{"64564":{"#nid":"64564","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteers Needed for Annual FIRST LEGO League State Tournament","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers are needed to assist at the State of Georgia FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament, to be held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 7 am-5 pm at the Georgia Tech Student Center. The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and the LEGO Robotics Design and Outreach Community are co-hosting this event.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization that was founded to inspire interest in science and engineering among young people. The 2010 Challenge theme, \u0022Body Forward,\u0022 will have teams of students aged 9-14 exploring the cutting-edge world of biomedical engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximize the bodies\u0027 potential, with the purpose of leading happier, healthier lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this year\u0027s tournament, 337 teams are competing in 12 qualifiers and three super-regional contests, involving a total of 2,500 students. Through these qualifiers, the field will be narrowed to 48 teams, involving 450 students, that will advance to the January 29 tournament at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers are needed to serve as referees, scorekeepers, scorekeeper assistants, queue runners, pit monitors, food coordinators, judges\u0027 assistants, judges, and registration table attendants. For more information, please contact ECE Associate Professor Jeff Davis at 404.894.4770, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeff.davis@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejeff.davis@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, or visit \u003CA href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiafll.org\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.georgiafll.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E or  \u003CA href=\u0022http:\/\/firstlegoleague.org\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/firstlegoleague.org\u003C\/a\u003E. \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Yearly Robotics Event Taking Place January 29"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Student, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers are needed to assist at the State of Georgia FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament, to be held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 7 am-5 pm at the Georgia Tech Student Center. 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The researchers discussed their results at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, held May 3rd \u2013 8th in Anchorage, Alaska, where they presented a paper, \u0022Pulling Open Doors and Drawers: Coordinating an Omni-Directional Base and a Compliant Arm with Equilibrium Point Control.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Charlie Kemp and Advait Jain at Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022..\/..\/hrl\/index.shtml\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHealthcare Robotics \nLaboratory\u003C\/a\u003E have programmed a robot to autonomously approach and open doors \nand drawers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Charlie Kemp and Advait Jain at Georgia Tech\u0027s Healthcare Robotics Laboratory have programmed a robot to autonomously approach and open doors and drawers."}],"uid":"27376","created_gmt":"2010-08-26 15:35:05","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:47","author":"Paul Diederich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/medical-robots\/050610-georgia-tech-robot-masters-art-of-opening-doors-and-drawers","title":"Georgia Tech Robot Masters the Art of Opening Doors and Drawers"}],"groups":[{"id":"1241","name":"Health Systems Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2157","name":"Charlie Kemp"},{"id":"10485","name":"CHR"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELalita Kaligotla\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lalita.kaligotla@hsi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"60881":{"#nid":"60881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Give Robots the Capability for Deceptive Behavior","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it\u0027s actually the scenario of an experiment conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology as part of what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We have developed algorithms that allow a robot to determine whether it should deceive a human or other intelligent machine and we have designed techniques that help the robot select the best deceptive strategy to reduce its chance of being discovered,\u0022 said Ronald Arkin, a Regents professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe results of robot experiments and theoretical and cognitive deception modeling were published online on Sept. 3 in the \u003Cem\u003EInternational Journal of Social Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. Because the researchers explored the phenomena of robot deception from a general perspective, the study\u0027s results apply to robot-robot and human-robot interactions. This research was funded by the Office of Naval Research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, robots capable of deception may be valuable for several different areas, including military and search and rescue operations. A search and rescue robot may need to deceive in order to calm or receive cooperation from a panicking victim. Robots on the battlefield with the power of deception will be able to successfully hide and mislead the enemy to keep themselves and valuable information safe. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Most social robots will probably rarely use deception, but it\u0027s still an important tool in the robot\u0027s interactive arsenal because robots that recognize the need for deception have advantages in terms of outcome compared to robots that do not recognize the need for deception,\u0022 said the study\u0027s co-author, Alan Wagner, a research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor this study, the researchers focused on the actions, beliefs and communications of a robot attempting to hide from another robot to develop programs that successfully produced deceptive behavior. Their first step was to teach the deceiving robot how to recognize a situation that warranted the use of deception. Wagner and Arkin used interdependence theory and game theory to develop algorithms that tested the value of deception in a specific situation. A situation had to satisfy two key conditions to warrant deception -- there must be conflict between the deceiving robot and the seeker, and the deceiver must benefit from the deception. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce a situation was deemed to warrant deception, the robot carried out a deceptive act by providing a false communication to benefit itself. The technique developed by the Georgia Tech researchers based a robot\u0027s deceptive action selection on its understanding of the individual robot it was attempting to deceive.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo test their algorithms, the researchers ran 20 hide-and-seek experiments with two autonomous robots. Colored markers were lined up along three potential pathways to locations where the robot could hide. The hider robot randomly selected a hiding location from the three location choices and moved toward that location, knocking down colored markers along the way. Once it reached a point past the markers, the robot changed course and hid in one of the other two locations. The presence or absence of standing markers indicated the hider\u0027s location to the seeker robot.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The hider\u0027s set of false communications was defined by selecting a pattern of knocked over markers that indicated a false hiding position in an attempt to say, for example, that it was going to the right and then actually go to the left,\u0022 explained Wagner.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe hider robots were able to deceive the seeker robots in 75 percent of the trials, with the failed experiments resulting from the hiding robot\u2019s inability to knock over the correct markers to produce the desired deceptive communication.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The experimental results weren\u0027t perfect, but they demonstrated the learning and use of deception signals by real robots in a noisy environment,\u0022 said Wagner. \u0022The results were also a preliminary indication that the techniques and algorithms described in the paper could be used to successfully produce deceptive behavior in a robot.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile there may be advantages to creating robots with the capacity for deception, there are also ethical implications that need to be considered to ensure that these creations are consistent with the overall expectations and well-being of society, according to the researchers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We have been concerned from the very beginning with the ethical implications related to the creation of robots capable of deception and we understand that there are beneficial and deleterious aspects,\u0022 explained Arkin. \u0022We strongly encourage discussion about the appropriateness of deceptive robots to determine what, if any, regulations or guidelines should constrain the development of these systems.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was funded by Grant No. N00014-08-1-0696 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). 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She will be featured along with the other 34 finalists in the magazine\u0027s September\/October issue, and will be recognized at MIT\u0027s Emerging Technologies Conference in September.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Andrea Thomaz, an assistant professor in interactive computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world\u0027s top innovators under the age of 35.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andrea Thomaz named top innovator for work with robotics"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2009-08-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:25","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39642":{"id":"39642","type":"image","title":"Andrea Thomaz","body":null,"created":"1449174110","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:50","changed":"1475894263","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:43","alt":"Andrea Thomaz","file":{"fid":"189687","name":"tyn07128.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyn07128_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyn07128_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":918588,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tyn07128_2.jpg?itok=XieTitax"}}},"media_ids":["39642"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eengadget%2Ecom%2F2009%2F08%2F24%2Fsimon%2Dthe%2Drobot%2Dwins%2Daward%2Dis%2Dsuper%2Dcute%2Dseems%2Dpretty%2Dboring%2Dt%2F\u0026feature=player_embedded\u0026v=jsFYdcZTTRw","title":"See Simon in Action"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.athomaz.com\/","title":"So, Where\\\u0027s My Robot?"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~athomaz\/","title":"Andrea Thomaz Faculty Page"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/tr35\/Profile.aspx?Cand=T\u0026TRID=770","title":"Technology Review"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1869","name":"andrea"},{"id":"1874","name":"junior"},{"id":"1873","name":"review"},{"id":"1356","name":"robot"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"168887","name":"simon"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"},{"id":"1871","name":"thomas"},{"id":"1870","name":"thomaz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"28001":{"#nid":"28001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robotics Team Receives National Accolades","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA robotics team from Georgia Tech-Savannah received a design award during the recent Marine Advanced Technology Education Center\u0027s (MATE) 2009 International Student Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition. The Georgia Tech team was among more than 20 collegiate finalists competing in the challenge to design and build ROVs that function as submarine rescue systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe MATE competition, a first for Georgia Tech-Savannah, was held at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The Savannah team received the \u0022design elegance\u0022 award and was commended for their ROV\u0027s design aesthetics, simplicity and functionality.\n\n\u0022The success of this team exemplifies Georgia Tech-Savannah\u0027s close community of undergraduates and graduate engineering students,\u0022 said David Frost, director of Georgia Tech-Savannah.  \u0022Their inspired creativity and work ethic is typical of our hands-on approach to education.\u0022\n\nFaculty sponsor Fumin Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, provided limited direct guidance. \u0022Virtually all the labor, ideas, programming and fabrication came from the students,\u0022 he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We started with a core group of four Georgia Tech-Savannah students six months ago,\u0022 explained team captain Justin Shapiro, an interdisciplinary robotics Ph.D. candidate at Georgia Tech who came from Rutgers University. \u0022We realized that this project would allow us to apply what we learned in class, and then push beyond what we learned.\u0022\n\nAlong with Shapiro from Cranbury, N.J., the Georgia Tech-Savannah team included the following members: Angel Berrocal, Silver Spring, Md.; Chasen Born, Tarrytown, Ga.; Steven Bradshaw, Cleveland, Ohio; Spencer Burch, Brunswick, Ga.; Matt Carroll, Lavonia, Ga.; Brandon Groff, Lancaster, Pa.; Scott Hales, Frisco, Texas; Winton Key, Fort Knox, Ky.; Jasmine Magerkurth, Warner Robins, Ga.; Leslie Maldonado, Miami, Fla.; Sean Maxon, Richmond Hill, Ga.; and Richard Nguyen, Marietta, Ga.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ga. 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Arkin explains the \u0022ethical adaptor,\u0022 modeled on human feelings of guilt, that theoretically would allow the machine to make ethical decisions in the heat of battle. 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Arkin says a robot theoretically could fight more ethically--at least in terms of avoiding civilian casualties--than a human soldier because it would not experience the desire for revenge. 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Researchers focus efforts on both immediate and long-term industrial needs, ranging from advanced robotic systems to improved wastewater treatment technologies to machine-vision grading and rapid microbial detection. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcMurray currently leads a project to develop a \u0022smart\u0022 deboning system. The system uses computer vision and other sensing technologies to recognize and react to size and shape differences of a carcass to perform precision cuts that optimize yield (the amount of meat removed from the bone) while reducing the risk of bone fragments in finished product.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Food Processing Technology Division also conducts significant industrial research under Georgia\u0027s Traditional Industries Program for Food Processing, which is managed through the Food Processing Advisory Council (FoodPAC). FoodPAC enhances the competitiveness of Georgia\u0027s food industry, and through the Traditional Industries Program, has helped GTRI to commercialize some of its developments while also adapting them to the needs of such industries as bakeries and fruit processors.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile food processing technologies remain the division\u0027s research priority, funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation has allowed researchers to develop technologies for the transportation industry. For one project, GTRI researchers developed a system capable of automatically placing reflective pavement markers along highway lane stripes from a moving truck.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince division researchers have core expertise in automation, information technology, food safety, worker safety and environmental technology, McMurray plans to further expand the division\u0027s research focuses into areas including biomedical devices, unmanned and autonomous systems, and biofuels.