Deployment of robotic systems for decommissioning and clean-up of radioactive facilities
Barry LennoxUniversity of Manchester
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Workshop on Field Robotics - ICRA 2024
Important dates
- Paper submission deadline:
March 20, 2024, 11:59 p.m. (Anywhere on Earth)April 03, 2024, 11:59 p.m. (Anywhere on Earth) - Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2024
- Camera-ready submission: May 1, 2024, 11:59 p.m. (Anywhere on Earth)
- Workshop date: May 13, 2024
Program
All invited speakers are confirmed.
| Time* | Speaker | Topic/title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Organizers | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 9:15 - 9:35 | Barry Lennox (University of Manchester) |
Invited talk #1 - Deployment of Robotic Systems for Decommissioning and Clean-up of Radioactive Facilities |
| 9:35 - 9:55 | Johannes Betz (Technical University of Munich) |
Invited talk #2 - Opportunities and Challenges with Autonomous Racing |
| 9:55 - 10:25 | Ten emerging researchers | Spotlight talks #1 (3 min/pers) |
| 10:25 - 11:10 | Coffee break and poster session | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Marija Popović (University of Bonn) |
Invited talk #3 - UAV Path Planning for Agricultural Applications |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Sebastian Scherer (Carnegie Mellon University) |
Invited talk #4 - Robust navigation in degraded environments in air and on land |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Organizers | Discussion on the IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics (T-FR) |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Sanjiv Singh (Carnegie Mellon University) |
Keynote - Overview of the Last 20 Years in Field Robotics |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Ten emerging researchers | Spotlight talks #2 (3 min/pers) |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Coffee break and poster session | |
| 15:45 - 16:05 | Yongliang Qiao (University of Adelaide) |
Invited talk #6 - Towards Unmanned Farm: Some Applications of Robotics in Modern Agriculture |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | Martin Saska (Czech Technical University in Prague) |
Invited talk #7 - Towards agile aerial swarming in the wild |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Kostas Alexis (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
Invited talk #8 - Resilient Autonomy in Perceptually-degraded Environments: Experiences from the field |
| 16:45 - 17:05 | Keiji Nagatani (The University of Tokyo) |
Invited talk #9 - Collaborative AI robots for adaptation of diverse environments and innovation of infrastructure construction |
| 17:05 - 17:30 | Organizers | Panel discussion and conclusion |
*Note: All times are in the local time zone of ICRA 2024 (Yokohama).
Speakers
University of Manchester
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Opportunities and Challenges with Autonomous Racing
Johannes BetzTechnical University of Munich
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Robust navigation in degraded environments in air and on land
Sebastian SchererCarnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute
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Overview of the Last 20 Years in Field Robotics
Sanjiv SinghCarnegie Mellon University
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Towards Unmanned Farm: Some Applications of Robotics in Modern Agriculture
Yongliang QiaoUniversity of Adelaide
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Towards agile aerial swarming in the wild
Martin SaskaCzech Technical University in Prague
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Resilient Autonomy in Perceptually-degraded Environments: Experiences from the field
Kostas AlexisNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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Collaborative AI robots for adaptation of diverse environments and innovation of infrastructure construction
Keiji NagataniThe University of Tokyo
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Call for papers
The workshop topics include, but are not limited to:
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Forestry
- Healthcare
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Marine Robotics
- Mining
- Search and rescue
- Space exploration
Submission guidelines
FR workshop accepts contributions based on the following criteria:
- The submission should be from 2 to 8 pages long. The paper should follow the IEEE RAS template.
- The review process is single-blind.
- Submissions should contain a clear focus on field robotics and feature lessons learned and/or field experience reports.
- We welcome prospective and conceptual papers as well.
- The papers should be submitted on Microsoft CMT: FRICRA2024
- Accepted papers will be available on the workshop website. The authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their results in a poster session during the workshop.
Technical Committee endorsements
- Agricultural Robotics and Automation (ARA)
- Automation in Health Care Management (AHCM)
- Autonomous Ground Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems (AGV-ITS)
- Energy, Environment, and Safety Issues in Robotics and Automation
- Marine Robotics (MR)
- Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotics and Autonomation Systems (PEBRAS)
- Robotics and Automation in Nuclear Facilities (RANF)
- Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR)
- Space Robotics (SR)
Organizers
Johann Laconte
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
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French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
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Context
Field robotics tackles the problem of developing, deploying, and evaluating autonomous mobile systems in unstructured and often dynamic environments. Typical commercial applications are in agriculture, construction, mining, and forestry. The range of physical mediums is also very diversified: in the air, on the ground, underground, on the water, and underwater. These can be located on Earth, or on other celestial bodies (e.g., planets, moons, or asteroids). As such, field robotics works under wildly diverse and radically different assumptions than other areas of robotics, which tend to have well-defined working hypotheses. Therefore, this creates its own set of challenges. This workshop will thus offer the opportunity to present work and discuss how these unique challenges can be solved.
This workshop will bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the latest advancements in field robotics. Participants will gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities that arise in deploying robots in diverse field scenarios, such as rugged terrains, remote locations, and hazardous environments. Practical case studies and real-world applications will be presented to showcase the successful, and not-so-successful cases of field robotics. The workshop will encourage fruitful dialogues and collaborative discussions, culminating by a panel at the end of the workshop. Attendees will leave with a comprehensive understanding of the state-of-the-art technologies, the main actors, and upcoming challenges. As major outcomes, we aim to consolidate the community around field robotics and prepare an editorial article on the current status of robotics deployed in real environments.