbot-robot-grasp-toss-catch-random-items/

This is clearly a very active topic leading to major changes in the industry in the future - therefore if you bring significant research results you will find a very well paid job quite easily :)

However, it is a quite tough subject with strong mathematical background. So be sure that can have the mandatory scientific and technological support (you will have to do a lot of testing both in simulation and with real robots) in your lab - find the relevant mentor who is eager to support you for your PhD is very important.

Hi Mohammed,

try applying human attention and human vision system on the robo vision system,

best,

Dear, Fabrice Noreils , Mohammad A. N. Al-Azawi and Monjul Saikia

Thanks very much

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