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, image processing experts and many of our core competencies transfer very nicely into areas outside of food processing,\u0022 said McMurray.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcMurray has personally initiated collaborations with physicians at Emory University to develop new technology to support doctors performing minimally invasive procedures and add new functionality to these procedures. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is currently developing a new breed of endoscope -- the medical devices used to inspect spaces inside the body -- that will allow doctors to focus their attention on inspecting the space rather than manipulating the medical device. For colonoscopies, doctors must currently guide a specialized endoscope through the patient\u0027s colon by pushing the endoscope and controlling the orientation of the instrument\u0027s tip while simultaneously watching a video monitor that displays images captured by the endoscope\u0027s camera. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDivision researchers are also collaborating with other ATAS researchers to develop and test unmanned and autonomous systems. These systems are recognized as critical components to all aspects of modern warfare across the joint forces, and they are growing in mission effectiveness. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to leading the division\u0027s research efforts, McMurray will also lead a $3 million fundraising campaign to expand the 36,000-square-foot Food Processing Technology Building by an extra 10,000 square feet. Bettcher Industries, Inc., a world leader in designing and manufacturing food processing equipment and cutting tools, was the first company to support the construction with a donation of $125,000.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022While the building holds facilities to conduct research in automation technology, information technology and environmental systems, it\u0027s not large enough for our food safety, human factors and bioprocessing research,\u0022 explained McMurray.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcMurray earned his bachelor\u0027s and master\u0027s degrees in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1985 and 1987, respectively. He lives in Smyrna with his wife Stephanie -- also a Georgia Tech graduate -- and sons Ben, 7, and Alex, 5.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 100\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMedia Relations Contacts: Abby Vogel (404-385-3364); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E); Kirk Englehardt (404-407-7280); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirkeng@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekirkeng@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E); or John Toon (404-894-6986); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"McMurray Spent 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The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument, the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes more sophisticated algorithms for music perception and improvisation in comparison to Haile, Georgia Tech\u0027s first robotic drummer. The robot can also create richer sound and more communicative visual cues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShimon is able to interact with his human counterparts on a much more social level. The robot\u0027s head is made to be more interactive and give fellow musicians social cues that relate to the music it\u0027s playing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I really wanted to make this robot more socially dynamic to enrich the interaction experience for the human musicians,\u0022 said Gil Weinberg, director of Music Technology. \u0022We start with simple social cues such as recognizing a beat and moving the robot\u0027s head. Sort of getting itself into the groove.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShimon is able to interact with his human counterparts on a much more social level. The robot\u0027s head is made to be more interactive and give fellow musicians social cues that relate to the music it\u0027s playing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I really wanted to make this robot more socially dynamic to enrich the interaction experience for the human musicians,\u0022 said Gil Weinberg, director of Music Technology. \u0022We start with simple social cues such as recognizing a beat and moving the robot\u0027s head. Sort of getting itself into the groove.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There is really a back channel of social cues that go on between musicians,\u0022 said Andrea Thomaz, assistant professor in the School of Interactive Computing, who is collaborating with Weinberg on building the robot\u0027s head. \u0022Shimon\u0027s head is really meant to take Gil\u0027s robotic musicians into that realm of being a true social collaborative music partner.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When a guitar player and a drummer want to finish a piece together, there are synchronization and anticipation social cues given,\u0022 said Weinberg. \u0022With Shimon, there are four arms that stretch over a large instrument that give other musicians anticipatory cues of what is going to happen next.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShimon is able to interact with the environment around it, analyze rhythm, melodies and harmony and use his musical understanding to improvise with humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWeinberg says that it can help study the way we think and play music because it expands the knowledge we have about music making and the musical mind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHaile, Weinberg\u0027s first robotic percussionist, played in venues all around the world and has led to additional research in human-robotic interaction. 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Their presence in a home can make everyday tasks that are difficult - if not impossible - achievable, enhancing the quality of life for the disabled.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYet with a cost averaging $16,000 per dog - not to mention the two years of training required to hone these skills - the demand for these canines\u0027 exceeds their availability.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut what if these duties could be accomplished with an electronic companion that provides the same efficiency at a fraction of the cost?\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have engineered a biologically inspired robot that mirrors the actions of sought-after service dogs. Users verbally command the robot to complete a task and the robot responds once a basic laser pointer illuminates the location of the desired action.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, if a person needs an item fetched, that individual would normally command a service dog to do so and then gesture with their hands toward the location. The service robot mimics the process, with the hand gesture replaced by aiming the laser pointer at the desired item.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEmploying this technology, users can accomplish basic yet challenging missions such as opening doors, drawers and retrieving medication.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s a road to get robots out there helping people sooner,\u0022 said Professor Charlie Kemp, Georgia Tech Department of Biomedical Engineering.  \u0022Service dogs have a great history of helping people, but there\u0027s a multi-year waiting list. It\u0027s a very expensive thing to have. We think robots will eventually help to meet those needs.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKemp presented his findings this week at the second IEEE\/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics - BioRob 2008 - in Scottsdale, Ariz. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis technology was achieved with four-legged authenticity.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKemp and graduate student Hai Nguyen worked closely with the team of trainers at Georgia Canines for Independence (GCI) in Acworth, Ga. to research the command categories and interaction that is core to the relationship between individuals and service dogs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBetty, a Golden Retriever, was studied to understand her movements and relationship with commands. Key to the success is Betty\u0027s ability to work with a towel attached to a drawer or door handle, which allows her to use her mouth for such actions as opening and closing. The robot was then successfully programmed to use the towel in a similar manner.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHer handlers were thrilled at the potential benefits of the technology.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The waiting list for dogs can be five to seven years,\u0022 said Ramona Nichols, executive director of Georgia Canines for Independence. \u0022It\u0027s neat to see science happening but with a bigger cause; applying the knowledge and experience we have and really making a difference. I\u0027m so impressed. It\u0027s going to revolutionize our industry in helping people with disabilities.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, the robot was able to replicate 10 tasks and commands taught to service dogs at GCI - including opening drawers and doors - with impressive efficiency. Other successes included opening a microwave oven, delivering an object and placing an item on a table.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As robotic researchers we shouldn\u0027t just be looking at the human as an example,\u0022 Kemp said. \u0022Dogs are very capable at what they do. They have helped thousands of people throughout the years. I believe we\u0027re going to be able to achieve the capabilities of a service dog sooner than those of a human caregiver.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the robot may not be able to mirror the personality and furry companionship of a canine, it does have other benefits.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E \u0022The robot won\u0027t require the same care and maintenance,\u0022 Kemp said. \u0022It also won\u0027t be distracted by a steak.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Mimicking the work of expensive canines could provide less-expensive alternative for the impaired"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have engineered a biologically inspired robot that mirrors the actions of sought-after service dogs. Users verbally command the robot to complete a task and the robot responds once a basic laser pointer illuminates the location of the desired action.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech obot mirrors the actions of service dogs."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2008-10-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70864":{"id":"70864","type":"image","title":"media:image:8f03927b-5fe3-4cc8-b816-a90dbc6a154c","body":null,"created":"1449177328","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:28","changed":"1475894623","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:43"}},"media_ids":["70864"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"249","name":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"id":"1968","name":"kemp"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"170770","name":"service dogs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=dfernandez8\u0022\u003EContact Don Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"71035":{"#nid":"71035","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Aerial Robotics Team Wins International Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Aerial Robotics (GTAR) team finished first  in the 2008 International Aerial Robotics Competition at the McKenna Soldier Battle Lab facility in Fort Benning, Georgia.  Georgia Tech\u0027s aerial vehicle completed the greatest portion of the prescribed mission, completing the first, second and part of the final phase of the mission.  This mission must be completed by an aerial vehicle system with no assistance from human operators during mission attempts, representing a difficult engineering challenge.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E \u0022This competition includes one of the most difficult missions of any engineering competition,\u0022 said Eric Johnson.   \u0022To attempt it, we came with a system that combined proven components developed over the past six years with some new components that were put together over the past year in a challenging system integration effort.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTMax-helicopter is based on the Yamaha RMAX helicopter.  It was equipped with two general purpose computers, differential GPS, inertial navigation and two cameras.  The slung-load system consisted of redundant release mechanisms, a bump-switch to detect hitting a wall to enable retries, a data-link relay and a magnetometer to measure its twist.    The rover system included a high-resolution camera, a general-purpose computer to control driving and manage images, and infrared sensors to enable it to effectively move around rooms indoors.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESoftware was developed by the team for helicopter navigation and flight control, three different image processing and tracking systems (locating correct building based on sign, locating openings and tracking the opening during approach to the window), automated mission management and simulation tools.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We were delighted that all parts of the system were demonstrated multiple times during our mission attempts,\u0022 said Johnson.  \u0022My worst fear was that the initial part of the mission would fail and all the work that went into later phases would be for naught - like a rover designed to drive on Mars that fails to get off the launch pad.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team made four attempts at the complete mission.  On all four of these attempts, the GTAR research UAV system (referred to as the GTMax, a small helicopter) automatically flew a three-kilometer flight to a small village and flew a search pattern, looking at the exterior walls of the buildings within.  It automatically located a pre-specified sign on one of the buildings, identifying the correct \u0022building of interest\u0022 on all but one of the attempts.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe vehicle then automatically flew a search pattern looking for openings into the building.  Having selected a suitable opening, it then dropped a 12-foot-long boom on a 90-foot two-wire slung load, allowed to gently descend by use of a spool\/damper system.  A camera on the boom was then used to steer the boom to the opening on the building.  The boom missed the opening in all three attempts, coming within feet of an open door on one attempt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe plan was to have a small ground robot drop from the boom inside the opening.  This rover would then drive within the building and take a picture of a specific item to complete the mission.  Due to missing the openings, the rover was dropped outside the building on these attempts, and so it drove around outside the building transmitting images relayed by the \u0027mother ship\u0027 helicopter back to the launch point.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022To finish the mission completely in the required time would have been great, but we are completely happy with the first place finish,\u0022 said Johnson.  \u0022The mission itself can now retire undefeated, for it will be something different next year.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the final year for this contest mission, one that teams have attempted since 2001.  Since no team completed the entire mission, $80,000 in prize money was distributed among the teams according to how far their system progressed in the mission in 2008.  Having come the closest, the Georgia Tech team, getting the closest, will receive a $27,200 prize for its performance.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition was sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.  The team consists of graduate and undergraduate students from Aerospace and Electrical \u0026amp; Computer Engineering.  The team wishes to thank other sponsors of GTAR 2008:  Lockheed Martin, Adaptive Flight Inc., and NovAtel.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Aerial Robotics (GTAR) team finished first in the 2008 International Aerial Robotics Competition at the McKenna Soldier Battle Lab facility in Fort Benning, Georgia.