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Robotics and Automation Society Chapter

Robotics and Automation Society Chapter. Oregon Section - IEEE. Robotics: Current State of the Art. Attracts widespread public interest and enthusiasm, especially among engineers. Basic electro-mechanical design problems solved decades ago.

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Robotics and Automation Society Chapter

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  1. Robotics and Automation Society Chapter Oregon Section - IEEE

  2. Robotics: Current State of the Art • Attracts widespread public interest and enthusiasm, especially among engineers. • Basic electro-mechanical design problems solved decades ago. • Dramatic improvements in compute and sensor hardware continuing. • Lack algorithms for most applications. Current software is only competent in highly constrained (simple) environments.

  3. Immense Potential • Very large number of talented engineers who are keenly interested in working on robotics. • Almost no jobs in robotics because the lack of competent software has been a roadblock that severely limits the commercial viability of robotics firms.

  4. RAS Oregon Chapter - Objectives Bring together interested engineers to: • Share information about the latest research, technical ideas, developments, and applications. • Organize activities to help expand the envelope of robotic capabilities. • Strongly encourage supporting research and education. • Provide a professional voice to check unrealistic marketing claims and expectations in the press.

  5. Organizational Meeting • Thursday October 20th at 7 PM. • OGI Wilson Center – Room 407. • I will bring in video from the DARPA Grand Challenge. • We will discuss meeting topics/speakers and organizing a summer Mobile Robot Software Challenge. • Free pizza/drinks will be provided.

  6. Brainstorm Future Topics • DARPA Grand Challenge Teams • CMU, Stanford, or Oregon State • Dieter Fox – U of Washington – probabilistic space mapping algorithms. • OGI Center for Spoken Language Understanding • Intel Open Computer Vision Library • I-Robot • Boeing X45 Unmanned Combat Aircraft • Hans Moravec • Debate – Consciousness, Commercial Viability, Social Ramifications • Recent Developments in Theories and Algorithms for Robotics

  7. Mobile Robot Software Competition • Seek to expand the envelope of mobile robot capabilities. • In some ways, akin to the X Prize and DARPA Grand Challenge.

  8. Focus • Advanced Robotics Software • Development of advanced capabilities. • This is not purely an educational exercise. • Participation of Professional Engineers • Continuous Improvement • Frequent Regional Competitions • Minimize Costs for Participants and Organizers

  9. Schedule • Oregon chapter will run a competition in the summer of 2006. • Request announcement in RAS magazine. • $100 entry fee will cover cost of facilities and awards. • Will not schedule in conflict with robotics major conferences.

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