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Transcript
No, Robots Won't Be Taking Over the World ... Yet.
Raquel Vélez @rockbot
Robots
None
Definitions Amount of Robot Control Amount of Human Control Autonomous
Semi-Autonomous Remote Controlled
Requirements for World Domination
Executive Coaching (Waxing Philosophical) Who Are You? What Is Around
You? Where Are You? Where Are You Going? How Will You Get There? What Will Get In Your Way?
Who (What?) Am I?
Anatomy of a Robot Chassis (Body) Actuators (Motors) Sensors Intelligence
(Computers)
Kinematics - Spatial Understanding
Where Am I?
State - Environmental Understanding Location vector (x 1 , y
1 , ... x n , y n ) Velocity vector (v 1 , ... v n ) Acceleration vector (a 1 , ... a n ) Angle vector ( 1 , ... n ) Angular velocity vector ( 1 , ... n ) Landmark vector (l 1 , l 2 , ... l n )
State Estimation and Error Correction
What Is Around Me?
Depth Perception LADAR/LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) Stereo Camera Pair
Object Recognition & Landmark Identification
Where Am I Going?
All In a Day's Work Map What is my environment?
Find/Rescue Fetch! Drive Get to where you need to be Build Make the widget
How Will I Get There?
Mission Planning
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
Control Controller System Sensor Noise Disturbance + -
What Will Get In My Way?
Control Controller System Sensor Noise Disturbance + -
System Disturbance
Noise
Sensor Fusion Microphone CO 2 Sensor Camera Heat Sensor Accelerometer/GPS
The Missing Ingredient
Executive Coaching (Waxing Philosophical) Who Are You? What Is Around
You? Where Are You? Where Are You Going? How Will You Get There? What Are Your Limitations?
Executive Coaching (Waxing Philosophical) Who Are You? What Is Around
You? Where Are You? Where Are You Going? How Will You Get There? What Are Your Limitations? What Do You Want?
So: Are We Safe? Sure! For now...