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From Internet to Robotics:
The Next Transformative Technology
THE FULL REPORT IS AVAILABLE HERE [PDF 1.3 MB]
Over the last two decades the internet has in many ways transformed our daily lives from work routines to social networking. The internet is an impressive media for interconnecting computers. However, almost all these computers are passive devices with no or very limited facilities for interaction with the physical world. Robots on the other hard are devices designed to interact intelligently with the environment. Over the next decade or two the prediction is that robotics will impact our daily lives in manners that, at least, matches the way the internet has impacted our life.
Already today robotics allow us to perform better surgery, to automatically park cars, to clean our homes and explore remote planets. Society is at present experiencing significant aging which will impact industry, healthcare and our daily lives. Robotics facilitates a higher degree of autonomy for people, new methods for manufacturing closer to the customer, and an entirely new industry in terms of services, not to mention new technologies for security and defense. Robots has the potential to radically change most aspects of our lives from work over domestic chores to entertainment.
The present CCC study will generate a roadmap of applications for robotics across users, producers and researchers. The objective is to provide a comprehensive view of the use of robotics, main obstacles to deployment and identification of key competencies to facilitate the transformation. Some of these key competencies are not available today due to fundamental problems in design of systems. The process will identify such basic problems that will have to be addressed in order to ensure continued progress. Both market drivers and technology push will be considered as mechanisms for design of new systems.
The CCC study will run over the period 2008-2009 and will involve several domains to ensure coverage across a diverse set of possible applications and also broad involvement of the community. A fundamental objective of the study is to ensure that basic research addresses the key problems that will allow American companies to have a leading role in the deployment of future generations of robots.
The list of the workshop titles and their dates is available at http://www.us-robotics.us
One Pager
From Internet to Robotics - An Update [PDF 72 KB]
Also see the CCC blog post, "CCC Robotics Connects with Industry and Government", for an overview of these workshops.
Workshop: A Research Roadmap for Robotics in Manufacturing and Automation
Local Arrangements (location, dates, etc.)
June 17, 2008, Washington DC
Lead for effort
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=17
CCC Council liaison for this effort
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Lead(s) for this workshop
see http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=9
CCC Council liaison for this workshop
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Vision for this workshop (one-pager)
CFP is at http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=15
Agenda/speakers
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=12
Participants
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=13
Blog posts
A Brief Report from the CCC Robotics Workshop
Workshop: A Research Roadmap for Medical and Healthcare Robotics
Local Arrangements (location, dates, etc.)
June 19-20, 2008, Washington DC
Lead(s) for effort
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=17
CCC Council liaison for this effort
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Lead(s) for this workshop
see http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=10
CCC Council liaison for this workshop
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Vision for this workshop (one-pager)
CFP is at http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=22
Agenda/speakers
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=19
Participants
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=20
Workshop: A Research Roadmap for Domestic and Professional Service Robotics
Local Arrangements (location, dates, etc.)
August 7-8, 2008, San Francisco, CA
Lead(s) for effort
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=17
CCC Council liaison for this effort
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Lead(s) for this workshop
see http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=26
CCC Council liaison for this workshop
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Vision for this workshop (one-pager)
CFP is at http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=33
Agenda/speakers
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=30
Participants
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=31
Workshop: A Research Roadmap for Emerging Technologies and Trends
Local Arrangements (location, dates, etc.)
August 14-15, 2008, Snowbird, UT
Lead(s) for effort
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=17
CCC Council liaison for this effort
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Lead(s) for this workshop
see http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=28
CCC Council liaison for this workshop
Andrew McCallum (UMass, Amherst), Elizabeth Mynatt (Georgia Tech)
Vision for this workshop (one-pager)
CFP is at http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=40
Agenda/speakers
http://www.us-robotics.us/?page_id=37
