Primary sources.

GPU Computing for Cognitive Robotics

2014 – PhD thesis – University of Plymouth – author

University of Plymouth PhD thesis on cognitive robotics, iCub humanoid learning, neural networks, action-language acquisition, computer vision, and GPU acceleration.

Aquila 2.0: Software Architecture for Cognitive Robotics

Aquila 2.0 framed the robotics work as reusable infrastructure: heterogeneous CPU/GPU modules, loosely coupled GUIs, and scalable tools for cognitive-robotics experiments.

Aquila: open-source GPU toolkit

Peer-reviewed IJCNN record for the Aquila cognitive and neuro-robotics toolkit, connecting open software with GPU-accelerated robotics experiments.

GPU-accelerated Action Acquisition Through MTRNN

2012 – poster – NVIDIA GTC – author / presenter

GTC 2012 poster from the pre-CNN-boom GPU-compute era: iCub action acquisition with multiple time-scales recurrent neural networks, Aquila, CUDA, and measured GPU speedups.

Aquila webinar slides

NVIDIA-hosted GTC slides presenting Aquila as a GPU-accelerated toolkit for cognitive and neuro-robotics research.

GTC presentation photograph

Photograph of Martin Peniak presenting the GPU-accelerated cognitive-robotics and Aquila work at NVIDIA GTC in 2014.

Integrating Action and Language in Humanoid Robots

Robotika.SK/STU Bratislava announcement for a talk on iCub action-language learning, MTRNN models, Aquila, iTALK, and CUDA acceleration.

Aquila on SourceForge

Open-source project page for Aquila: software architecture for cognitive robotics, with modular CPU/GPU tooling.

Evolution in Robotic Islands

2009-2010 – ESA ACT project – ESA / Plymouth – researcher

ESA Advanced Concepts Team project page listing the Plymouth and ESA participants, including Martin Peniak, for island-model neuro-controller work for rover control.

Martin Peniak at ESA with the rover

Photograph from the ESA-linked Mars rover collaboration, showing Martin Peniak with the rover research platform in the test setting.

ESA rover collaboration group

Group photograph from the ESA-linked Mars rover collaboration around Evolution in Robotic Islands, rover simulation, active vision, and neuro-controller research.

ESA ACT rover collaboration photograph

Photograph with colleagues at ESA ACT in Noordwijk during the 2010 Mars rover collaboration, with the simulator work visible in the room.

Robotic Islands Plymouth final report

ESA-hosted final report for the Evolution in Robotic Islands study, with Cangelosi, Marocco, Peniak, and ESA collaborators.

Evolving Autonomous Mars Rovers

Public article on the Plymouth and ESA collaboration, Mars Rover Simulator, active vision, and island-model rover-controller work.

An island-model framework for evolving neuro-controllers for planetary rover control

ESA-hosted paper on autonomous navigation, rover simulation, and neuro-controller optimization for planetary exploration.

Active Vision for Navigating Unknown Environments

Workshop paper connecting evolutionary robotics, camera control, and planetary-rover navigation under unknown terrain constraints.

Multiple Time Scales Recurrent Neural Network for Complex Action Acquisition

Research around recurrent neural networks, temporal structure, and complex action learning for humanoid robotics.

Scaling-up action learning neuro-controllers with GPUs

Research on making larger action-learning experiments practical through GPU acceleration.

Sensorimotor Input as a Language Generalisation Tool

Later publication connecting embodied input, learning, and language generalisation.

The ITALK project

Developmental robotics context for individual, social, and linguistic learning in robots.

Designing autonomous robot controllers for planetary exploration

Planetary-rover simulation and controller-design work related to the ESA rover-control research.

Co-evolving controller and sensing abilities

University publication record for simulated Mars rover explorer work and controller/sensing co-evolution.

ASTRA rover controller design

Early ESA workshop source for rover simulation and autonomous controller design.

Co-evolving controller and sensing abilities

Rover simulation paper on controller and sensing co-evolution.

Active vision rover poster

Poster source for active vision, Mars rover simulation, and ESA-linked research.

Active vision for space rover navigation

Workshop paper on camera control and rover navigation under unknown conditions.

Island-model rover control

Paper on evolving neuro-controllers for planetary rover control.

Active vision in unknown environments

Rover navigation and active perception under physical uncertainty.

