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Advances Manufacturing Robotics Research Through $1M Donation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA \u2013 Nov. 10, 2011 \u2013\u003C\/strong\u003E The Georgia Tech College of Computing\u2019s Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM) Center will use a gift of nearly $1 million of robotics equipment from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) to create a Manufacturing Robotics Logistics Laboratory on the Georgia Tech campus. The new laboratory will allow RIM faculty and students\u2014who come from across Georgia Tech, including the Georgia Tech Research Institute\u2014to study the use of robotics in supply chain and fleet management. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAutomation has made possible a vast number of efficiencies in modern commercial logistics and manufacturing,\u201d said Henrik Christensen, RIM director and KUKA Professor of Robotics. \u201cUsing supply chains as an example, if we can use robots to optimize the entire process from start to finish, we can make improvements on a whole range of measures, such as end costs to consumers and environmental impact from transportation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new 3,400-square-foot logistics lab initially will be outfitted with $944,000 in hardware from a CCBCC prototype bottling plant. Built by KUKA, a world leader in manufacturing robotics and system integration, the equipment includes robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), conveyor technology, safety components and other system technology. KUKA has provided the resources and manpower for delivery and set-up of the robots. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso providing resources to move the automation equipment to Georgia Tech and start-up the AGVs is Efacec USA, a leading supplier of Automated Material Handling and Storage Systems located in the greater Atlanta area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are happy to partner with KUKA to bring Georgia Tech students the opportunity for hands-on learning with sophisticated robotics equipment,\u201d said Lauren Steele, vice president of corporate affairs at CCBCC. \u201cUsing this technology, these students will be able to develop commercial applications in manufacturing that will strengthen our economy and create American jobs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecifically Christensen said Georgia Tech will use the laboratory for three purposes: creating optimization algorithms for logistics; testing sensing equipment such as automated cameras and laser sensors; and for supporting the annual \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vma-competition.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVirtual Manufacturing and Automation Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, organized in conjunction with the National Institute for Standards and Technology. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the specific uses Christensen envisions, he said the new lab will open up new possibilities for robotics students and faculty. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs Georgia Tech continues to advance its robotics research in industrial systems, this major donation will give our students unparalleled access to a professional, industry-quality facility,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cNo other university has a similar facility.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201dKUKA is very excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Georgia Tech in the field of manufacturing and logistics,\u201d said Dr. Christian Wurll, Technical Director for Logistics of KUKA Systems North America. \u201cThe lab will be used to intensify the research and development in mixed case palletizing, mobile robotics and new manufacturing processes. In addition KUKA is glad to setup and support a state of the art lab environment which will inspire the young generation and will get them in touch with real world applications and equipment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile Efacec has already been involved with Georgia Tech for the past few years in helping to develop engineering curriculum for the power transmission industry, we are pleased to continue our relationship in being a part of the creation of this new Manufacturing Robotics Logistics Laboratory,\u201d said Jorge Guerra, Executive Director for Business \u0026amp; Operations of Efacec USA.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThis new lab will give engineering students access to high-tech equipment with which they can increase their exposure to robotics and logistics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManufacturing\u2014along with health care and service robotics\u2014is one of the three main robotics areas to which the United States should devote the bulk of its research focus and support in the future, according to a 2009 report by the Computing Research Association. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 10th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is the nation\u2019s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler.\u0026nbsp; Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the company has more than 5800 employees who make, sell and deliver Coca-Cola products in franchise sales territories across the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout KUKA Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKUKA AG is a global leader of automated systems with its headquarters in Augsburg, Germany and offices and affiliations in over 35 locations around the world. With over 6,000 employees worldwide, KUKA AG is divided into two major divisions: Systems and Robotics. KUKA Systems has in-depth automation and integration knowledge in material handling with over 30 years of experience. Our global network allows us to leverage best practices all around the world across multiple industries. The business unit of KUKA Systems North America which initiated Coca Cola\u2019s donation develops, implements, and launches robot-based logistics solutions for general industry. Our fields of competence include end-of-line palletizing, depalletizing, mixed product palletizing, and engineering \u0026amp; consulting services in connection with overall warehouse and distribution center storage and order fulfillment generation. Please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kukanao.