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech wins 2008 International Aerial Robotics Competition"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-08-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71036":{"id":"71036","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Aerial Robotics Team","body":null,"created":"1449177338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:38","changed":"1475894628","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:48"},"71037":{"id":"71037","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Aerial Robotics Team","body":null,"created":"1449177338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:38","changed":"1475894628","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:48"}},"media_ids":["71036","71037"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/uav.ae.gatech.edu\/","title":"Additional team information"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.auvsi.org\/","title":"Additional information on competition"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2028","name":"Aerial Robotics"},{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"2030","name":"Flight"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51197":{"#nid":"51197","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech, Bryn Mawr College and Microsoft Fund New Curriculum Using Personal Robots at 28 Schools","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for Personal Robotics in Education Shares Successful Recipe for Attracting Students to Computer Science\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (August 6, 2008)\u2014Through the Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE)\u2014a partnership between Georgia Tech College of Computing, Bryn Mawr College and Microsoft Research\u201428 high schools and universities are being provided the opportunity to enhance their introductory Computer Science curriculum using personal robots as a context for teaching foundational computing skills. Winners will share $250,000 and receive paperback book-sized robots called Scribblers, enhanced with special IPRE hardware technology, along with the IPRE software and class text.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAwards were presented to schools whose goals closely matched IPRE\u2019s mission. Additional grant criteria included the technical quality of the proposed program, chances for successful implementation and potential to support students in groups that are not traditionally well represented in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany students, especially non-majors, used to think Computer Science was boring, and now they love it. We found that bringing personal robots into the classroom creates a dynamic context for learning the foundations of Computer Science and makes computing a more social and creative activity,\u201d said Dr. Tucker Balch, director of IPRE and professor of interactive computing at the Georgia Tech College of Computing. \u201cDuring a time of declining student interest in science and technology, our goal is to get as many schools as possible to adopt the curriculum and help reverse that trend.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award winners are: Arkansas Tech University, Austin College, Brooklyn College, Canisius College, Fayetteville State University, Florida Virtual School, Georgia State University, Haddonfield Memorial High School, Hammond School, Harvey Mudd College, Indiana University, Ithaca College, Olin University, Park University, Phillips Exeter Academy, Presbyterian College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rollins College, Rowan University, St. Xavier University, Stetson University, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Texas Tech University, University of Delaware, University of Georgia, University of Minnesota \u2013 Morris, University of Minnesota \u2013 Twin Cities and University of Tennessee. Fifty-five universities, colleges and high schools in the U.S. and abroad applied for the funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Robots are a compelling way to stimulate students and spark their imaginations to consider the endless possibilities of careers in Computer Science,\u0022 said Dr. Stewart Tansley, senior program manager at Microsoft Research. \u0022With these awards, our continued partnership with Georgia Tech and Bryn Mawr College, and new technologies such as the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, we hope to accelerate the broad development of robotics programs, making computer science more immediate, relevant and significant for students and professors everywhere.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIPRE was created in 2006 to reinvigorate Computer Science through robotics. Today\u2019s awards were made possible through a gift from Microsoft Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, results from IPRE\u2019s work have proven the draw of personal robots as a way to attract students to degrees and careers in computing. In fall 2007, more than 400 students at Georgia Tech chose to enroll in the robotics-based courses, which showed a higher pass rate than the traditional programming course. In surveys, students in the robotics-based courses reported that they were more excited about computers than before, liked working with the robots and had spent extra time on at least one homework assignment because they \u201cthought it was cool.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Bryn Mawr, a liberal arts college for women, the enrollment of upper level Computer Science classes has more than quadrupled since introducing the robot in the first course,\u201d a sign that students are staying in the field beyond the introduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We have found that students are really enjoying and learning using the personal robot in the classroom.  It\u0027s interactive, engaging and fun. Our numbers of majors and students in Computer Science is at a record high. This is especially encouraging since women have traditionally been underrepresented in the field  We hope that these awards can help other institutions make a difference in exploring robots in education,\u0022 said Prof. Doug Blank, co-director of IPRE and chair of the Computer Science Department at Bryn Mawr College.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWinners of the grant may adopt the curricula, software and text developed by IPRE, which is now used in about half the introductory Computer Science classes at Georgia Tech, or they can adapt their own. Any school can buy the enhanced Scribblers used at Georgia Tech and Bryn Mawr College\u2014an upgraded version of an off-the-shelf product-- which cost about the same as a typical introductory computer science textbook, are made of blue molded plastic equipped with three wheels, two motors, light sensors and a speaker. They contain a circuit board that allows for more complex programming, a camera and wireless connectivity so students can program and control the robots from their computers. Scribblers are packaged with the software and the class text.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout The Institute for Personal Robots in Education\u003Cbr \/\u003EFounded in 2006 and sponsored by Microsoft Research, the Institute for Personal Robots in Education was designed to reinvigorate undergraduate computer science curriculum by delivering robotics technology tailored to education and by applying and evaluating robotics for teaching purposes. At Georgia Tech, IPRE is associated with Robotics and the College of Computing. At Bryn Mawr College, IPRE is associated with the Computer Science Department. For more information about IPRE, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.roboteducation.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.roboteducation.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\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 9th 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=\u0022..\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout Bryn Mawr College\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the original \u201cSeven Sisters,\u201d Bryn Mawr College is among the most highly selective liberal-arts college in the United States and a leader in developing women scientists.  The College ranks among the top 10 of colleges and universities in the country, and first among women\u2019s colleges, in the percentage of women undergraduates who go on to receive Ph.D.\u2019s in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (August 6, 2008)\u2014Through the Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE)\u2014a partnership between Georgia Tech College of Computing, Bryn Mawr College and Microsoft Research\u201428 high schools and universities are being provided the opportunity to enhance their introductory Computer Science curriculum using personal robots as a context for teaching foundational computing skills. Winners will share $250,000 and receive paperback book-sized robots called Scribblers, enhanced with special IPRE hardware technology, along with the IPRE software and class text. Source: Office of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:40:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:33","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"71207":{"#nid":"71207","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robots Go Where Scientists Fear to Tread","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScientists are diligently working to understand how and why the world\u0027s ice shelves are melting. While most of the data they need (temperatures, wind speed, humidity, radiation) can be obtained by satellite, it isn\u0027t as accurate as good old-fashioned, on-site measurement and static ground-based weather stations don\u0027t allow scientists to collect info from as many locations as they\u0027d like.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, the locations in question are volatile ice sheets, possibly cracking, shifting and filling with water - not exactly a safe environment for scientists.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help scientists collect the more detailed data they need without risking scientists\u0027 safety, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, working with Pennsylvania State University, have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse these potentially dangerous ice environments. The SnoMotes work as a team, autonomously collaborating among themselves to cover all the necessary ground to gather assigned scientific measurements. Data gathered by the Snomotes could give scientists a better understanding of the important dynamics that influence the stability of ice sheets.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In order to say with certainty how climate change affects the world\u0027s ice, scientists need accurate data points to validate their climate models,\u0022 said Ayanna Howard, lead on the project and an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u0022Our goal was to create rovers that could gather more accurate data to help scientists create better climate models. It\u0027s definitely science-driven robotics.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHoward unveiled the SnoMotes at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Pasadena on May 23. The SnoMotes will also be part of an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry in June. The research was funded by a grant from NASA\u0027s Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHoward, who previously worked with rovers at NASA\u0027s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is working with Magnus Egerstedt, an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Derrick Lampkin, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Penn State who studies ice sheets and how changes in climate contribute to changes in these large ice masses. Lampkin currently takes ice sheet measurements with satellite data and ground-based weather stations, but would prefer to use the more accurate data possible with the simultaneous ground measurements that efficient rovers can provide.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The changing mass of Greenland and Antarctica represents the largest unknown in predictions of global sea-level rise over the coming decades. Given the substantial impact these structures can have on future sea levels, improved monitoring of the ice sheet mass balance is of vital concern,\u0022 Lampkin said. \u0022We\u0027re developing a scale-adaptable, autonomous, mobile climate monitoring network capable of capturing a range of vital meteorological measurements that will be employed to augment the existing network and capture multi-scale processes under-sampled by current, stationary systems.\u0027 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SnoMotes are autonomous robots and are not remote-controlled. They use cameras and sensors to navigate their environment. Though current prototype models don\u0027t include a full range of sensors, the robots will eventually be equipped with all the sensors and instruments needed to take measurements specified by the scientist.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Howard\u0027s team works on versatile robots with the mobility and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) skills to complete missions, Lampkin\u0027s team will be creating a sensor package for later versions of Howard\u0027s rovers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0027s how the SnoMotes will work when they\u0027re ready for their glacial missions: The scientist will select a location for investigation and decide on a safe \u0027base camp\u0027 from which to release the SnoMotes. The SnoMotes will then be programmed with their assigned coverage area and requested measurements. The researcher will monitor the SnoMotes\u0027 progress and even reassign locations and data collection remotely from the camp as necessary.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Howard\u0027s research team first set out to build a rover designed to capture environmental data from the field, it took a few tries to come up with an effectively hearty design. The group\u0027s first rover was delicate and ineffective. But after an initial failure, they decided to move on to something designed for consistent abuse - a toy. Instead of building yet another expensive prototype, Howard instead opted to start with a sturdy kit snowmobile, already primed for snow conditions and designed for heavy use by a child.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHoward\u0027s group then installed a camera and all necessary computing and sensor equipment inside the 2-foot-long, 1-foot-wide snowmobile. The result was a sturdy but inexpensive rover.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy using existing kits and adding a few extras like sensors, circuits, A.I. and a camera, the team was able to create an expendable rover that wouldn\u0027t break a research team\u0027s bank if it were lost during an experiment, Howard said. Similar rovers under development at other universities are much more expensive, and the cost of sending several units to canvas an area would likely be cost-prohibitive for most researchers, she added.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first phase of the project is focused primarily on testing the mobility and communications capabilities of the SnoMote rovers. Later versions of the rovers will include a more developed sensor package and larger rovers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team has created three working SnoMote models so far, but as many SnoMotes as necessary can work together on a mission, Howard said.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SnoMote represents two key innovations in rovers: a new method of location and work allocation communication between robots and maneuvering in ice conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce placed on site, the robots place themselves at strategic locations to make sure all the assigned ground is covered. Howard and her team are testing two different methods that allow the robots to decide amongst themselves which positions they will take to get all the necessary measurements.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first is an \u0027auction\u0027 system that lets the robots \u0027bid\u0027 on a desired location, based on their proximity to the location (as they move) and how well their instruments are working or whether they have the necessary instrument (one may have a damaged wind sensor or another may have low battery power).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second method is more mathematical, fixing the robots to certain positions in a net of sorts that is then stretched to fit the targeted location. Magnus Egerstedt is working with Howard on this work allocation method.