The Transformative Force of Robotics & Vision in Industry & Society. Peter Corke

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1 The Transformative Force of Robotics & Vision in Industry & Society Peter Corke

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3 What is a robot?

4 Perhaps super-intelligent machines 1977

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10 Warehouse dispatching Kiva Systems

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14 Robotics put us inside people

15 Robots move things from A to B B A

16 Robots move themselves and things from A to B B A

17 Robots move themselves and BIG things from A to B A B

18 Where are all the robots?

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25 The sense of sight Vision is our most impressive sense We use it to help with almost everything we do we can see close, and we can see far we see shape, texture, color and movement

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28 Human vision data sheet 120Mpixel 20bit dynamic range 3 colors 2 Vision engine 3x10 10 neurons 500g 6W 3 gyroscopes 2 2 accelerometers

29 Graphs of our times Population (billions) High Medium Low Dependency ratio Year

30 Graphs of our times Population (billions) High Medium Low Dependency ratio Year

31 World population more food more transportation 10 9 High Medium Low 8.9 more resources (energy, metals, water) 8 Population (billions) Population

32 World population more food more transportation 10 9 High Medium Low 8.9 more resources (energy, metals, water) 8 Population (billions) Population

33 70% increase in food production by 2050

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37 ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision roboticvision.org

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39 Agricultural revolution(s) better genetics mechanisation herb/pesticides

40 Agricultural revolution(s)

41 3 2.5 SOIL STRESS AT 0.4M DEPTH - PRESSURE (BAR) TIMELINE

42 The weeds are fighting back herbicide resistant weeds are on the rise

43 Farmer population by age group: ,000 20,000 30,000 - Australia 2020 Summit, The Future of Rural and Regional Australia, April 2008

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45 just like we used to do, and did for thousands of years

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47 Graphs of our times Population (billions) High Medium Low Dependency ratio Year

48 Dependency ratio Age(0-14) + Age(65+) 105 Age(15-64) 85 Dependency ratio 65 dependents / workers 45 low is good Year high means we need more work per person (greater productivity)

49 Population pyramids Japan Germany USA China India populationpyramid.net

50 Health care need Figure 10.3: Elective admissions involving surgery, by sex and age group, all hospitals, Australian hospital statistics

51 hospital corridor picture

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53 Graphs of our times Population (billions) High Medium Low Dependency ratio Year

54 Environmental change

55 Managing our biggest asset Three laws of asset management Inspect Inspect Inspect

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59 ARGO floats

60 CH4 from water storages courtesy CSIRO

61 Dugong population monitoring.

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65 The future

66 Robotics is emerging as the next generation of high technology business: Robotics, $10T s of new business McKinsey report on disruptive technologies

67 Smart co-workers that understand the task you are doing anticipate what comes next Share the physical load

68 Knowing where everything and everybody is Enhanced safety Safe transport of material Smart machines as co-workers

69 Inspecting our growing and ageing infrastructure base

70 Improved productivity for surgery and handling patients, meals, drugs, linen, samples etc Smart co-workers understand the task you are doing anticipate what comes next

71 Robots to enhance agricultural productivity sustainable production of more food with less land, lower inputs and fewer farmers treating individual plants

72 Take home messages Computers move information, robots move stuff from A to B Robots can work 24/7 and are very precise increase productivity Robots don t look like what you might think The applications are almost unlimited Robots are getting better and better (quickly) In the near future robots will be as normal as a smart phone