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This\u0026nbsp;includes component technologies such as novel cameras, deep learning for computer vision, transfer learning for manipulation, evaluation methodologies, and also end-to-end systems for applications such as logistics, agriculture, environmental remediation and asset inspection.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPeter Corke is a distinguished professor of robotic vision at Queensland University of Technology and director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis research is concerned with enabling robots to see and the application of robots to mining, agriculture, and environmental monitoring. 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