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.kukanao.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Efacec USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEfacec is a global corporation with ten business units and 4,500 employees around the world.\u0026nbsp; The Material Handling Business Unit offers automated systems consisting of automated storage \u0026amp; retrieval systems (AS\/RS) for cartons, pallets, and rolls;\u0026nbsp; automatic guided vehicles (AGVs);\u0026nbsp; Turnkey Conveyor Systems; and also Warehouse Management \u0026amp; Order Fulfillment Software (WMS). Automated systems have been supplied to handle products such as plastic totes, cartons, pallets and even 13,000 lb. rolls of paper. 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Each four-year, $2 million grant was awarded through the NSF\u0027s Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The EFRI research teams will probe some profound aspects of the interface of biology and engineering,\u0022 said Sohi Rastegar, director of EFRI. \u0022If they are successful, the principles and theories uncovered in their investigations could unlock many technological opportunities.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, 14 transformative, fundamental research projects were awarded EFRI grants in two emerging areas: technologies that build on understanding of biological signaling, and machines that can interact and cooperate with humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three Georgia Tech projects include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDeveloping a \u0022therapeutic robot\u0022 to help rehabilitate and improve motor skills in people with mobility problems;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreating wearable sensors that allow blind people to \u0022see\u0022 with their hands, bodies or faces;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGenerating and rigorously testing quantitative models that describe spatial and temporal regulation of cell differentiation in tissues.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe therapeutic robot could enhance, assist and improve motor skills in humans with varying motor capabilities and deficits. The goal of the project is to program a humanoid rehabilitation robot to perform a \u0022partnered box step,\u0022 which is a defined pattern of weight shifts and directional changes, solely based on interpreting movement cues from subtle changes in forces between the hands and arms of the robot and the person.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo do this, researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University will study how humans use their muscles to walk, balance and generate force signals with the hands for guidance when moving in cooperation with another person. They will also study \u0022rehabilitative partnered dance,\u0022 which has been specifically adapted to help improve gait and balance in individuals with motor impairments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our vision is to develop robots that will interact with humans as both assistants and movement therapists,\u0022 explained principal investigator Lena Ting, an associate professor in the Wallace H. 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In addition to aiding the visually impaired, the findings are expected to have other applications, such as the development of intelligent robots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers plan to untangle how humans learn to coordinate input from their senses -- e.g. vision, touch -- with movements, like reaching for a glass or moving through a crowded room. They will then map out how machines, such as robots and computers, learn similar tasks, to model devices that can assist humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team envisions a multifunctional array of sensors on the body and has already developed prototypes for some of the devices. The full complement of wearable sensors would help a sightless person navigate by conveying information about his or her surroundings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope their findings on perception, and the prototypes they develop, will spawn a raft of wearable electronic devices to help blind people \u0022see\u0022 their environment at a distance through touch, hearing and other senses. The technology would also benefit sighted individuals who must navigate in poor visibility, such as firefighters and pilots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrincipal investigator Zhigang Zhu, professor of computer science and computer engineering in City College\u0027s Grove School of Engineering, will collaborate with City College professor of psychology and director of the Program in Cognitive Neuroscience Tony Ro, City College professor of electrical engineering Ying Li Tian, Georgia Tech Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering professor Kok-Meng Lee, and Georgia Tech School of Applied Physiology associate professor Boris Prilutsky.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe third project will address a fundamental question of developmental biology: what controls the spatial and temporal patterns of cell differentiation? 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Arkin believes it is possible to build ethical military drones and robots, capable of using deadly force while programmed to adhere to international humanitarian law and the rules of engagement. