IFRR Robotics Global Colloquium on Field Robotics

The IFRR Panel Colloquium on Field Robotics brings together influential field robotics researchers from across the globe to discuss this pivotal research area. While the potential for robotics in the home and the factory is immense, field robotics may be the domain where robotics can have the greatest influence on our economy and our biosphere. This follows naturally from the vast scale of the planet and the ability of robotics systems to extend human reach not only across the surface of the planet, but also underwater, through the atmosphere, and into space. In the last 15 years, field robotics has progressed from a domain where exploratory research probed what might someday be possible, to a domain where robust functioning systems can start to assist in scientific exploration, resource management, security, and environmental stewardship. Topics to be discussed include:

(1) the most exciting/original/impactful field robotics projects from these leading experts,
(2) the overheads and practical challenges of field robotics and how they can be addressed,
(3) the common themes between the different branches of field robotics, and
(4) the importance and role of human-robot interaction.