WS#51 Blockchain for Robotics Applications
iCal Questions to be answered What’s a blockchain? Which are the possible applications in robotics? How to decide if a given blockchain is good for your application? Which blockchain tools exist to enhance the dependability and transparency of robotic systems? Which methods are appropriate for integrating both technologies? What are the novel approaches and methodologies […]
WS#63 Robotics for a Changing World
iCal Questions to be answered How to address the recent global developments from a European perspective? How can we make regulations to stimulate innovation? What are the concrete challenges in the next few months and how to address them? What ideas have emerged in ERF that we should take forward? Description This workshop is intended […]
WS#32 Close Encounters of the Digital Kind: (Re)defining Alliances between Humans and AI-enhanced cobots
iCal Questions to be answered Consider the IQ (Intelligence Quotient), EQ (Emotional Quotient) and AQ (Action Quotient) as definitory building blocks of the AI-enhanced cobots. Smart (IQ): What cognitive shift is needed for cobots to act as adaptive digital companions? We will examine the problem-solving abilities, reasoning skills, and context awareness of AI-enhanced cobots that […]
WS#42 Advancing AI-Powered Robotic Cognition, Deliberation and Learning for Real-World Applications
iCal Questions to be answered How can we design robotic systems that effectively reason and deliberate to expressively define and adapt their behavior in complex, dynamic environments? How can robots efficiently learn new manipulation skills in unstructured environments while minimizing human intervention and maximizing adaptability? How can human-centric interfaces and shared autonomy models be developed […]
WS#17 The New Frontiers of Advanced Humanoid and Legged Robots
iCal Questions to be answered What are legs good for? When are they useful or needed? What are the safety requirements for humanoids to work around humans, and how do we achieve them in legged systems? Where are the capability gaps and are they primarily mechatronic, control, or cognitive in nature? How can the energy […]
WS#7 Marine robotics: challenges, trends and opportunities
iCal Questions to be answered Which are the biggest challenges to solve to make marine robotics robust enough to be used in many real-world applications? How can new technologies help us to reach this? Which are the most promising new technologies/approaches? Which is the current situation, trends and opportunities in underwater intervention/inspection and manipulation, underwater […]