ICRA 2022 Half-day Workshop

Toward AI-embedded robots in 2050

Friday - 27 May 2022

13:45 - 17:45 (EDT local time)

Room 124 and Zoom

Summary

Robotics and automation technologies have contributed to our quality of life, and in recent years, their performance has been further enhanced by their integration with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. However, much of this work targets current problems; it is important to share a vision of the future with AI robots and discuss the technologies that should be developed.

This workshop consists of two technical sessions and a vision contest session. In the technical sessions, invited speakers will present their visions and cutting-edge research on the themes of "Daily Life with AI-embedded Robots in 2050" and "Work Life with AI-embedded Robots in 2050. The Vision Contest session aims to encourage the younger generation of researchers, especially those interested in visualizing their dreams, to share both their visions and the research needed to make them a reality.

Organizers

Kanako Harada

Graduate Schools of Medicine & Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Cecilia Laschi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore

Secretariat:
Murilo Marinho
Graduate Schools of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Supported by:

TC for Rehabilitation and assistive robots

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Schedule

Friday - 27 May 2022, 13:45 - 17:45

13:45-13:55 Welcome and Introduction

Technical sessions

For Daily Life with AI-embedded Robots in 2050

14:00-14:15 Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley, USA) ”Sky Robotics: A Unified Operating System for Cloud Robotics” On-site presentation

14:15-14:30 Shigeki Sugano, Namiko Saito (Waseda University, Japan) “Smart Robot that is Close to One Person for a Lifetime” On-site presentation

14:30-14:45 Cecilia Laschi (National University of Singapore, Singapore) “Soft robotics for new robotics scenarios” On-site presentation

14:45-15:00 Yasuhisa Hirata (Tohoku University, Japan) “Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society” On-site presentation

15:00-15:15 Katja Mombaur (University of Waterloo, Canada) ” Human-centred robots for improved mobility and well-being” On-site presentation

15:15-16:00 Coffee break

Special Talk

16:00-16:15 Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University, Japan; JST), "Moonshot projects" On-site presentation

For Work Life with AI-embedded Robots in 2050

16:15-16:30 Keiji Nagatani (The University of Tokyo, Japan) “Innovation in Construction of Infrastructure with Cooperative AI and Multi-Robots Adapting to Various Environments” Online or recorded presentation

16:30-16:45 Kanako Harada (The University of Tokyo, Japan) “Co-evolution of Human and AI-Robots to Expand Science Frontiers” On-site presentation

16:45-17:00 Zollo Loredana (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy) ” Healthcare robotics: challenges and future perspectives)”

Vision Contest

17:00-17:10 Announcement of the winners

17:10-17:20 Winner’s presentation 3rd place

17:20-17:30 Winner’s presentation 2nd place

17:30-17:40 Winner’s presentation 1st place

17:40-17:45 Award presentation and summary