Argonauts2014 - 2016

Total has launched in December 2013, the ARGOS Challenge (Autonomous Robot for Gas and Oil Sites), an international robotics competition designed to foster the development of a new generation of autonomous robots adapted to the oil and gas sites. These robots will be capable of performing inspection tasks, detecting anomalies and intervening in emergency situations. Weiterlesen →

 

FRANC2013 - 2015

Während in der modernen Landwirtschaft zunehmend leistungsfähige komplexe Maschinen mit hochentwickelter Technologie eingesetzt werden, ist der Biolandbau vielfach von manuellen Arbeiten geprägt. Im Projekt FRANC wird ein autonomes Fahrzeug entwickelt und gebaut, welches speziell im Biolandbau eingesetzt werden kann. Weiterlesen →

STRANDS2013 - 2017

STRANDS aims to enable a robot to achieve robust and intelligent behaviour in human environments through adaptation to, and the exploitation of, long-term experience. Our approach is based on understanding 3D space and how it changes over time, from milliseconds to months. Weiterlesen →

 

V4HRC2013 - 2016

The aim is to explore how human dyads cooperate in vision-based tasks and how they achieve grounding. The findings from human dyad will then be transferred in an adapted manner to human-robot interaction in order to inform the behavior implementation of the robot. Weiterlesen →

 

HOBBIT2011 - 2015

While world players in home care robotics tend to follow a pragmatic approach such as single function systems (USA) or humanoid robots (Japan, Korea), we introduce a new, more user-centred concept called “Mutual Care”: By providing a possibility for the Human to “take care” of the robot like a partner, real feelings and affections toward it will be created. Weiterlesen →

 

Meta Mechanics2008 - 2009

The metamechanics RoboCup@Home team was established in late 2008 at the Vienna University of Technology. It is a mixed team of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and the Department of Computer Science. Weiterlesen →

GRASP2008 - 2010

The aim of GRASP is the design of a cognitive system capable of performing tasks in open-ended environments, dealing with uncertainty and novel situations. The design of such a system must take into account three important facts: i) it has to be based on solid theoretical basis, and ii) it has to be extensively evaluated on suitable and measurable basis, thus iii) allowing for self-understanding and self-extension. Weiterlesen →

Austrian Kangaroos2008 - 2009

Roboterfussball hat einen hohen Unterhaltungswert, ist aber in Wirklichkeit eine ernsthafte Testumgebung für Forschung und Entwicklung in allen Bereichen. Die standardisierten humanoiden Roboter bieten eine ideale Entwicklungsplattform, die an zahlreichen internationalen Universitäten genutzt wird. So wird neben neuartigen Geh-Algorithmen und Künstlicher Intelligenz auch intensiv an verbesserter Computerbildverarbeitung und im Bereich echtzeitfähiger hochparalleler Softwarearchitekturen für Embedded Systems geforscht. Weiterlesen →

CogX2008 - 2012

The ability to manipulate novel objects detected in the environment and to predict their behaviour after a certain action is applied to them is important for a robot that can extend its own abilities. The goal is to provide the necessary sensory input for the above by exploiting the interplay between perception and manipulation. Weiterlesen →

Robots @ Home2007 - 2010

The objective of robots@home is to provide an open mobile platform for the massive introduction of robots into the homes of everyone. The scenario-driven approach is inspired by recent work in cognitive science, neuroscience and animal navigation: a hierarchical cognitive map incorporates topological, metric and semantic information. Weiterlesen →