Registration to the Symposium
For those who will participate to the Symposium only: please follow the link to the 2006 website and, once there, follow the link to the Robocup Symposium submenu. You should find a link to a page for registering to the Symposium only.
Program of the symposium, short
Draft, 24.05.06
june 20, day 2
09.00 - 10.30 paper presentations (4 talks * 20 min.)
10.30 - 11.30 coffee break and poster sessions 3 (60min, 12 posters)
11.30 - 12.30 invited keynote talk 2 (thrun)
12.30 - 14.00 lunch
14.00 - 16.00 paper presentations (6 talks * 20 min.)
16.00 - 16.20 coffee break
16.20 18.00 "roadmap" panel discussion
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june 19, day 1
08.30 - 08.45 registration
08.45 - 09.10 introduction: official representative of bremen and co-chairs
09.10 - 10.30 paper presentations (4 talks * 20 min)
10.30 - 11.30 coffee break and poster sessions 1 (60min, 12 posters)
11.30 - 12.30 invited keynote talk 1 (lipson)
12.30 - 14.00 lunch
14.00 - 15.30 paper presentations (4 talks * 20 min)
15.30 - 16.30 coffee break and poster sessions 2 (60min, 12 posters)
16.30 - 18.00 paper presentations (4 talks * 20 min)
june 20, day 2
09.00 - 10.30 paper presentations (4 talks * 20 min.)
10.30 - 11.30 coffee break and poster sessions 3 (60min, 12 posters)
11.30 - 12.30 invited keynote talk 2 (thrun)
12.30 - 14.00 lunch
14.00 - 15.40 "roadmap" panel discussion
15.40 - 16.00 coffee break
16.00 - 18.00 paper presentations (6 talks * 20 min.)
Invited speakers
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Hod Lipson, Cornell University, U.S.A.
June 19th 2006
Biologically-inspired robotics: From evolving to self-reproducing
machines
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Abstract
What does biology teach us about the design, structure and function of adaptive machines? While nature presents us with a diverse set of remarkable lifeforms, it is nonetheless fascinating to pay attention to the processes that lead to those achievements, not just the results themselves. Can we harness natural processes like evolutionary adaptation, growth, development, self-reproduction, and symbiotic cooperation to design better machines? This talk will present some recent work in applying these concepts in the field of robotics, including work in virtual and physical evolutionary robotics, modular and self-reproducing robots, and printable machines. A particular focus will be allocated to future directions of this field, as well as challenges that lie ahead in our attempt to achieve higher complexities.
For more information and movies visit ccsl.mae.cornell.edu.
Biosketch
Since 2001, Hod Lipson is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca NY, with a joint appointment at the departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing and Information Science. Prior to this appointment, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Brandeis University's Computer Science Department and a Lecturer at MIT's Mechanical Engineering Department. Lipson is interested in new biological concepts for engineering and new engineering insights into biology.
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Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University, U.S.A.
June 20th 2006
Winning the DARPA Grand Challenge
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Abstract
The DARPA Grand Challenge has been the most significant event for the robotics community in more than a decade. A mobile ground robot had to traverse 132 miles of unrehearsed desert terrain in less than 10 hours. In 2004, the best robot only made 7.3 miles. In 2005, Stanford won the challenge and the $2M prize in less than 7 hours travel time, and ahead of four other finishers. This talk, delivered by the leader of the Stanford Racing Team, will provide insights into the software architecture of Stanford's winning robot. The robot massively relied on machine learning and probabilistic modeling for sensor interpretation and control. The speaker will explain some of the basic algorithms that made this victory possible, and share some of the excitement characterizing this historic event.
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Sebastian Thrun is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL). Prior to winning the Grand Challenge, Thrun published seven books, nearly 300 refereed papers, won numerous best paper awards, and served as PI on 6 major DARPA initiatives. Thrun's research focuses on robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
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Instructions for poster and presentation preparation
Draft, 24.05.06
Papers
As usual, you can come with your preferred portable computer and simply connect it with the cable of the projector.
If you follow this approach you can obviously prepare your presentation with whatever software you prefer.
The maximum screen resolution of the projector will be xxx (H), yyy (V), zzz (color depth).
At the site a PC will be available, for those which will arrive with a usb key - to be defined -.
On this PC there will be some software available (os: linux / mac / win, plus acrobat reader vers. x, microsoft powerpoint vers. x, quicktime player with mpeg decoder, etc. - to be defined -).
Posters
The maximum poster size is A0 (details on the A0 standard).
Please, come to the site with your poster prepared on a single large sheet (i.e. pre-assemble your small sheets on a single large sheet) so that fixing the poster to the wall will be fast and reliable.
Stuff for fixing the posters to the wall will be available at the site since the morning of each poster session - to be confirmed -.
