Introducing…

1. Introducing… J. Berghofer KUKA Laboratories

2. RoCKIn Robot Competitions Kick Innovation in Cognitive Systems and Robotics

3. Competitions lead to innovation • Competitions are a catalyst for smarter, more dependable robots • RoCKIn focuses on cognitive skills and networked robots • RoCKIn will develop standardised testbeds and benchmarks that will streamline R&D for the future • RoCKIn promotes technology transfers with industrial impact

4. Competition plan • RoboCup GermanOpen 2013 - Magdeburg • RoboCup 2013 – Eindhoven (Netherlands) • Automatica 2014 - Munich • RoboCup 2014 Joao Pessoa (Brazil) • RoboCup 2015 (Asia) • European Robotics Week 2015 (Lisbon) • Automatica 2016 – Munich • …

5. RoCKIn Challenge @ Automatica 2014 • Info on challenges • RoCKIn@Work • RoCKIn@Home • Info on challenge execution • Possible Spatial Layout • Presentation Details • Marketing and Advertisement • Publicity and VIPs • Requirements • Attractiveness • for Automatica visitors • for Automatica exhibitors • for Automatica organizers

6. 1a | RoCKIn@Work Innovative robot applications in industry that: • Work interactively with humans • Have reduced initial programming requirements • Have enhanced physics simulation capabilities • Contribute to the continued commercial competitiveness of European industry • Typical applications • factory of the future • Mobile manipulation, mobile robots with high visual perception capabilities, human-robot co-workers, cooperative robot teams, cloud robotics

7. 1b | RoCKIn@Home Socially beneficial domestic service robots that • Have enhanced networking and cognitive abilities • Support the impaired and the elderly • Contribute to an improved quality of life for the population of Europe • Typical applications: • home assistance to elderly and/or handicapped • human-robot interaction through speech, gesture, and haptics, mobile manipulation in home and office scenarios, people recognition, following, and guidance, cloud robotics, tele-presence

8. 2a | A Possible Spatial Layout, Hall B4 RoCKIn@Work Team Area RoCKIn@Home Team Area ca. 30 m RoCKIn@Work Arena Audience Grandstand Judges RoCKIn@Home Arena Information & Exchange Area Audience Grandstand ca. 40 m (hall width 71m)

9. 2b | Presentation Details • Organizers will ensure permanent activity • @Work and @Home take turns in running competitions • Interviews with Team Principal Investigators during competitions • Interviews with RoCKIn Principal Investigators about technical challenges • Moderated discussions with representatives from Industry and the European Commission • Introductory and accompanying video presentations during breaks • Organizers will ensure professional presentation of the event • Innocentive professionals plus RoCKIn Principal Investigators (all in suit and tie) • Possible hiring of professional commentator • Possible involvement of public German TV stations (ZDF, WDR, BR, DW, or similar)

10. 2c | Marketing and Advertisement • RoCKIn EU Challenge will itself do marketing and advertising • Social media • Mailing lists: euRobotics aisbl, scientific communities, professional communities • Support by European Commission • RoCKIn EU Challenge would welcome supporting marketing and advertising by Automatica • Promotion of the competition as a special event • All our advertisement will contain references and links to Automatica 2014

11. 2d | Publicity and VIPs • RoCKIn primary goals include: • Promoting benchmarking through competitions • Promoting European robotics to the general public and relevant stakeholders • RoCKIn partner InnoCentive will generate substantial publicity • High profile VIPs are expected to attend • Head of Unit and project officers of the relevant units of the Commission, e.g.,Robotics and Cognition, Factory of the Future, etc. • Directors of the respective Units • Commission members • RoCKIn Advisoy Board members (worldwide renowned Robotics scientists)

12. 2e | Requirements • Space for @Work Arena: about 6x8 m • Space for @Home Arena: about 20x10 m • Grandstand for audience, projection surface for videos (visualizing robot camera views and other internals) • Space for Information & Exchange Desk: 6x8 m • Each of about 20 teams needs: • 15-20 sqm of space • a table • wired internet access • power supply of at least 2x16A • Team area invisible for normal visitors • special access tickets could be made available for visiting this area as “living lab”

13. 3a | Attractiveness for Visitors • Competitions always fascinate! • Team area = “living lab” area (hidden to normal visitors, but open to interested visitors with special permits) • Visitors see prototypical solutions for beyond state-of-the-art applications and scenarios • Visitors are invited to submit and discuss new challenging problems for the competitions • Visitors get to know research groups working on hard problems relevant for new, innovative industrial applications or for professional and end user service robotics applications • Young kids (e.g. on guided tours through Automatica) become attracted by Science and Technology subjects

14. 3b | Attractiveness for Exhibitors • Higher attention for service robotics-related exhibits esp when located near competition • Increased media attention and exposure if exhibitors are placed near / surrounding the competition arenas • Opportunity to suggest new challenge problems from own application scenarios and domains • Opportunity to interact with top research groups

15. 3c | Attractiveness for Organizers • Higher attractiveness for exhibitors for new application fields and domains of robotics and automation • Increased media attention and exposure • Mutual support for/by high-profile EC people and VIPs

16. The consortium • Find out more: • Rockinrobotchallenge.eu • Twitter: @RoCKInchallenge • Facebook: search ‘RoCKiN’