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to location assignments, another key innovation of the SnoMote is its ability to find its way in snow conditions. While most rovers can use rocks or other landmarks to guide their movement, snow conditions present an added challenge by restricting topography and color (everything is white) from its guidance systems. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor snow conditions, one of Howard\u0027s students discovered that the lines formed by snow banks could serve as markers to help the SnoMote track distance traveled, speed and direction. The SnoMote could also navigate via GPS if snow bank visuals aren\u0027t available.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the SnoMotes are expected to pass their first real field test in Alaska next month, a heartier, more cold-resistant version will be needed for the Antarctic and other well below zero climates, Howard said. These new rovers would include a heater to keep circuitry warm enough to function and sturdy plastic exterior that wouldn\u0027t become brittle in extreme cold.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse potentially dangerous ice environments. The SnoMotes work as a team, autonomously collaborating among themselves to gather data that could give scientists a better understanding of the important dynamics that influence the stability of ice sheets.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rovers traverse dangerous ice environments"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2008-05-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:10","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71208":{"id":"71208","type":"image","title":"Ayanna Howard","body":null,"created":"1449177358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:58","changed":"1475894630","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:50"},"71209":{"id":"71209","type":"image","title":"Ayanna and the SnoMote","body":null,"created":"1449177358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:58","changed":"1475894632","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:52"},"71210":{"id":"71210","type":"image","title":"SnoMote","body":null,"created":"1449177358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:58","changed":"1475894632","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:52"}},"media_ids":["71208","71209","71210"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=135","title":"Profile"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/humanslab.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"Human-Automation Systems Lab (HumAnS)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.geog.psu.edu\/people\/lampkin\/","title":"Dr. Derrick Lampkin"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"825","name":"Ayanna Howard"},{"id":"1925","name":"Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"2090","name":"Lampkin"},{"id":"1356","name":"robot"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"170766","name":"SnoMote"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"71332":{"#nid":"71332","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Partnering to Create National Robotics Strategy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECiting the critical importance of the continued growth of robotics to U.S. competitiveness, 11 universities are taking the lead in developing an integrated national strategy for robotics research. The United States is the only nation engaged in advanced robotics research that does not have such a research roadmap.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC), a program of the National Science Foundation, is providing support for developing the roadmap, which will be a unified research agenda for robotics across federal agencies, industry and the universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe effort began last year and includes representatives from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University and the universities of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California- Berkeley, Southern California, Utah and Illinois, as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHenrik I. Christensen, the KUKA Chair of Robotics at Georgia Tech and a principal investigator for the CCC, is leading the group effort to develop the roadmap with the involvement of industry. This spring, a series of workshops are being organized and this fall a National Robotics Senior Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., will take place. The conference will review the preliminary results from the workshops and take steps toward an integrated national research agenda. The roadmap will then be reported to the year-old Congressional Robotics Caucus, headed by U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It is essential that the United States begins to solidly outline a leadership position in robotics,\u0026quot; said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. \u0026quot;Robotics already is having a transformative impact on the workplace, from the factory floor to hospital operating rooms. In the decades ahead, this impact can be extended to our homes and our highways to increase our ability to live independently and to save lives.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The planning process now getting under way is a historic opportunity to build upon broad-based collaboration among industry and academic leaders in the field of robotics,\u0026quot; said Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough. \u0026quot;We want to create a plan that will keep this nation competitive in a technology that is rapidly advancing.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe failure of the robotics community to previously speak with one voice has resulted in inconsistent funding and missed opportunities, said Matthew T. Mason, director of Carnegie Mellon\u0026#39;s Robotics Institute. \u0026quot;The technology is finding wider application, but its full potential is not fully appreciated by policy makers,\u0026quot; he explained. \u0026quot;We need to develop a common vision so that we can work effectively with the Congressional Robotics Caucus and with funding agencies.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChristensen noted that all of the planning events are designed to focus on the research needs that are vital to the development of a growing robotics industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Several key competencies are not available today,\u0026quot; Christensen said. \u0026quot;Through a community effort that includes end-users, industry and academia, the key challenges and opportunities will be identified. The workshops and conferences will allow us to develop a mature plan.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The key to the workshops will be the collaborative discussions between representatives from both academia and industry,\u0026quot; stated John Reid, Director, Product Technology and Innovation at John Deere\u0026#39;s Moline Technology Innovation Center. \u0026quot;We need to proceed in a market-driven fashion to envision key future robotics-enabled capabilities and then map these capabilities to the required robotics technologies that we need to be researching and developing today.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDoyle and Wamp of the Congressional Robotics Caucus expressed enthusiasm for the effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We applaud the researchers at some of our nation\u0026#39;s top universities for this effort to craft a national agenda for robotics research,\u0026quot; they said in a statement released by the caucus. \u0026quot;We especially want to commend the presidents of Carnegie Mellon and Georgia Tech for their initiative in organizing this conference. The Congressional Robotics Caucus looks forward to reviewing the results of this important work so that we can more fully understand the impact that robotics is likely to have on the future security and prosperity of our nation.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMore information about the Community Computing Consortium can be found at:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/ccc\/\u0022\u003Ewww.cra.org\/ccc\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe roadmapping effort is detailed at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.us-robotics.us\u0022\u003Ewww.us-robotics.us\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Carnegie Mellon:\u003C\/strong\u003E Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more, see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cmu.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.cmu.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Academic Leaders in Robotics Research Announce Effort To Create National Strategy for Robotics Growth"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECiting the critical importance of the continued growth of robotics to U.S. competitiveness, 11 universities are taking the lead in developing an integrated national strategy for robotics research. The United States is the only nation engaged in advanced robotics research that does not have such a research roadmap.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Academic Leaders Partner"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-04-24 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-11-22 20:43:21","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71333":{"id":"71333","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Robotics","body":null,"created":"1449177367","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:07","changed":"1475894634","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:54"}},"media_ids":["71333"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.us-robotics.us\/","title":"Roadmapping"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cra.org\/ccc\/","title":"Community Computing Consortium"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2125","name":"Carnegie Mellon"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2126","name":"National Robotics Strategy"},{"id":"572","name":"partnership"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"71363":{"#nid":"71363","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robot Fetches Objects With Just a Point and a Click","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobots are fluent in their native language of 1 and 0 absolutes but struggle to grasp the nuances and imprecise nature of human language. While scientists are making slow, incremental progress in their quest to create a robot that responds to speech, gestures and body language, a more straightforward method of communication may help robots find their way into homes sooner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA team of researchers led by Charlie Kemp, director of the Center for Healthcare Robotics in the Health Systems Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, have found a way to instruct a robot to find and deliver an item it may have never seen before using a more direct manner of communication - a laser pointer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEl-E (pronounced like the name Ellie), a robot designed to help users with limited mobility with everyday tasks, autonomously moves to an item selected with a green laser pointer, picks up the item and then delivers it to the user, another person or a selected location such as a table. El-E, named for her ability to elevate her arm and for the arm\u0027s resemblance to an elephant trunk, can grasp and deliver several types of household items including towels, pill bottles and telephones from floors or tables.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that El-E will someday be ready to roll out of the lab and into the homes of patients who need assistance, the Georgia Tech and Emory research team includes Prof. Julie Jacko, an expert on human-computer interaction and assistive technologies, and Dr. Jonathan Glass, director of the Emory ALS Center at the Emory University School of Medicine. El-E\u0027s creators are gathering input from ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig\u0027s disease) patients and doctors to prepare El-E to assist patients with severe mobility challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was presented at the ACM\/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in Amsterdam on March 14 and an associated workshop on \u0027Robotic Helpers\u0027 on March 12.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe verbal instructions a person gives to help someone find a desired object are very difficult for a robot to use (the cup over near the couch or the brush next to the red toothbrush). These types of commands require the robot to understand everyday human language and the objects it describes at a level well beyond the state of the art in language recognition and object perception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We humans naturally point at things but we aren\u0027t very accurate, so we use the context of the situation or verbal cues to clarify which object is important,\u0022 said Kemp, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory. \u0022Robots have some ability to retrieve specific, predefined objects, such as a soda can, but retrieving generic everyday objects has been a challenge for robots.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe laser pointer interface and methods developed by Kemp\u0027s team overcome this challenge by providing a direct way for people to communicate the location of interest to El-E and complimentary methods that enable El-E to pick up an object found at this location. Through these innovations, El-E can retrieve objects without understanding what the object is or what it\u0027s called.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the laser pointer interface, El-E uses another approach to simplify its task. Indoors, objects are usually found on smooth, flat surfaces with uniform appearance, such as floors, tables, and shelves. Kemp\u0027s team designed El-E to take advantage of this common structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegardless of the height, El-E uses the same strategies to localize and pick up the object by elevating its arm and sensors to match the height of the object\u0027s location. The robot\u0027s ability to reach objects both from the floor and shelves is particularly important for patients with mobility impairments since these locations can be difficult to reach, Kemp said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEl-E uses a custom-built camera that is omni-directional to see most of the room. After the robot detects that a selection has been made with the laser pointer, the robot moves two cameras to look at the laser spot and triangulate its position in three-dimensional space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext, the robot estimates where the item is in relation to its body and travels to the location. If the location is above the floor, the robot finds the edge of the surface on which the object is sitting, such as the edge of a table.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPicking up the unknown object is a significant challenge El-E faces in completing its task. It uses a laser range finder that scans across the surface to initially locate the object. Then, after moving its hand above the object, it uses a camera in its hand to visually distinguish the object from the texture of the floor or table. After refining the hand\u0027s position and orientation, it descends upon the object while using sensors in its hand to decide when to stop moving down and start closing its gripper. Finally, it closes its gripper upon the object until it has a secure grip.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce the robot has picked up the item, the laser pointer can be used to guide the robot to another location to deposit the item or direct the robot to take the item to a person. El-E distinguishes between these two situations by looking for a face near the selected location.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the robot detects a face, it carefully moves toward the person and presents the item to the user so it can be taken. It uses the location of the face and legs to determine where it will present the object.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf no face is detected near the location illuminated by the laser pointer, the robot decides whether the location is on a table or the floor. If it is on a table, El-E places the object on the table. If the location is on the floor El-E moves to the selected location on the floor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter delivering the item, the robot returns to the user\u0027s side, ready to handle the next request.