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27556","created_gmt":"2011-09-20 11:04:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:25:06","author":"Michaelanne Dye","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"cohort","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/national-security\/a-future-for-drones-automated-killing\/2011\/09\/15\/gIQAVy9mgK_print.html","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2028","name":"Aerial Robotics"},{"id":"13169","name":"autonomous robots"},{"id":"2483","name":"interactive computing"},{"id":"11106","name":"Ronald Arkin"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"69927":{"#nid":"69927","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Teaching A Computer To Have A Conversation Just Got Easier","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt has become easier to teach computers to talk. Undergrad Karthik Narayan and Charles Isbell (\u003Cem\u003EInteractive Computing\u003C\/em\u003E) have developed new natural language generation (NLG) systems, allowing programs to use language templates more efficiently. \u003Cem\u003ESource: North Carolina State University\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27556","created_gmt":"2011-09-09 11:01:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:25:06","author":"Michaelanne Dye","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/web.ncsu.edu\/abstract\/technology\/wms-natural-language\/","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2556","name":"artificial intelligence"},{"id":"10664","name":"charles isbell"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"252921":{"#nid":"252921","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Crisis Robots Show People to Emergency Exits","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology electrical engineers \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/roboticstest.gatech.edu\/team\/faculty\/howard\u0022\u003EAyanna Howard\u003C\/a\u003E and Paul Robinette say they envision \u0022smart\u0022 roving exit signs that could lead people through blinding smoke to exits and even return inside to seek out stragglers.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2013-11-09 14:26:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:26:48","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21128247.000-crisis-robots-show-people-to-emergency-exits.html#.Un5_iZRgYV0","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"142761","name":"IRIM"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"825","name":"Ayanna Howard"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"69170":{"#nid":"69170","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Glove that Vibrates Fingertip Could Improve One\u0027s Sense of Touch","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA little vibration can be a good thing for people who need a sensitive touch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glove with a special fingertip designed to improve the wearer\u0027s sense of touch. Applying a small vibration to the side of the fingertip improves tactile sensitivity and motor performance, according to their research results.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrevious research has shown that adding an appropriate amount of white noise -- a concept called stochastic resonance -- can improve sight, hearing, balance control and touch, but the white noise had not been incorporated into a wearable device. The Georgia Tech prototype is believed to be the first wearable stochastic resonance device, attaching to the fingertip to improve the sense of touch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This device may one day be used to assist individuals whose jobs require high-precision manual dexterity or those with medical conditions that reduce their sense of touch,\u0022 said Jun Ueda, an assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUeda worked with Minoru Shinohara, an associate professor in the School of Applied Physiology at Georgia Tech, and visiting scholar Yuichi Kurita, to design the device and test its capabilities on a small group of healthy individuals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the device and preliminary test results were presented in May at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Shanghai.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe device uses an actuator made of a stack of lead zirconate titanate layers to generate high-frequency vibration. The ceramic layers are piezoelectric, which means they vibrate when an electrical charge is applied to them. The actuator is attached to the side of the fingertip so that the palm-side of the finger remains free and the individual wearing the glove can continue to manipulate objects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this study, the researchers attached the device to 10 healthy adult volunteers who performed common sensory and motor skill tasks, including texture discrimination, two-point discrimination, single-point touch and grasp tests. The experimental results showed that the volunteers performed statistically better on all of the tasks when mechanical vibration was applied.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022All of the experimental results showed that some mechanical vibration was better than none at all, but the level of vibration that statistically improved sensorimotor functions varied by test,\u0022 noted Ueda.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor each test, researchers attached the device to a volunteer\u0027s non-dominant index finger and subjected the finger to six randomized vibrations that ranged from 0-150 percent of that person\u0027s vibration amplitude threshold, a value that was determined by earlier testing. The threshold value was the magnitude of vibration required for a subject to feel that the device was vibrating.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the two-point discrimination test, two sharp points were pressed against the fingertip and volunteers reported whether they could reliably distinguish two points touching their finger versus just one. The results showed that when individuals were subjected to vibrations equal to 75 and 100 percent of their thresholds, they could sense two points that were closer together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe single-point touch experiment involved pressing a fiber strand against each individual\u0027s finger. Subjects were asked to report if they could feel filaments of different weights touching their fingers. The volunteers could feel lighter weight filaments when exposed to vibrations up to their vibration amplitude threshold.