# Albin Bajrami > Robotics, AI and intelligent physical systems ## Posts - [AI, Cobots & Polishing](https://albinbajrami.com/ai-cobots-polishing/): The article discusses the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) and collaborative robots (cobots) to simplify robot training in SMEs, highlighting recent advances and potential applications. - [MechAItronics: a new way of thinking about engineering systems](https://albinbajrami.com/mechaitronics-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-engineering-systems/): What is MechAItronics? The article explores the innovative merger of mechatronics with AI, a concept opening new technological frontiers in diverse industries. ## Pages - [e-MOBOTS](https://albinbajrami.com/projects/e-mobots/): Electric mobility · Collaborative R&D e-MOBOTS A route becomes force, power and energy, shaping the motor, transmission and battery of an electric minibus. Technologies MATLAB Maple Driving cycles Efficiency maps Transmission design Battery modelling Vehicle 7.5 t M3 electric minibus Cycles ECE 15 and Manhattan Bus Transmission Two speed dual clutch concept A route begins to shape the vehicle e-MOBOTS brought electric shuttles and autonomous industrial logistics into one collaborative research programme. My thesis followed a 7.5 tonne M3 electric minibus from the road profile into the propulsion system. Every slope, acceleration and stop becomes a demand for force, power and […] - [Collaborative Robotic Assembly](https://albinbajrami.com/projects/collaborative-robotic-assembly/): Collaborative robotics · Industrial case study Collaborative Robotic Assembly A FANUC cobot, custom printed fingers and a 9 millimetre retaining ring meet in a sequence of grasping, alignment and insertion. Technologies FANUC CRX TP language SCHUNK EGP C Siemens NX SLA printing Platform FANUC CRX 10iA/L Tooling Custom SLA fingers Observed cycle 50 s robot, 15 s manual Precision lives in the smallest part A cap, a magazine, a guiding cone and a retaining ring pass through one robot gripper. The ring measures 9 millimetres across and about 0.7 millimetres in thickness. At that scale, alignment, friction, vibration and timing become […] - [Computer Vision for Surface Defect Detection](https://albinbajrami.com/projects/surface-defect-detection/): Industrial vision · Feasibility study Computer Vision for Surface Defect Detection Light moves across polished aluminium, revealing patterns that a compact vision pipeline can turn into an inspection signal. Technologies Python Darknet YOLOv4 tiny CUDA Data augmentation Material Reflective aluminium Study 26 source images Target test 15 FPS on the target GPU Light becomes data Polished aluminium changes character with every light and viewing angle. Faint unfinished regions emerge through highlights, texture and reflection. The study began with 26 source photographs. Annotation and augmentation transformed that small visual collection into a focused experiment in industrial inspection. Building the detector I led […] - [TIAGo for Rehabilitation](https://albinbajrami.com/projects/tiago-rehabilitation/): Robotics around people · Research programme TIAGo for Rehabilitation A human gesture travels through multiple camera views, three dimensional reconstruction and robot kinematics, then returns as movement in TIAGo. Technologies ROS NVIDIA DeepStream MediaPipe RGB triangulation Gazebo OptiTrack Field Rehabilitation robotics Pipeline RGB views to robot joints Validation OptiTrack, simulation and lab trials A gesture becomes a trajectory An arm rises in front of the cameras. A few moments later, the same gesture appears in the movement of TIAGo. Multiple RGB views reconstruct the shoulder, elbow and wrist in three dimensions. The trajectory is scaled to the robot, filtered and carried […] - [Home](https://albinbajrami.com/): Robotics · AI · Mechatronics Robotics and AI, made physical I am Albin Bajrami. I work where robotics, artificial intelligence and mechanical design meet. My research moves between vision and motion, from flexible continuum robots to collaborative systems, human gesture and intelligent machines. I bring AI into the physical world, connecting intelligence, hardware and people Where intelligence meets mechanics Physical AI Learning shaped by robot dynamics, sensors and the realities of hardware. Intelligent control Reinforcement learning and adaptive control for motion that responds to the world around it. Robotics around people Machines that observe, assist and collaborate through gesture, touch and […] - [Projects](https://albinbajrami.com/projects/): Five projects trace a path through continuum robotics, human movement, industrial vision, collaborative assembly and electric mobility. In focus · Continuum robotics ROSAIA A flexible robot observes its own shape, learns from motion and coordinates its arms through visual feedback. Across the portfolio Robotics around people TIAGo for Rehabilitation Human movement travels from camera views to TIAGo through geometry, perception and control. Industrial vision Computer Vision for Surface Defect Detection Twenty six source images grow into a compact inspection pipeline for reflective aluminium. Collaborative robotics Collaborative Robotic Assembly A cobot, multifunction tooling and a precision sequence shaped through physical iteration. Electric […] - [ROSAIA](https://albinbajrami.com/rosaia/): Continuum robotics ROSAIA A flexible robot observes its own shape, turns curvature into motion and brings vision, control and learning into one physical platform. Technologies ZED cameras ArUco Kalman filtering AI kinematics ShapeServo Body Continuum robot with four arms Perception Visual shape feedback Research thread Control, learning and calibration A body that changes shape A continuum arm bends along its entire length. Actuation, shape estimation and control remain coupled as the geometry changes through every movement. ROSAIA turns that changing body into a shared space for mechanics, visual feedback and artificial intelligence. Shaping the intelligence My work connects visual shape estimation, […] - [Blog](https://albinbajrami.com/archive/) - [CV](https://albinbajrami.com/my-resume/): Postdoctoral researcher in robotics and AI, working across robot control, learning, perception and mechatronic system integration. Experience Postdoctoral Researcher, Italian Institute of Technology Industrial Robotics Facility · InBot · Present Research on complex robotic systems, including tendon driven continuum robots, hybrid control architectures and reinforcement learning methods for adaptive robot behaviour. PhD, Robotics and Intelligent Machines University of Genoa · November 2022 to November 2025 Developed reinforcement learning methods for robot control and worked across industrial robotics, human robot interaction, robotic perception and rehabilitation robotics, including collaborations with VTT in Finland and CNR ISTC in Italy. Reliability Engineer, Tecram March to […] - [Contact](https://albinbajrami.com/contacts/): For research discussions, collaborations or speaking enquiries, feel free to get in touch. Genoa, Italy · abn.bajrami@gmail.com - [About](https://albinbajrami.com/about-me/): I am a robotics and AI researcher with a background in mechanical and mechatronics engineering. I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), within the InBot research environment in Genoa. My work combines robot control, reinforcement learning, computer vision and the integration of physical systems. I completed an International PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines after working as a reliability engineer. Across these experiences, I have worked with industrial and collaborative robots, continuum manipulators, rehabilitation robots, visual sensing and learning-based control. Areas of focus How I work I enjoy the point where models, software and […] ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/albinbajrami.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)