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEl-E\u0027s power and computation is all on board (no tethers or hidden computers in the next room) and runs Ubuntu Linux on a Mac mini.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEl-E\u0027s laser pointer interface and methods for autonomous mobile manipulation represent an important step toward robotic assistants in the home.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If you want a robot to cook a meal or brush your hair, you will probably want the robot to first fetch the items it will need, and for tasks such as cleaning up around the home, it is essential that the robot be able to pick up objects and move them to new locations. We see object fetching as a core capability for future robots in healthcare settings, such as the home,\u0022 Kemp said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech and Emory research team is now working to help El-E expand its capabilities to include switching lights on and off when the user selects a light switch and opening and closing doors when the user selects a door knob.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a robot, designed to help users with limited mobility with everyday tasks, that moves autonomously to an item selected with a green laser pointer, picks up the item and then delivers it to the user, another person or a selected location such as a table. The new robotic communication method may help robots find their way into the home sooner.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Robot designed to aid patients with limited movement"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2008-03-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71364":{"id":"71364","type":"image","title":"El-E and Dr. Kemp","body":null,"created":"1449177367","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:07","changed":"1475894634","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:54"},"71365":{"id":"71365","type":"image","title":"El-E","body":null,"created":"1449177367","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:07","changed":"1475894634","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:54"}},"media_ids":["71364","71365"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.hsi.gatech.edu\/cckemp\/","title":"Dr. Charlie Kemp"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.neurology.emory.edu\/als","title":"Emory ALS Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/","title":"Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.hsi.gatech.edu\/hrl\/","title":"Healthcare Robotics Lab"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2156","name":"ALS"},{"id":"2158","name":"Center for Healthcare Robotics"},{"id":"2157","name":"Charlie Kemp"},{"id":"2154","name":"El-E"},{"id":"2155","name":"healthcare robotics"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51299":{"#nid":"51299","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Laser-Guided Robot Creates a \u201cClickable World\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA robot that can pick up objects and hand them to people suffering from degenerative diseases, co-created by Assistant Professor Charlie Kemp of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center (RIM@GT), was unveiled March 12 at a conference in Amsterdam. Kemp, who is also director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Healthcare Robotics, said his team focused on the ways the robot could interact with humans, not act like one. \u0022How can you make robots that are actually useful? That was bugging me,\u0022 Kemp said. \u0022And it\u0027s a hard question to answer \u2014 that\u0027s why I\u0027m happy with this.\u0022\u00a0 Source: AJC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:41:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:43","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/search\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/03\/12\/Laser_GuidedRobot_0312.html","title":"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/search\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/03\/12\/Laser_GuidedRobot_0312.html"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"51305":{"#nid":"51305","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shift Towards Autonomy will be Gradual","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Robotics systems may have the potential to out-perform humans from a perspective of the laws of war and the rules of engagement,\u0022 Ronald Arkin, Regents\u0027 Professor, told a conference on technology in warfare at Stanford University last month. He agrees that the shift towards autonomy will be gradual.\u00a0 Source: The Age\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:41:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:43","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/news.theage.com.au\/automated-killer-robots-threat-to-humanity-expert\/20080227-1v6s.html","title":"http:\/\/news.theage.com.au\/automated-killer-robots-threat-to-humanity-expert\/20080227-1v6s.html"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"71445":{"#nid":"71445","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Offers First Interdisciplinary Robotics Ph.D.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Colleges of Computing and Engineering at Georgia Tech today announced the nation\u0027s first interdisciplinary doctoral degree in robotics to be offered at Georgia Tech. The program, which starts fall semester of 2008, was developed through Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM@Georgia Tech), a collaborative research center that combines the educational strength and expertise of both units. Reaching across disciplines and drawing from curricula in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, aerospace, biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, the doctoral degree is designed to educate a new breed of multidisciplinary researchers who will enter the market best prepared to chart a new course for robotics in the United States. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are pleased to offer the first truly interdisciplinary robotics Ph.D. program in the country,\u0022 said Dr. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics for the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u0022Exposing our students to course work from multiple disciplines early on prepares them to think about robotics from a holistic approach once they enter the workforce. True to our mission in robotics at Georgia Tech, our program will recruit and educate outstanding students who will provide leadership in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to robotics industry associations in North America and Japan, the global robotics market is expected to significantly expand over the next five years, including gains in both the service and personal robotics fields. With a focus on personal and everyday robotics, as well as the future of automation, faculty involved with RIM@Georgia Tech developed the doctoral degree program to best enable students to understand and drive the future role of robotics in society and industry. Approximately 15 candidates per year are expected to be admitted, gradually building the program to 60 enrolled students. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Over the next five to ten years, robotics technologies will become more integrated throughout various industries that directly impact human activity and culture, such as healthcare, food processing, logistics and others,\u0022 said Dr. Christensen. \u0022At Georgia Tech, our doctorate students will be guided through their research by at least two faculty members from distinct participating schools, providing more insight and expertise into a specific industry sector or focus area.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Robotics Ph.D. program must first be admitted to one of the participating academic units, subsequently designated as the student\u0027s home unit. Students will then progress through the course requirements consisting of 36 semester hours of core research and elective courses, the passing a comprehensive qualifying exam with written and oral components, and the successful completion, documentation and defense of a piece of original research culminating in a doctoral thesis. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver 30 faculty members from the schools of Interactive Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering are affiliated with this new Ph.D. program. Faculty involved in the development of the new doctoral program include Henrik Christensen (College of Computing), Frank Dellaert (College of Computing), Eric Johnson (School of Aerospace Engineering), Ayanna Howard (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering), Steve DeWeerth (Department of Biomedical Engineering), and Harvey Lipkin (School of Mechanical Engineering).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Robotics \u0026amp; Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech (RIM@GT)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM@Georgia Tech) leverages the strengths and resources of Georgia Tech in robotics education, research, and leadership by reaching across traditional boundaries to embrace a multidisciplinary approach. The College of Computing, College of Engineering and the Georgia Tech Research Institute play key, complementary roles through Tech\u0027s traditional expertise in interactive and intelligent computing, control, and mechanical engineering. Emphasizing personal and everyday robotics as well as the future of automation, faculty involved with RIM@Georgia Tech help students understand and define the future role of robotics in society. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.robotics.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.robotics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.robotics.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe College of Engineering at Georgia Tech is the largest engineering program in the U.S. and ranked 4th among the country\u0027s best graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report. A respected leader in interdisciplinary research and education, the College of Engineering grants the highest number of engineering degrees in the nation across nine fields of study. For more information about the programs in the College of Engineering, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.coe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.coe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u0027s 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 College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Colleges of Computing and Engineering at Georgia Tech announced the nation\u0027s first interdisciplinary doctoral degree in robotics to be offered at Georgia Tech. The program starts fall semester of 2008 and was developed through Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM@Georgia Tech).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Program to start in Fall 2008"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2008-01-30 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:10","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71446":{"id":"71446","type":"image","title":"Rescue Robot","body":null,"created":"1449177376","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:16","changed":"1475894637","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:57"}},"media_ids":["71446"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/humanslab.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"Human-Automation Systems Lab (HumAnS)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.imdl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Intelligent Machine Dynamics"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/robot-ethics-proposal-funded-by-dod","title":"Robot Ethics"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.roboteducation.org\/","title":"Institute for Personal Robots in Education"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.robotics.gatech.edu\/","title":"Robotics at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"208","name":"computing"},{"id":"2212","name":"Doctoral"},{"id":"1096","name":"Ph.D."},{"id":"1356","name":"robot"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Biggs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGCI Group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:press@robocup-us.org\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Biggs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-260-3510\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["press@robocup-us.org"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51348":{"#nid":"51348","#data":{"type":"news","title":"With Robotic Eyes","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty members Frank Dellaert and Bruce Walker have developed a wearable computing system designed to help the visually impaired and others \nnavigate their way in unknown territory. \u0022We have a working prototype using \ncomputer vision to see street-level details, such as light posts and benches,\u201d \nsays Dellaert. 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College of Computing faculty member Henrik Christensen said that \nthanks to recent advances such as the LS 460, commercialization possibilities \nare right around the corner. 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The Defense Department awarded \nArkin $290,000 to fund his three-year study. 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He also cautioned that researchers don\u0027t yet understand the \nconsequences of increased human-robot interaction. 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After it continues through the junction, it approaches a vehicle stopped in its lane. The Cayenne checks to make sure there are no cars approaching in the opposing lane, passes the stopped car and returns to its original lane. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis scene may sound normal, but this is no ordinary Porsche Cayenne-it thinks for itself and requires no driver. This autonomous vehicle was designed by the Georgia Institute of Technology in collaboration with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u0027s (DARPA) Urban Challenge.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s vehicle, named Sting 1, did not qualify for the final challenge during the National Qualifying Event (NQE) held from October 26-31 at the urban military training facility located on the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. Sting 1 finished as one of 35 teams that made it to the NQE.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As a first-time entrant, the team has done an outstanding job making it to the semifinal round of the world\u0027s most challenging robotics competition,\u0022 said Tucker Balch, team lead and associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith six cameras, eight computers, Doppler radar and infrared laser radar on board, Sting 1 was designed to operate without any human intervention and obey California traffic laws while performing maneuvers such as merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic circles and avoiding moving obstacles.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe road to California began in the summer of 2006, when Georgia Tech and 88 other teams signed up to participate in this year\u0027s Urban Challenge.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech didn\u0027t compete in the two previous Grand Challenges, but SAIC did,\u0022 added Balch. \u0022Their experience helped us develop software that could have enabled a robot to place well in the previous challenges and then we took it further with additional capabilities necessary for the Urban Challenge.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team, consisting of researchers in Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing and College of Engineering and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), chose the Porsche Cayenne as their vehicle and in August 2006 began to install computers that would drive the car automatically. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEight computers networked together through two high speed networks were programmed to know the rules of the road. This included knowing how to stay in a lane, how to overtake another car, how to make turns in city traffic, how to maneuver the waiting patterns at an intersection, how to merge into traffic and how to behave in a parking lot. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the racing team, the car really had to think for itself. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When moving forward, the car usually ignored obstacles that were in its planned path,\u0022 said Tom Collins, electronics lead and GTRI principal research engineer. \u0022But when obstacles were detected, the car would plan and execute a different route.