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the third experiment, pieces of sandpaper with different grits were glued on one side of a plastic board. Researchers then randomly selected a test piece of sandpaper and attached it to the other side of the board -- which the subjects could not see. Subjects touched the single piece of sandpaper and tried to select the matching piece from the nine samples on the other side of the board. At vibration levels of 50 and 100 percent of their thresholds, the subjects selected the correct piece of sandpaper 15 percent more often than when they were not exposed to any vibration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the grasping test, each subject pinched and held an object for three seconds with as small a force as possible without letting it slip. Statistically significant improvements in grasping were observed for cases of 50, 100 and 125 percent of threshold vibration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll four sensing ability tests confirmed that the application of certain levels of mechanical vibration enhanced the tactile sensitivity of the fingertip. However, because the levels of vibration that created statistically significant results varied, the researchers are currently conducting experiments to determine the optimal amplitude and frequency characteristics of vibration and the influence of long-term exposure to vibrations. The researchers are also working on optimizing the design of the glove and testing the effect of attaching actuators to both sides of the fingertip or the fingernail.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The future of this research may lead to the development of a novel orthopedic device that can help people with peripheral nerve damage resume their daily activities or improve the abilities of individuals with jobs that require skills in manipulation or texture discrimination,\u0022 said Ueda.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E 75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E Atlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Robinson (abby@innovate.gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Robinson\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have developed a glove with a special fingertip designed to improve the wearer\u0027s sense of touch. 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P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson is participating in a national meeting\nfocused on advanced manufacturing today in Pittsburgh. The gathering is part of\nPresident Barack Obama\u2019s initiative focused on making American manufacturing\nmore competitive. Peterson will be among six university presidents who will\nmeet with the president on the subject.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EObama\ninvited leaders from industry, government and higher education to help\nestablish a national manufacturing agenda. He will announce several actions\nbeing implemented by his administration including the creation of an Advanced\nManufacturing Partnership, to be spearheaded by leaders from top engineering\nuniversities and several major U.S. manufacturers. President Obama\u0027s speech, held in\nCarnegie Mellon University\u2019s National Robotics Engineering Center, will be\nstreamed online at the following link:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\npresident is expected to discuss establishing U.S. leadership in\nnext-generation robotics. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics at Georgia\nTech who serves as an academic and research leader on the National Robotics\nInitiative, will also participate in the summit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\nam very pleased to be a part of this effort that brings together government,\nindustry and research universities to design solutions to ensure America\u2019s\nmanufacturing competitiveness now and in the future,\u201d Peterson said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia Tech is an economic engine for the state\nof Georgia, and we are honored to work in concert with other universities,\nindustries and the government to foster economic development and help create jobs\non a national level as well.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording\nto Peterson, commercialization is deeply ingrained in the mission of the\nInstitute. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia\nTech will continue to play an important role in assisting the American\nmanufacturing sector in becoming more competitive,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPeterson\nalso serves as a member of the Secretary of Commerce\u0027s National Advisory\nCouncil on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech President G. 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P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee. The partnership will bring together industry, universities and the federal government to identify and invest in the key emerging technologies, such as information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. The national initiative is designed to help U.S. manufacturers improve cost, quality and speed of production in order to remain globally competitive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe applaud this initiative, and Georgia Tech is honored to collaborate to identify ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector to help create jobs in Georgia and across the United States,\u201d said Peterson, who also serves as a member of the Secretary of Commerce\u0027s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe steering committee will guide the efforts of industry leaders, federal agency heads and university presidents, and will partner universities with industry and government agencies to develop new research and education agendas related to advanced manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe president also announced a new National Robotics Initiative as part of the advanced manufacturing and technology focus. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics for Georgia Tech, serves as an academic and research leader on the National Robotics Initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Christensen, this is a critical time for the U.S. While the last 25 years saw tremendous progress due to the Internet, the next game-changing revolution will be robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRobotics technology addresses a number of our nation\u2019s most critical needs, including reinvigorating the U.S. manufacturing base, protecting our citizens and soldiers, caring for our aging population, preserving our environment, and reducing our dependence on foreign oil,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cThrough the National Robotics Initiative, the United States can regain our leadership position from Europe, Japan and South Korea, both in terms of basic research and in terms of the application of the technology to secure future growth. As home to one of the nation\u2019s top robotics programs, Georgia Tech is an enthusiastic member of this strategic effort.