Machine Learning-Based Robotics in Unstructured Environments

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope & Methodology
  • Scope of the Research Service
  • Methodology
• Key Research Findings
  • Technology Snapshot
  • Noteworthy Emerging Technologies and Applications
  • Analyst Insights

2 TECHNOLOGY; APPLICATIONS--VIEWPOINT AND ROADMAP

• Technology Primer
  • The Essential Components of Machine Learning
  • Common Learning Problems
  • Key Types of Machine Learning
  • What Robots Should Learn ?
  • Robot Learning--A Difficult Machine Learning Problem
  • Sensor Technology for Machine Learning-Based Robots
  • Significance of Feature Identification for Navigation in Unstructured Environments
  • The Different Sensors To Be Utilized
  • Hardware Issues in the Design of Machine Learning-Based Robots
  • Paradigms in Robot Learning
  • Technology Roadmap of Machine Learning-Based Robotics
• Applications Viewpoint
  • Service Robotics
  • Networked Robotics
• Applications Roadmap
  • Service Robotics
  • Networked Robotics

3 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Service Robotics
  • Technology Drivers
  • Technology Challenges
• Networked Robotics
  • Technology Drivers
  • Technology Challenges

4 ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS

• Research Work at Universities
  • Standford AI Robot (STAIR) Project
  • Cognitive Agent that Learns and Observes (CALO) Project
  • Robotic Soccer: The Brainstormers--University of Osnabruck; Germany
  • Intelligent Robot Systems for Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP) Project--Greece
  • Cognitive Systems for Cognitive Assistants (CoSy)--Germany
  • Swarm Robotics; Universite Libre de Bruxelles--Belgium
  • Home Environment Cleaning Thoroughly Operating Robot (HECTOR) Project--Germany
  • Human Observation-Based Motion Control Strategies in Intelligent Space--Japan
  • Multimodal Teleoperation Interface for a Mobile Robot Based on Ubiquitous Information Access--Japan
  • Toward a Touching Presence--Technische Universitat Munchen; Germany
• Work at Corporate Establishments
  • Learning Applied to Ground Robots (LAGR)--USA
  • Autonomous Navigation Technology--Switzerland
  • Corporate Contributions
  • International Comparisons

5 DIRECTORY OF PATENTS AND KEY CONTACTS

• Key Patents
  • List of Key Patents--2006
  • List of Key Patents--2005
• Contacts
  • Universities
  • Corporates

6 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Decision Support Database Tables
  • Number of Manufacturing Units--(1999-2006)
  • Number of Service Organizations--(1999-2006)
  • Number of Households--(1999-2006)
  • Labor Force Population--(1999-2006)
  • Number of Persons Employed in Manufacturing Industry--(1999-2006)
  • Number of Persons Employed in Service Industry--(1999-2006)