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESAIC engineers developed methods for visual lane detection and tracking. On unpaved dirt roads, the colors of the road and non-road areas were modeled to identify a path, adapting over time as lighting or surface colors changed. On marked paved roads, a camera kept the car in its lane by detecting the typical white and yellow lines that mark a driving lane. If the vision system was unable to find a lane, the car used lasers to follow the curb. Ten laser range finders sent out infrared laser beams that constantly scanned to provide Sting 1 with an accurate measurement of the distance to any objects, such as curbs and other cars.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt intersections, the team used laser and radar sensors to see other waiting or approaching vehicles. Six off-the-shelf Doppler radar systems used to detect moving objects allowed the car to see as far as two football fields away in all directions. Cameras helped guide the car through the intersections and onto new roadways.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We had to guarantee that there was at least a 10 second window that would allow us to pull out onto a road, accelerate and get up to a reasonable speed without cutting someone off,\u0022 noted Henrik Christensen, principal investigator for the team and director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers tested their car for months in the parking lot behind the Centergy One building in Technology Square on the Georgia Tech campus. They also utilized the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga. on weekends to test the ability of the car to maneuver in an urban environment. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Urban Challenge is the third in a series of DARPA-sponsored competitions to foster the development of robotic ground vehicle technology without a human operator, designed for use on the battlefield. Safe operation in traffic is essential to U.S. military plans to use autonomous ground vehicles to conduct important missions and keep American personnel out of harm\u0027s way.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are already thinking about life after the Urban Challenge.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027ve already talked about expanding this work to other areas,\u0022 said Vince Camp, hardware lead and GTRI senior research engineer. \u0022We\u0027re looking forward to using the technologies in applications such as autonomous lane striping for the Department of Transportation.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChallenges like this also aim to improve safety in vehicles consumers purchase. Some high-end vehicles sold today have backup sensors that alert the driver to obstacles and can parallel park without driver assistance. There are also systems that will alert a driver that is approaching a car in the same lane too quickly or if a driver is leaving the appropriate lane.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022These types of systems will help us become better drivers, but it\u0027s probably going to be a decade or so before we see fully autonomous vehicles,\u0022 said Christensen. \u0022At some point, though, drivers will realize that their cars are probably much more aware of what\u0027s going on around the car and are better equipped to deal with a situation than human drivers.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDARPA awarded a first-place prize of $2 million to Carnegie Mellon\u0027s Tartan Racing Team.  Second and third places went to teams from Stanford Univesity and Virginia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 100\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Stefany Wilson, College of Computing (404-894-7253); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel, Research News \u0026amp; Publications Office (404-385-3364); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Kirk Englehardt, Georgia Tech Research Institute (404-407-7280); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Abby Vogel\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\/SAIC Sting 1 vehicle reaches semifinals"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Sting Racing Team sponsored by Georgia Tech and SAIC reached the semifinals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u0027s Urban Challenge, but did not quality for the final challenge.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sting Racing Team reaches competition semifinals"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2007-11-06 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:24","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2007-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71618":{"id":"71618","type":"image","title":"Sting1 vehicle","body":null,"created":"1449177396","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:36","changed":"1475894639","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:59"},"71619":{"id":"71619","type":"image","title":"Sting Racing Team","body":null,"created":"1449177396","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:36","changed":"1475894639","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:59"},"71620":{"id":"71620","type":"image","title":"Sting 1 Vehicle","body":null,"created":"1449177396","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:36","changed":"1475894639","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:59"}},"media_ids":["71618","71619","71620"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.sting-racing.org\/","title":"Sting Racing Web site"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"690","name":"darpa"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"170760","name":"Sting"},{"id":"1249","name":"vehicle"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EStefany Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=sw187\u0022\u003EContact Stefany Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-7253\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stefany@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51368":{"#nid":"51368","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech-SAIC Sting Racing Team Departs for DARPA Urban Challenge","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003ETeam headed to California to compete among 35 semifinalist teams from across the country\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (October 22, 2007) \u2013 The College of Computing at Georgia Tech today announced that the Sting Racing team, a collaboration between Georgia Tech and Science Applications International Corporation [NYSE: SAI], has left for Victorville, Calif. to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2019s (DARPA) Urban Challenge semifinals and finals events with their fully autonomous vehicle entry, Sting 1. The semifinal National Qualifying Event (NQE) is scheduled to begin October 26, with the final event on November 3 on the site of the former George Air Force Base. Georgia Tech-SAIC Sting Racing, composed of researchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s Colleges of Computing, Engineering, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and SAIC, is one of only 35 semifinalist teams from across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe invite the public to join us in applauding the members of the Sting Racing team and their inspiring enthusiasm and commitment,\u201d said Dr. Henrik Christensen, KUKA chair of Robotics for the College of Computing at Georgia Tech and principal investigator for Sting Racing. \u201cWith support from Georgia Tech, SAIC, and the local community, we are ready to compete among the world\u2019s best robotics programs and drive our way into the Urban Challenge finals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more than a year the members of the Sting Racing team have been working to prepare and program Sting 1, a Porsche Cayenne, to compete autonomously in this high-profile, national challenge. Combining the leadership and broad technological expertise in robotics at Georgia Tech and complemented by SAIC\u2019s capabilities in robot vision and sensor fusion, the team has risen to the challenge of programming the vehicle to operate without a driver, stay on course, and deal with obstacles in its way, such as fellow cars, while maintaining realistic speeds. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u201cSting 1 illustrates the seamless collaboration the Georgia Tech-SAIC team members have demonstrated in preparing for the Urban Challenge this past year,\u201d said Karl Kluge, SAIC senior scientist \u2013 perception researcher.\u00a0 \u201cWith Georgia Tech as one of the nation\u2019s foremost robotics research institutions and SAIC as a seasoned, two-time DARPA Grand Challenge contender, the Sting Racing entry is a strong contender in this Challenge.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Urban Challenge is the third in a series of DARPA-sponsored competitions to foster the development of robotic ground vehicle technology without a human operator, designed for use on the battlefield. The Urban Challenge will feature autonomous ground vehicles executing simulated military supply missions safely and effectively in a mock urban area. DARPA will award $2 million, $1 million and $500,000 awards to the top three finishers that complete the course within the six-hour time limit. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sting-racing.org\u0022\u003Ewww.sting-racing.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout SAIC\u003Cbr \/\u003ESAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets.\u00a0 With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers\u2019 mission-critical functions.\u00a0 SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.\u00a0 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th 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 College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCollege of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca title=\u0022Stefany Wilson\u0022 href=\u0022..\/..\/..\/inside\/directory\/stefany-wilson\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022..\/..\/..\/\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech today announced that the Sting\nRacing team, a collaboration between Georgia Tech and Science\nApplications International Corporation [NYSE: SAI], has left for\nVictorville, Calif. to compete in the Defense Advanced Research\nProjects Agency\u2019s (DARPA) Urban Challenge semifinals and finals events\nwith their fully autonomous vehicle entry, Sting 1.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8427","name":"artificialintelligence"},{"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":""}},"51376":{"#nid":"51376","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sex and Marriage with Robots? It Could Happen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Humans are very unusual creatures,\u0022 College of Computing Regents\u0027 \nProfessor Ron Arkin said, \u0022If you ask me if every human will want to marry a \nrobot, my answer is probably not. But will there be a subset of people? There \nare people ready right now to marry sex toys.\u0022 Source: MSNBC\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/21271545\/","title":"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/21271545\/"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"51383":{"#nid":"51383","#data":{"type":"news","title":"On The Road To Robot Race","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHenrik Christensen, Director, Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center and \nSting Racing member, said\u00a0\u0022The most important qualification is our competence in \nsystems integration, but our strategy to control (the robot) is also a major \ncomponent of our design.\u0022 The team has spent about $200,000 on hardware for the \nrobot, but about $2 million on the total project. Source: News.com\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.com\/2300-11394_3-6211534-11.html?tag=ne.gall.pg","title":"http:\/\/www.news.com\/2300-11394_3-6211534-11.html?tag=ne.gall.pg"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"51392":{"#nid":"51392","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Latest Robots Help Clean, Even Spy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAyanna Howard, a College of Computing Adjunct Professor with\u00a0School of ECE feels that iRobot has been successful by selling very specialized devices instead of \u0022coming up with one robot that can do everything.\u0022 She is specializing in human-robot interactions at home. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Ajc.com\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/content\/printedition\/2007\/09\/29\/robots0929.html","title":"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/content\/printedition\/2007\/09\/29\/robots0929.html"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8427","name":"artificialintelligence"},{"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":""}},"51394":{"#nid":"51394","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Finds Human-Robot Attachment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Elizabeth Grinter, associate professor at the school\u0027s College of Computing and Program Coordinator of Human Centered Computing comments on her study: \u0022Robot owners are more willing to work with a robot that does have issues because they really, really like it.\u0022 \u003Cem\u003ESource: KTVB.com\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:46","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/stories\/E\/EMOTIONAL_ROBOTS?SECTION=HOME\u0026SITE=KTVB\u0026TEMPLATE=DEFAULT","title":"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/stories\/E\/EMOTIONAL_ROBOTS?SITE=KTVB\u0026SECTION=HOME\u0026TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"}],"groups":[{"id":"1304","name":"High Performance Computing (HPC)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8447","name":"formal_methods_in_human-computer_interaction"},{"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":""}},"71872":{"#nid":"71872","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Simulation Reveals How Body Repairs Balance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYour body goes to a lot of trouble to make sure you stay upright. But when the brain\u0027s neural pathways are impaired through injury, age or illness, muscles are deprived of the detailed sensory information they need to perform the constant yet delicate balancing act required for normal movement and standing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith an eye towards building robots that can balance like humans, researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a computer simulation that sheds new light on how the nervous system reinvents its communication with muscles after sensory loss. The findings could someday be used to better diagnose and rehabilitate patients with balance problems (through normal aging or diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson\u0027s) by retraining their muscles and improving overall balance. The research will be published in the October issue of Nature Neuroscience. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The ultimate goal of rehabilitation is for patients to find the best way to adapt to their particular deficit. This system may help predict what the optimum combination of muscle and nerve activity looks like for each patient, helping patients and doctors set realistic goals and speeding recovery,\u0022 said Lena Ting, lead researcher on the project and an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a body without balance impairment, the nervous system collects sensory information from all over the body (skin, ears, feet, arms, eyes, etc.) and transmits this information to the muscles that control balance. When that information changes through the introduction of something like a strong wind, a raised crack in the pavement or an accidental bump from a nearby stranger, the nervous system sends the new information to the muscles and they adjust accordingly to maintain the body\u0027s balance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EImpairments and injuries to the nervous system or the senses that report to the nervous system (experienced with a loss of vision or touch and problems in the inner ear) lead to balance problems. Experts traditionally have had little understanding of how the nervous system\u0027s communication with the muscles associated with balance changes when one or several pieces of necessary sensory information are missing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and Emory researchers set out to create an effective way to interpret how commands from the nervous system to muscles (measured through electrical signals in the muscles) are changed by sensory impairment - similar to the numbing of feet experienced by diabetes patients - and how these changes affect balance control. The team started with data sets from animals. They were able to determine that, after a period of rehabilitation, subjects with some sensory damage were able to regain their balance despite the loss of some sensory information. So how do the nervous system and muscles fill in the information gaps?