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Advanced Manufacturing Partnership will commit to form a multiuniversity, collaborative framework for the sharing of educational materials and best practices relating to advanced manufacturing and its linkage to the innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESusan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Andrew Liveries of Dow Chemical are chairing the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee.\u0026nbsp; In addition to Peterson, other committee members include University of California at Berkley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, Stanford President John Hennessy and Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany of our challenges can be solved through innovation and fostering an entrepreneurial environment, as well as collaboration between industry, education and government to create a healthy economic environment and an educated workforce,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis collaborative effort will facilitate job creation and global competitiveness and is a component of Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Computing Professor Leads National Robotics Roadmap"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E President Barack Obama today named Georgia Tech President G. 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Working by themselves and communicating only with one another, the vehicles divide up a variety of exploration tasks -- and within minutes have transmitted a detailed floor map to humans nearby. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis isn\u0027t a future-tech scenario.  This advanced autonomous capability has been developed by a team from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and the California Institute of Technology\/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).  A paper describing this capability and its present level of performance was presented in April at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference in Orlando, Fla. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When first responders -- whether it\u0027s a firefighter in downtown Atlanta or a soldier overseas -- confront an unfamiliar structure, it\u0027s very stressful and potentially dangerous because they have limited knowledge of what they\u0027re dealing with,\u0022 said Henrik Christensen, a team member who is a professor in the Georgia Tech College of Computing and director of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center there.  \u0022If those first responders could send in robots that would quickly search the structure and send back a map, they\u0027d have a much better sense of what to expect and they\u0027d feel more confident.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ability to map and explore simultaneously represents a milestone in the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance Program, a major research initiative sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The five-year program is led by BAE Systems and includes numerous principal and general members comprised largely of universities.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMAST\u0027s ultimate objective is to develop technologies that will enable palm-sized autonomous robots to help humans deal with civilian and military challenges in confined spaces.  The program vision is for collaborative teams of tiny devices that could roll, hop, crawl or fly just about anywhere, carrying sensors that detect and send back information critical to human operators.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe wheeled platforms used in this experiment measure about one foot square. But MAST researchers are working toward platforms small enough to be held in the palm of one hand. Fully autonomous and collaborative, these tiny robots could swarm by the scores into hazardous situations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MAST program involves four principal research teams: integration, microelectronics, microsystems mechanics, and processing for autonomous operation. Georgia Tech researchers are participating in every area except microelectronics. In addition to the College of Computing, researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the School of Aerospace Engineering and the School of Physics are involved in MAST work. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiment -- developed by the Georgia Tech MAST processing team -- combines navigation technology developed by Georgia Tech with vision-based techniques from JPL and network technology from the University of Pennsylvania.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Christensen, members of the Georgia Tech processing team involved in the demonstration include Professor Frank Dellaert of the College of Computing and graduate students Alex Cunningham, Manohar Paluri and John G. Rogers III.   Regents professor Ronald C. 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The SLAM approach allows an autonomous vehicle to develop a map of either known or unknown environments, while also monitoring and reporting on its own current location.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESLAM\u0027s flexibility is especially valuable in areas where global positioning system (GPS) service is blocked, such as inside buildings and in some combat zones, Christensen said.  When GPS is active, human handlers can use it to see where their robots are. But in the absence of global location information, SLAM enables the robots to keep track of their own locations as they move.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There is no lead robot, yet each unit is capable of recruiting other units to make sure the entire area is explored,\u0022 Christensen explained. \u0022When the first robot comes to an intersection, it says to a second robot, \u0027I\u0027m going to go to the left if you go to the right.\u0027\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChristensen expects the robots\u0027 abilities to expand beyond mapping soon. One capability under development by a MAST team involves tiny radar units that could see through walls and detect objects -- or humans -- behind them.  