INTRODUCTION

The capability to wirelessly control robots is essential for applications ranging from automation to exploration. Wireless networks based on WiFi (802.11x) and related standards are rapidly expanding as technology improves and costs drop. What are the implications for robotics? Most of these standards are based on the Internet Protocol. What are the critical issues (eg, reliability, throughput, range, security)? This workshop will focus on communication and network issues, new applications, and proposed new wireless standards. We especially seek to address topics like the coverage of the environment with wireless networks or questions like how to maintain a communication infrastructure using a team of mobile robots. Furthermore we would like to cover aspects like localizing robots based on wireless networks or mapping network/access-point topologies with single robots or teams of robots. The workshop should attract interest from a range of areas, including cooperative mobile robots, Unmanned aerial robots, de-mining, Internet robots, robot soccer, rehabilitation robots and many others.



TOPICS

Information fusion in networked robot systems

New Protocols for Robot Communication

Mapping and monitoring wireless networks

Search and rescue, environment monitoring and protection.

Man-machine interfaces, devices and environments

Multi-user applications and human-robot systems

Access methods and controls, guarded command and control

Internet robots in computer supported cooperative working

Quality of service guarantees

Safety and security

SCHEDULE

8:30 - 8:40	Introduction
	Speaker Presentations: Standards, Protocols, and Architectures
8:40 - 9:00	M. Meng and P.X. Liu  Novel network protocols for Internet robotic systems
9:05 - 9:25	D.I. Baker and G.T. McKee and P.S. Schenker  Heterogeneous Network Requirements for Networked Robotic Systems
9:30 - 9:50	M. Amoretti, S. Bottazzi, S. Caselli, M. Reggiani  Collaborative Teleoperation of Manipulation Tasks over the Internet  using an Open, Component-based Architecture
9:55 - 10:15	P. Fraisse and D. Andreu and T. Divoux and J.P. Richard  Hybrid Position/Signal Level Control Architecture for Cooperative Mobile Robots  by using GPS/Wifi Technology
10:15 - 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:30	Discussion: Wireless Standards, Protocols and Architectures
	Speaker Presentations: Noise, Delays, Dropout, and Stability
11:30 - 11:50	A. Bicchi and L. Pallottino  Control of Autonomous Systems Under Communication Constraints:  Problems, Limits, and Opportunities
11:55 - 12:15	J.-J.E. Slotine  Stable Cooperative Control of Networked Robots
12:15 - 1:15	Working Lunch (Pizza)
1:15 - 1:45	Discussion: Coping with Noise, Delays, Dropout, and Stability
	Speaker Presentations: New Projects, Applications and Ideas
1:45 - 2:00	D. Song and K. Goldberg  Wireless Network Architectures for Collaborative Tele-operation
2:00 - 2:30	Coffee Break
2:30 - 2:50	C. Stachniss and W. Burgard  Coordination of Teleoperated and Networked Robots
2:55 - 3:15	G.S. Sukhatme  Algorithms for Robot-based Network Deployment, Repair, and Coverage
3:20 - 4:00	Discussion: New Projects, Applications, and Ideas
4:00 - 4:45	Participant Presentations (5 mins each)
4:45 - 6:00	Discussion: Lessons Learned, Next Steps

PRESENTATIONS

Max Meng and Peter X. Liu
Chinese University of Hong Kong & University of Alberta and Carleton University, Canada
Novel network protocols for Internet robotic systems

D.I. Baker and G.T. McKee and P.S. Schenker
The University of Reading, UK and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Heterogeneous network requirements for networked robotic systems

P. Fraisse and D. Andreu and T. Divoux and J.P. Richard
LIRMM, 161 rue Ada, Montpellier, 34000, France and CRAN, Faculté des Sciences, BP 239, 54506 Vand\oe uvre, France and LAIL, Ecole Centrale de Lille, BP 48, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Hybrid Position/Signal level Control Architecture for Cooperative Mobile Robots by using GPS/Wifi technology

A. Bicchi and L. Pallottino
University of Pisa
Control of Autonomous Systems Under Communication Constraints: Problems, Limits, and Opportunities

Jean-Jacques E. Slotine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stable Cooperative Control of Networked Robots

Cyrill Stachniss and Wolfram Burgard
University of Freiburg, Germany
Coordination of Teleoperated and Networked Robots

Gaurav S. Sukhatme
Computer Science Department University of Southern California
Algorithms for Robot-based Network Deployment, Repair, and Coverage

M. Amoretti, S. Bottazzi, S. Caselli, M. Reggiani
University of Parma, Italy
Collaborative Teleoperation of Manipulation Tasks over the Internet using an Open, Component-based Architecture

Dez Song and Ken Goldberg
UC Berkeley
Wireless Network Architectures for Collaborative Tele-operation