\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech and Emory team hypothesized that the nervous system relies on the relationship between the body\u0027s center of gravity and its environment to control balance. They reasoned that the best predictor of how muscles would be activated when the subject experienced a balance threat was not the motion of the individual body parts, but the horizontal motion of the body\u0027s center of gravity.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo test their theory, the researchers created a computer simulation that could accurately simulate standing balance and muscle reactions to balance disturbances by focusing on the relation of the subject\u0027s center of gravity to the ground. Rather than predicting neural control patterns for the multitude of sensory information processed by the body to maintain balance, the team instead tracked a small set of signals related to the body\u0027s control of its center of gravity.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech and Emory team determined that subjects who had impaired sensory information were slowly using new sensory pathways to track the motion of the body\u0027s center of gravity, compensating for the loss of information from the damaged sensory pathways. In effect, the subjects\u0027 muscles were using different neural information to perform the same balance tasks, resulting in muscle activity patterns that looked \u0027abnormal,\u0027 but that were actually similar to the predicted optimum.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team is now testing its center of gravity simulation with human subjects and a small robot with simulated muscles. They predict that the simulation could recognize impairment and pinpoint the optimum recovery points for each sensory-impaired subject - all based on the body\u0027s reliance on center of gravity information. When applied to a robot, these neural communication patterns allowed the robot to successfully move fluidly like an animal, in contrast to what its gears and motors might suggest. The robot demonstrates all of the different strategies that could be used by normal and sensory-loss patients.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This finding will change the way we approach rehabilitation,\u0022 Ting said. \u0022We can\u0027t expect patients to mimic normal balance performance when they\u0027re using a different set of sensory information. Instead, our work can help identify the best performance possible given a patient\u0027s level and type of sensory impairment.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Researchers design simulation that could be used to better rehabilitate patients with balance problems, build robots with better balance"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and Emory researchers have created a computer simulation that sheds new light on how the nervous system reinvents its communication with muscles after sensory loss. The findings could someday be used to better diagnose and rehabilitate patients with balance problems by retraining their muscles and improving overall balance.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Could lead to better rehabilitation, robot balance"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2007-09-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71873":{"id":"71873","type":"image","title":"balance","body":null,"created":"1449177414","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:54","changed":"1475894644","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:04"},"71874":{"id":"71874","type":"image","title":"Ting and Chvatl","body":null,"created":"1449177414","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:54","changed":"1475894644","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:04"}},"media_ids":["71873","71874"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.neuro.gatech.edu\/groups\/ting\/index.html","title":"Lena Ting\\\u0027s Neuromechanics Lab"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/","title":"Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2265","name":"balance"},{"id":"2266","name":"Lena Ting"},{"id":"2267","name":"multiple sclerosis"},{"id":"2268","name":"nervous system"},{"id":"1356","name":"robot"},{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51399":{"#nid":"51399","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Robot Didn\u0027t Write This","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERonald Arkin, Regents\u0027 Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, comments on the ethical, legal and moral ramifications of society\u0027s dependence on robots. He is developing an artificial-conscience mechanism to govern robot behavior. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:49","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/21\/AR2007092101540.html","title":"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/21\/AR2007092101540.html"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8430","name":"mobile_robotics"},{"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":""}},"71915":{"#nid":"71915","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ga. Tech TV Spot Showcases Innovation and Tradition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen thinking of the Georgia Institute of Technology, two key attributes consistently come to mind - innovation and tradition. A recent challenge for Georgia Tech\u0027s communications team was developing a television spot that would demonstrate, in just 30 seconds, the Institute\u0027s long tradition of being a technological leader, while also capturing more than 100 years of school spirit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs with most public universities, resources are limited and tackling such a project in-house creates additional challenges. However, Georgia Tech\u0027s communications and marketing team approached the project like most Tech students and faculty - by applying a creative approach with the latest technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom the start, the team was determined to avoid typical images found in university promotional spots often featuring idyllic campus scenes, students studying and labs brimming with test tubes. Instead, the team selected imagery that exemplifies one of the Institute\u0027s many flagship technologies - robotics. Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, for example, is helping to position the university as a global leader within these promising, revolutionary new technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next challenge was figuring out how to use robotics to capture the spirit and legacy of Georgia Tech. With one of the country\u0027s most recognized fight songs, the communications team knew that including, \u0027The Ramblin\u0027 Wreck from Georgia Tech,\u0027 would do just that. The idea was to introduce the fight song by showing a robotic arm and hand tapping out ringtones on a phone which eventually transitioned to a traditional recording of the fight song sung by the Georgia Tech Glee Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We designed this spot to capture the viewers by opening with dramatic music and imagery, then hold them with the \u0027Ramblin\u0027 Wreck\u0027 song for the message,\u0022 said James Fetig, associate vice president for Georgia Tech\u0027s Institute Communications and Public Affairs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0022While there are several robotic arms in research labs on campus, none have the dexterity to play the song on the phone like we were envisioning,\u0022 Fetig explained. \u0022To improvise, one of our Web developers created a computer-generated version of a robotic arm. Though the final version of the spot may make the robotic arm seem simplistic, development took more than 90 hours to render.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E The spot does not feature people and immediately captures attention with compelling music and close-up imagery of the robotic arm - so close that the viewer might not initially know what the object is. With such a captivating opening, viewers are easily drawn into a futuristic environment. There are no voiceovers, just concise text at the end of the spot displaying the message, \u0027Legendary Heritage, Limitless Future,\u0027 along with the Georgia Institute of Technology logo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo add a hint of humor, the spot cleverly ends with the robotic arm gesturing the \u0027No. 1\u0027 with its index finger and \u0027dancing\u0027 to the tune of the fight song. \u0022The humorous ending helps illustrate how much fun students can have at Tech,\u0022 said Fetig.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe spot, which debuted during the Georgia Tech-Notre Dame game, will be used to promote Georgia Tech during the football and basketball seasons.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Robotic Arm Unexpected Component of New Tech Spot"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen thinking of the Georgia Institute of Technology, two key attributes consistently come to mind - innovation and tradition. A recent challenge for Georgia Tech\u0027s communications team was developing a television spot that would demonstrate, in just 30 seconds, the Institute\u0027s long tradition of being a technological leader, while also capturing more than 100 years of school spirit.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Robotic Arm Unexpected Component of New Tech Spot"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2007-09-12 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2016","name":"PSA"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"2275","name":"TV spot"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51415":{"#nid":"51415","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robots Programmed to Seduce Coeds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUniversities like the College of Computing at Georgia Tech \nare trying to stanch the downturn by dropping prerequisites, instituting \nmentoring programs, and, in some cases, using interactive technology to give \nintroductory classes a bit more sex appeal. 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But Arkin\u2019s interest in military applications extends beyond simply \nhelping out on the battlefield; he foresees a day when robots serve not just as \na valuable tool for soldiers, but their conscience as well. 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Tech engineers have created a robotic car that drives...by itself! \nSource: CBS 46\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:43:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:49","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/video\/13902614\/index.html?taf=lnta","title":"http:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/video\/13902614\/index.html?taf=lnta"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8427","name":"artificialintelligence"},{"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":""}},"71994":{"#nid":"71994","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ga. Tech Sting Racing Team Selected as Finalist","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing today announced that the Sting Racing team competing in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u0027s (DARPA) Urban Challenge has passed its site visit and is one of 36 teams judged technologically capable of competing in the final round. The team\u0027s autonomous vehicle, Sting 1, successfully completed all four tests during its capabilities evaluation on June 18, taking it into the next stage in this two-year competition among leading research and technology universities in the United States.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As a first year competitor in the Urban Challenge, qualifying for the semi-final round is a major accomplishment and testament to the passion and dedication of our team,\u0022 said Dr. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics for the College of Computing at Georgia Tech and Principal Investigator for Sting Racing. \u0022Our robotics program at Georgia Tech is relatively new, but the progress we have shown over a short period of time has positioned us among the best in the nation.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the visit, DARPA personnel assessed the ability of the autonomous vehicle to perform tasks and operate safely. Sting was evaluated on its ability to navigate a test course that included a four-way intersection, and moving traffic. This evaluation cover a subset of the challenges that the robotic vehicles will face on the final Urban Challenge course, including merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections and avoiding obstacles.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESting Racing, a joint collaboration between Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing, College of Engineering, the Georgia Tech Research Institute and SAIC, selected a Porsche Cayenne, designated Sting 1, as the base vehicle for its entry in the Urban Design Challenge. For nearly a year the members of the Sting Racing team have been working to program the robot to drive autonomously by staying on course and recognizing obstacles in its way, such as other cars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022We have put in a lot of long hours over the past year preparing Sting 1 for this site visit - the first major trial in the Urban Grand Challenge,\u0022 noted Matt Powers, a student at Georgia Tech and member of the Sting Racing team. \u0022So passing all four tests during the site visit was extremely rewarding. We look forward now to making it all the way to the finals.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDARPA uses the site visit evaluation to select the competition\u0027s semi-finalists - the top 36 teams that will participate in the National Qualification Event (NQE), an exercise to demonstrate the safety of the vehicles on October 21-31. Earlier this afternoon, DARPA announced the other semi-finalists as well as the location of the NQE and Urban Challenge - the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Urban Challenge is the third in a series of DARPA-sponsored competitions to foster the development of robotic ground vehicle technology without a human operator, designed for use on the battlefield. The Urban Challenge, set for November 3, 2007, will feature autonomous ground vehicles executing simulated military supply missions safely and effectively in a mock urban area. Safe operation in traffic is essential to U.S. military plans to use autonomous ground vehicles to conduct important missions and keep American personnel out of harm\u0027s way. DARPA will award $2 million, $1 million and $500,000 awards to the top three finishers that complete the course within the six-hour time limit.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Sting 1 Porsche Cayenne is available for media demonstrations. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sting-racing.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.sting-racing.org\u0022\u003Ewww.sting-racing.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Sting Racing team will be one of 36 teams competing in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency\u0027s (DARPA) Urban Challenge this fall.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Team Passes Site Visit and Heads to Finals in Fall"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2007-08-09 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/grandchallenge\/index.asp","title":"DARPA"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"690","name":"darpa"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"170760","name":"Sting"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBecky Biggs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGCI Atlanta\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=0\u0022\u003EContact Becky Biggs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-260-3510\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rbiggs@gcigroup.com"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51423":{"#nid":"51423","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hundreds of Robots Gather at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re a closet robot fanatic, then you may want to head over to Georgia \nTech. The world\u2019s largest robotics competition kicks off Tuesday at Georgia Tech \nand involves some of the most intricate, sophisticated, and complicated robots \ntoday. Click on video for more information. 