Edge AI Technologies meets Robotics Applications

Edge AI enables AI models to run directly on local devices, bringing computation closer to data sources for faster, more efficient decision-making. As robots take on increasingly critical tasks, the need for edge AI grows urgent to enable fast, robust, and privacy-aware processing. However, integrating edge AI into robotics presents significant challenges that the robotics community cannot tackle alone. To address these challenges, the EdgeAI4R workshop aims to bring together researchers from robotics, machine learning, computer engineering, and circuit design to explore the unique opportunities that will drive the widespread adoption of edge AI in robotics. The primary objective of this workshop is to create a collaborative platform where experts from diverse fields can jointly advance the integration of edge AI for robotics. By combining the application-driven insights from robotics with innovative technology solutions from disciplines such as circuit design, machine learning, and computer engineering, the workshop aims to unlock unique opportunities to adopt edge AI in robotics, where it is critical. Participants will explore the latest edge AI applications in robotics and examine emerging technologies that address the challenges of real-world deployments. Moreover, the workshop will identify critical issues, such as resource constraints, security vulnerabilities, communication challenges, robustness, and adaptability, and outline promising interdisciplinary research directions to overcome these hurdles.

In particular, the objectives of the EdgeAI4R workshop are to:

• Introduce and identify key advantages and challenges associated with deploying edge AI in robotics applications through talks and panel discussions from researchers and experts applying edge AI to critical robotics applications (e.g., autonomous drones and boats) and developing edge AI technologies (e.g., efficient deep learning algorithms, FPGAs, and AI accelerators).

• Shape future research directions and spark new collaborations through interdisciplinary contributed spotlight talks, posters, and demos by distinguished experts, rising stars, and students from academia and industry.

Hangzhou International Expo Center, Hangzhou, China