Cloud and Fog Robotics:

A Hands-on Tutorial with ROS2 and FogROS2

May 17(Friday) 9:00 - 12:30. Room 304

Sign up to attend the tutorial here.

Tutorial Code: https://github.com/BerkeleyAutomation/CloudRobotics_tutorial

Abstract

Cloud and fog robotics empower resource-limited robots to execute computationally intensive tasks like deep learning. This tutorial covers cutting-edge methods and applications, incorporating insights from academia researchers and industry experts. It presents a full hands-on experience for both those who want to develop their first cloud robotics application and experienced practitioners interested in discussing the usability challenges of the field.

Tentative Schedule

9:00 Welcome Remark and Introduction to Cloud Robotics, Assistant Prof. Jeffrey Ichnowski

09:05 Introduction and Selected Topics in Cloud Robotics, Assistant Prof. Sandeep Chinchali

09:20 Industry Talk #1, Nan Tian, Bosch Research

09:35 CloudGripper: An Open Source Cloud Robotics Testbed for Robotic Manipulation Research, Benchmarking and Data Collection at Scale, Associate Prof. Florian Pokorny

09:50 Topics in Cloud Robotics, Prof. Ken Goldberg

10:05 Coffee Break / Discussion / Check In

10:15 Open Robotics Talk #2, Geoff Biggs

10:30 Panel Discussion,

Moderator: Assistant Prof. Jeffrey Ichnowski

Panelists: All speakers

11:00 Hands-on Tutorial: Introduction to FogROS2, Kaiyuan Chen

Hands-on Tutorial: Explore CloudGripper with FogROS2, Zahid Muhammad

11:50 Testing and discussing the experience

12:20 Concluding Remarks; Q&A Organizers

Virtual Attendees:

Zoom Meeting Room: 868 4401 4284