Best-paper rover source

One-page source tied to the PCCAT best paper award certificate.

Action and language on iCub

Humanoid robotics source around action, language, and embodied learning.

Aquila GPU toolkit

Archive copy of the Aquila open-source GPU-accelerated cognitive robotics paper.

MTRNN action learning on GPU

Action-learning source around recurrent neural networks, iCub, Aquila, and GPU acceleration.

GPU action-acquisition poster

NVIDIA GTC poster source for early GPU-accelerated action acquisition.

Aquila cognitive-robotics webinar

Archive slide deck for the NVIDIA GTC Express webinar.

Aquila 2.0 architecture

Archive source for the Aquila 2.0 cognitive-robotics software architecture paper.

Robotika 2011 talk page PDF

Static copy of the Robotika.SK talk announcement for action and language in humanoid robots.

Active vision slides

Slide archive for active vision, rover simulation, and camera movement as part of perception.

Developing robots with CUDA

2011 – spotlight – NVIDIA CUDA – interviewee

NVIDIA/CUDA spotlight around GPU acceleration and cognitive robotics research.

My dream about AI

2014 – public talk – TEDxBratislava – speaker

TEDx Bratislava talk connecting the personal story, artificial intelligence, humanoid robotics, and engineering optimism.

My Dream About AI

2016 – profile article – Second Home / Medium – subject

2016 long-form feature connecting the Slovak builder-to-robotics story with GPU computing, iCub, NVIDIA, ESA, and visual search.

PhD in Computing for Cognitive Robotics profile

2014 – alumni profile – University of Plymouth – subject

University profile focused on the PhD topic, ESA rover collaboration, NVIDIA internship, Aquila, TEDx, and the early NVIDIA CUDA Teaching Center contribution at Plymouth.

Plymouth iCub research group

Photograph with Martin Peniak, supervisor Angelo Cangelosi, colleagues, student and co-author Barry Bentley, and the iCub platform in the Plymouth robotics lab.

iCub summer school near Genoa

Official RobotCub summer school page for VVV ’09, paired with a photograph of Martin Peniak with iCub during the 2009 summer school.

iCub action-language video in London museum display

Photograph of the Science Museum London iCub display showing Martin Peniak’s robotics video inside the exhibit.

Martin Peniak with iCub in a space exhibition

Photograph of Martin Peniak and the iCub humanoid robot in a Manchester space-exhibition setting.

Public telescope night

Collage from a free telescope evening at Plymouth Hoe, connecting the Plymouth work-study years with astronomy, astrophotography, and public curiosity.

Slovak newspaper coverage of iCub and rover research

Clipping from Slovak press showing the iCub humanoid robotics work alongside the rover and space-research work.

DBLP publication index

Bibliographic index for Martin Peniak publications and research records.

ResearchGate

Research profile listing publications and citation context.

Google Scholar

Academic search profile for research discovery and citation links.

Aquila Toolkit

GPU-accelerated cognitive robotics toolkit context for iCub, CUDA, and modular CPU-GPU experimentation.

Mars Rover Simulator

Open-source rover simulation and ESA planetary robotics research around active vision and island-model optimization.

CUDA Thread Indexing Explained

Preserved technical note for old developer citations to global CUDA thread indexing examples.

AI cameras / applied vision

Stable context for Up Squared, Intel Myriad X, Google TPU, and early camera-as-computer prototypes now lives on the AI cameras page.

Cortexica edge-vision material

Cortexica material around ingress workflows and edge inference using Intel Movidius/Myriad-style hardware.

Large-scale image analysis using docker sandboxing

Public arXiv record from the Cortexica-era AI cameras / applied vision period, connecting scalable image analysis, sandboxed execution, and practical vision systems.

People recognition through edge computing

Guest article on UP Squared, Movidius AI Core, edge inference, and the bridge from GPU robotics to AI camera prototypes.

The Path of Innovation

Video overview tying applied computer vision, edge AI, and working camera systems into one industry-era arc.

CortexiCAM and Myriad-X edge AI

Video showing early AI camera and edge-perception prototypes.

Generator v1.0

Video of synthetic worlds, known cameras, controllable truth, and repeatable perception experiments.

AI cameras / applied vision and spatial bridge

The site page connects edge vision, synthetic truth, and the multi-view fused-cloud precursor.