Infrared sensors could also support the search mission by locating anything giving off heat.  In addition, a MAST team is developing a highly flexible \u0022whisker\u0022 to sense the proximity of walls, even in the dark. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe processing team is designing a more complex experiment for the coming year to include small autonomous aerial platforms for locating a particular building, finding likely entry points and then calling in robotic mapping teams. Demonstrating such a capability next year would culminate progress in small-scale autonomy during MAST\u0027s first five years, Christensen said.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the three universities, other MAST team participants are North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University, the University of California Berkeley, the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, the University of New Mexico, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and two companies: BAE Systems and Daedalus Flight Systems.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-08-2-0004. 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The RTC, with a membership of nearly 200 large and small commercial companies, academic institutions and non-profit organizations, develops solutions to meet critical needs identified by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise (OSD\/JGRE) to support national security objectives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/henrik-christensen\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EChristensen\u003C\/a\u003E is KUKA Chair of Robotics in the College of Computing\u2019s School of Interactive Computing, as well as director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rim.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003ERobotics and Intelligent Machines Center\u003C\/a\u003E (RIM@GT).\u0026nbsp; He is former chair of the European Robotics Research Network and led the 2008-09 Computing Research Association effort to develop a roadmap for U.S. robotics research. 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Feb. 14, 2011 \u0026ndash; Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics in the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u0026rsquo;s School of Interactive Computing, has been selected to receive the 2011 Engelberger Robotics Award for Education, considered the world\u0026rsquo;s top honor in the field of robotics, for his leadership in the international robotics industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChristensen also serves as director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rim.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERobotics \u0026amp; Intelligent Machines Center at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E (RIM@GT). In May 2009 he appeared before Congress to deliver the report \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.us-robotics.us\/reports\/CCC%20Report.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;From Internet to Robotics: A Roadmap for U.S. Robotics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E Christensen led a group of 160 people in preparing the report, which has prompted spinoff research programs in federal agencies from the National Institutes of Health to the Department of Defense. From 2004 to 2006, while serving as a chaired professor in robotics at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, he led an effort to produce a similar roadmap for the European Union.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January 2011, 11 presidents of universities with robotics programs sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama endorsing the U.S. roadmap report and pledging their action on several of its recommendations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s not every day a Georgia Tech faculty member is asked to lead a group that will chart the way forward for an entire nation in a major area of scientific research and industry\u0026mdash;and Henrik has now done it twice,\u0026rdquo; said Zvi Galil, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m very proud of him for receiving the Engelberger Award but not at all surprised. He is one of our most distinguished faculty members and an international leader in the field of robotics. Under Henrik\u0026rsquo;s guidance, Georgia Tech is building one of the finest robotics research programs in the world, and this award is just a hint of the great things to come.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChristensen will receive the award at a ceremony to be held March 22 in Chicago, in conjunction with the 42nd International Symposium on Robotics and Automate 2011. Bestowed by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.robotics.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERobotic Industries Association\u003C\/a\u003E (RIA), the award is named after Joseph Engelberger, founder of Unimation Inc. and widely known as the \u0026ldquo;father of robotics.\u0026rdquo; It carries an honorarium of $5,000. Also receiving a 2011 Engelberger Award will be Ake Lindqvist, who recently retired as vice president and head of automotive global product sales for ABB Robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m deeply honored to receive this award, and I thank the RIA for considering me a worthy recipient,\u0026rdquo; Christensen said. \u0026ldquo;This is a great example of how Georgia Tech as an institution not only educates \u0026lsquo;a helluva engineer\u0026rsquo; but also plays an important role in leading-edge research and the formulation of national policies. For RIM@GT, the Engelberger Award will open a number of new doors to allow us to pursue more and bigger cooperative projects in robotics research and development.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA native of Denmark, Christensen earned his master\u0026rsquo;s (1987) and doctoral (1990) degrees in electrical engineering from Aalborg University. His research focuses on systems integration, human-robot interaction, mapping and robot vision. He has published more than 250 contributions across artificial intelligence, robotics and vision. He came to Georgia Tech in 2006.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 10th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u0026rsquo;s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. 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