Advancing Research Through Robot Competitions: Workshop UR2022
Abstract
Advancing Research Through Robot Competition ? A reflection from academia, sponsors, and the public focuses on the outcomes of robot, competitions. This workshop will focus on all types of robotic competitions and not just those are swarm robotics related. This wor,kshop is a follow on to our previous workshop, The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Virtual Early Applied Research Discovery & Innovat,ion (D&I) Swarm Robotics Workshop 2. Workshop 2 was a follow-up to explore topics that arose from the first workshop and to better i,nform ONR on a potential swarm D&I program. The first workshop focused on the general discussion of what it would take to advance sw,arms past basic research and to bridge the reality gap. Two primary topics stood out from the workshop as areas to explore, a refere,nce mission and a common testbed. The goal for the second workshop was to bring together top experts in the field of swarm robotics,to discuss these topics in more detail and to understand where the gaps are. The key topics of early applied research were found to,be: logistics; metrics; transition between simulation and the real-world; scalability; behaviors; perception; adaptability, robustne,ss, and resilience; and working with academia. Workshop 3 (this workshop) specifically focuses on transitions between simulation and, the real-world as well as working with academia.Key objectives for this workshop will be to determine:1. The common technical chall,enges/assumptions within the robot competitions.2. The common critical gaps that arise from the simplifications used in the competit,ions.3. The common constraints imposed in the competitions (safety, battery life, communication, etc.) and why were they imposed.4.,What we learn from competitions?5. The major benefits/takeaways?
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 13, 2022
- Source ID
- N629092212040
Entities
People
- Sridhar Ravi
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of New South Wales