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Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar leads research in robotics and autonomous systems, including aerial robots and multi-robot coordination.

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Vijay Kumar leads research in robotics and autonomous systems, including aerial robots and multi-robot coordination.

Role: robotics researcher and professor · University of Pennsylvania · United States

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