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RobotDoc Robotics for Development of Cognition

RobotDoc Robotics for Development of Cognition. Aims Establishment of open doctoral training network for research in developmental and cognitive robotics for humanoid platforms

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RobotDoc Robotics for Development of Cognition

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  1. RobotDocRobotics for Development of Cognition • Aims Establishment of open doctoral training network for research in developmental and cognitive robotics for humanoid platforms Provide interdisciplinary training and research opportunities in the core disciplines involved in developmental robotics • RobotDoc Collegium • Marie Curie: ITN Initial Training Network programme • Coordinated by Plymouth University (Prof Cangelosi) • 6 UK and EU universities, 2 USA/Japan universities • 3 industrial partners • Grant of €3.3 Million • To hire 13 PhD students and 3 junior postdocs (“Fellows”) • To organise six-monthly training workshops, summer school, and international “RobotDoc Conference”

  2. RobotDoc Partners RIKEN Brain Science (JP) Tani Yale University (USA) Scassellati Telerobot SME (IT) Becchi HONDA Research Institute (D) Goerick British Automation and Robot Association (UK) Robinson University of Plymouth (UK) Cangelosi, Belpaeme, Marocco, Dell’Aquila University of Zürich (CH) Pfeifer, Aryananda, Lungarella Italian Institute of Technology (IT) Metta, Sandini, Fadiga, Natale, Nori Skövde University (SE) Ziemke, Lowe, Morse University of Bielefeld (D) Sagerer, Rohlfing, Wrede, Kopp, Hanheide Uppsala University (SE) von Hofsten, Rosander Sunderland University (UK) Wermter, Burn, Panchev, Knowles INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

  3. THINK & TALK Cognitive Integration and Bootstrapping y t i x YOU & I e l Social Learning p and Interaction m o C SEE & ACT e v Perception and i t i Action Learning n g o C FEEL & WANT Motivation and Emotions GROW Developing Child Developmental Time Themes and Training Nodes Themes SUNDERLAND PLYMOUTH BIELEFELD ZURICH IIT +TELEROBOT RIKEN YALE SKOVDE BARA HONDA UPPSALA

  4. Role of BARA • Level 3 (advisory) partnership • Paul in Advisory Board; participates to network meetings (travel funded by grant) • BARA staff can give presentations (e.g. during Month 30 “Entrepeneurship Workshop”) • Act as liaison with industry • Benefits for BARA • Give advice on skill set for next generation engineers and researchers • Critically evaluate PhD training programme • Offer individual BARA membership to Fellows • Invite Fellows to relevant BARA’s training seminars and exhibitions

  5. iCub & ITALK project • ITALK: €6.25M project on action and language learning/integration with iCub robot • iCub: First European humanoid robot (53 DoF)

  6. Research Projects • “ITALK” project (€6.25M, EU FP7) • “VALUE” and “Concept” projects (£1M, EPSRC) • Virtual Personal Robotics Centre (£150K, EPSRC) • Learning from verbal instructions (£350K, EPSRC) • Fabric manipulation (£50K, UoP) • UAVs and Mars Rover ($200K, USAF Lab) • Marie Curie “RobotDoc Collegium” (€3.3M, EU FP7) • Plymouth BunnyBot (£20K, UoP) • Marine Robotics (£500K, EPSRC)

  7. Robotics Research @ Plymouth • UK and international support • UK Research Councils: EPSRC, BBSRC, ESRC • EU FP7 • US Air Force Lab • Income of over £4 Million in last 5 years • Coordination of projects totalling over £12 Million • RAE2008 results • Robotics part of Computer Science subject • 100% international-level research • 25% world-leading • Plymouth ranked 13 out of 81 !

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