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The world\u0027s most renowned competition for research robotics, RoboCup 2007 Atlanta will be held at Georgia Tech July 3-10. Approximately 2,000 students and faculty from leading universities, high schools and middle schools from more than 20 countries will descend on Tech\u0027s campus to participate in events ranging from four-legged and humanoid robotic soccer games to search-and-rescue competitions. This year features a demonstration of the Nanogram League, a competition between microscopic robots. KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, is the event\u0027s premier sponsor.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As an emerging global leader in robotics research and innovation, Georgia Tech is pleased to host RoboCup 2007,\u0022 said Tucker Balch, Georgia Tech College of Computing associate professor and RoboCup 2007 Atlanta general chair. \u0022We welcome the international robotics community to our campus and look forward to the exciting competition.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoboCup 2007 Atlanta invites interested media to register online to attend and receive updates at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/press\/\u0022 title=\u0022www.robocup-us.org\/press\/\u0022\u003Ewww.robocup-us.org\/press\/\u003C\/a\u003E .\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther major sponsors include CITIZEN, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft and the National Science Foundation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer is Robot Summer at Georgia Tech. In addition to RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, Georgia Tech will also host several other robotics-related events, including the Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference and an International Aerial Robotics Competition. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoboCup 2007 Atlanta Schedule:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJuly 3: RoboCup Opening Ceremony\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJuly 3-6: RoboCup Qualifying Competitions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJuly 7-8: RoboCup Finals\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJuly 9-10: RoboCup Symposium \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout RoboCup:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRoboCup is an international research and education initiative. Its goal is to foster artificial intelligence and robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be examined and integrated. The concept of soccer-playing robots was first introduced in 1993. In July 1997, the first official conference and games were held in Nagoya, Japan, followed by Paris, Stockholm, Melbourne, Seattle, Fukuoka\/Busan, Padua, Lisbon, Osaka and Bremen. This year, the 11th anniversary of RoboCup, the competition and symposium are being held in Atlanta, Georgia. For more details about RoboCup 2007 including participants and updated schedule, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Soccer-Playing and Search-and-Rescue Robots to Compete in World\u0027s Largest Robotics Competition in July"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The countdown begins for RoboCup 2007 Atlanta. The world\u0027s most renowned competition for research robotics, RoboCup 2007 Atlanta will be held at Georgia Tech July 3-10.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech to host world\u0027s largest robotics competition"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2007-05-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:00:50","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72175":{"id":"72175","type":"image","title":"RoboCup","body":null,"created":"1449177434","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:14","changed":"1475894651","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:11"}},"media_ids":["72175"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/press\/","title":"RoboCup Press Registration"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.kukarobotics.com\/","title":"KUKA Robotics"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.robotics.gatech.edu\/","title":"Robotics at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.robocup.org\/","title":"RoboCup"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.robocup-us.org\/","title":"RoboCup 2007 Atlanta"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"439","name":"computer"},{"id":"208","name":"computing"},{"id":"2353","name":"robocup"},{"id":"1356","name":"robot"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"167723","name":"soccer"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Biggs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGCI Group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:press@robocup-us.org\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Biggs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-260-3510\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["press@robocup-us.org"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"51754":{"#nid":"51754","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Robotics Program Energized By New Robotics And Intelligent Machines Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003ECollege of Computing and College of Engineering at Georgia Tech Lead Interdisciplinary Effort to Create Nation\u2019s Leading Robotics Research Center\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA (June 13, 2006)\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 The College of Computing and College of Engineering at Georgia Tech today announced the establishment of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines center (RIM@Georgia Tech), a new interdisciplinary research center that will draw on the strengths and knowledge of robotics experts from both colleges. According to robotics industry associations in North America and Japan, the global robotics market is expected to significantly expand over the next five years, including gains in both the service and personal robotics fields. Leveraging the strengths of the College of Computing and the College of Engineering, and with support from the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Office of Research, RIM@Georgia Tech will make a significant and immediate impact on growth and innovation within this burgeoning industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRIM@Georgia Tech will serve as the flagship for Georgia Tech\u2019s robotics efforts, coordinating the university\u2019s capabilities in this field under one roof and facilitating the transfer of research results to the industry,\u201d said Dr. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics and distinguished professor in the College of Computing, who will direct the new research center. \u201cThis new center allows Georgia Tech to maximize its established relationships with industry leaders and its strengths in interactive and intelligent computing, control, and mechanical engineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a focus on personal and everyday robotics, as well as the future of automation, faculty involved with RIM@Georgia Tech will develop both undergraduate and doctoral degree programs tailored to best enable students to understand and drive the future role of robotics in society and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe College of Computing identified robotics as one of our critical areas for educational growth and further research development,\u201d says Richard A. DeMillo, John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of the College of Computing. \u201cWith Henrik\u2019s leadership and the establishment of RIM@Georgia Tech, we\u2019re well on our way to achieving eminence as a true leader in this growing field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Georgia Tech boasts 31 faculty members involved in robotics research, 15 robotics-related laboratories and approximately 44 courses in robotics. The center is expected to grow significantly over the next few years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has a strong capacity and a rich history in the field of robotics, and we\u2019ve just scratched the surface in this high-growth market,\u201d said Dr. Charles L. Liotta, vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies at Georgia Tech. \u201cThrough shared resources and a growing synergy among Georgia Tech faculty in this field, the possibilities for breakthroughs in robotics are limitless.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder the direction of Dr. Christensen, a global leader in robotics research and innovation, RIM@Georgia Tech will be positioned as a national leader in the research and development of tomorrow\u2019s cutting-edge robotics breakthroughs. As one of the center\u2019s first projects, researchers from RIM@Georgia Tech will enter the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge, a United States government-sponsored competition that will feature autonomous ground vehicles executing simulated military supply missions safely and effectively in a mock urban area.The 2007 Grand Challenge is part of the annual robotics Grand Challenge series that began in 2004 and is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAcademic and research excellence is the focus of this new center; but developing technologies that can be adopted by industry and applied to the real-world will be a top priority,\u201d said Dr. Don Giddens, dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u201cRIM@Georgia Tech will follow the Institute\u2019s model of bringing technology from the lab to the market.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th nationally by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E, 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 College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E About the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E The College of Engineering at Georgia Tech is the largest engineering program in the U.S. and ranked 4th among the country\u2019s best graduate programs by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E. A respected leader in interdisciplinary research and education, the College of Engineering grants the highest number of engineering degrees in the nation across nine fields of study. For more information about the programs in the College of Engineering, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.coe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003E College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E 404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center is an interdisciplinary effort, leveraging the strengths and expertise of the Colleges of Computing and Engineering, and the Research Institute at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Henrik Christensen named KUKA Chair in Robotics."}],"uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:46:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:16","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/robotics.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Robotics \u0026 Intelligent Machines"},{"url":"http:\/\/robotics.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/51810","title":"Henrik Christensen Named KUKA Chair in Robotics"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"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":""}},"51810":{"#nid":"51810","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing at Georgia Tech and KUKA Robotics Collaborate to Lead Robotics Education and Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2 align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EGlobal Leader KUKA Robotics Sponsors Appointment of International Robotics Expert Dr. Henrik Christensen\n\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA\u00a0(April 4, 2006)\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, today announced that it has appointed international robotics expert Dr. Henrik Christensen to the newly endowed KUKA Chair of Robotics. With Dr. Christensen\u2019s appointment as the KUKA Chair of Robotics, a position endowed by a $1.5 million grant from KUKA Robotics, the North American subsidiary of KUKA Roboter GmbH and a global leader in robot manufacturing, the College of Computing further solidifies its position as a national academic leader in robotics. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe addition of a globally respected robotics expert such as Henrik Christensen to our already distinguished faculty enables the College of Computing to make a significant and immediate impact on growth in the robotics arena,\u201d said Richard A. DeMillo, the John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u201cWith the generous support from our friends at KUKA Robotics, the faculty and students of the College of Computing will lead our nation\u2019s charge to invent tomorrow\u2019s cutting-edge robotics breakthroughs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022KUKA is proud to support the College of Computing at Georgia Tech in their continued pursuit of advanced robotic solutions,\u0022 noted Leroy Rodgers II, president of KUKA Robotics Corporation. \u0022KUKA\u0027s products are an excellent platform for innovation, and we expect the College of Computing\u2019s faculty and students will lead the industry for years to come.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Christensen brings to the College of Computing an impeccable pedigree in robotics research and innovation. As the founding chairman of the European Robotics Research Network, Dr. Christensen will work with existing faculty to further enrich the robotics curriculum within the Interactive and Intelligent Computing (IIC) division at the College of Computing. With a focus on personal and everyday robotics, as well as the future of automation, the College of Computing robotics program will offer both undergraduate and doctoral programs tailored to best enable students to understand and drive the future role of robotics in society and industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am very excited about joining the College of Computing at Georgia Tech as its KUKA Chair of Robotics,\u201d said Dr. Christensen. \u201cMy mission will be to strengthen the College of Computing\u2019s already impressive robotics program and make it the leading robotics effort in the world in terms of human-centered robotics and intelligent machines.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era 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 College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout KUKA Robotics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKUKA Robotics Corporation, with its parent company KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, is one of the world\u0027s leading manufacturers of industrial robots, with an annual production volume approaching 10,000 units, and an installed base of over 60,000 units.\u00a0 The company\u2019s 5 and 6 axis robots range from 3kg to 570kg payloads, and 635mm to 3700mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries. KUKA robots are found in a multitude of applications including: material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing. For more information contact KUKA Robotics at 866-873-5852 or visit their website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kukarobotics.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.kukarobotics.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EContact:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EFor College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor KUKA Robotics Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003EKevin Kozuszek\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarketing Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E248.819.0230 (voice)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E866.329.5852 (fax)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kevinkozuszek@kukarobotics.com\u0022\u003Ekevinkozuszek@kukarobotics.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGlobal Leader KUKA Robotics Sponsors Appointment of International Robotics Expert Dr. Henrik Christensen\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:47:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:19","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":""}}}