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2nd Info Day • Munich • 24 October 2014 2
Agenda
10:40−11:00 EuRoC in a Nutshell (Bruno Siciliano, CREATE)
11:00−11:15 Coffee Break
11:15−12:15 Challenge 1 (Bernd Winkler, IPA)Challenge 2 (Christoph Borst, DLR)Challenge 3 (Markus Achtelik, ETHZ)
12:15−12:35 Involvement of End Users, Technology Developers and System Integrators (Ramez Awad, IPA)
12:35−13:00 Explanation of application procedures (Jonathan van der Meer, CREATE)
13:00−14:00 Lunch Break
14:00−14:30 Questions & Answers (Gianluca Antonelli, CREATE)
14:30−16:00 Presentation of Use Cases, Technologies and Expertise (All)
2nd Info Day • Munich • 24 October 2014
EuRoC in a NutshellBruno Siciliano
CREATE/UNINA
info@robotics-challenges.eu
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The Motivation
● Challenges drive innovation as they share the strive for questioning the status quo
● Robotics competitions have demonstrated their potential for fostering research and development, as well as supporting the transfer between academia and industry
EuRoC project● Question the status quo of technology transfer● Benchmark on existing shared resources● Showcase potential of robotics challenges
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The Objectives
1. Successfully run three challenges
● Involving whole manufacturing supply chains within production,
logistics and servicing while favouring technology transfer from
academia to industry
2. Empower robotics platforms and benchmark infrastructures● Sharing existing resources available at three top European
platforms
3. Ensure sustainability and adaptability to end users● Developing experiments in labs under realistic conditions and
taking them down to the real field
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The Concept
● Three industry-relevant Challenges
● Open call framework
● Three stages of increasing complexity (incl. application experiments)
● Benchmarking and performance evaluation on shared resources
Reconfigurable InteractiveManufacturing Cell (RIMC)
Plant Servicingand Inspection (PSI)
Shop Floor Logisticsand Manipulation (SFLM)
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EuRoC Challenges and SRA
● Challenges matched to application scenarios and industry sectors of the “Strategic Research Agenda for Robotics in Europe” (SRA)
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The Timeline
● Launched: 1 April 2014
● Three challenges articulated in three stages
● QUALIFYING
● REALISTIC LABS
● FIELD TESTS
● Duration: 48 months
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Stage I
Stage I ‒ QUALIFYING [4 Mo]
PART A: Call for Challengers (and End Users)
● 1 page pitch: team description and challenge objectives
● Submit to simulation test (up to 30 teams per Challenge)
● Scoring according to objective metrics
The best 3 × 15 are selected
PART B: Advance to Stage II (Realistic Labs)
● Match-making event: Challengers team up with end users, technology developers and system integrators
● Each team submits 15-page proposal
● Evaluation by Challenge Advisors and independent experts
The best 3 × 5 are selected
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Stage II
Stage II ‒ REALISTIC LABS [15 Mo]
Round A: Benchmarking + freestyle [10 Mo]
● Teams will receive funding to prepare Round A
● Mid-term evaluation at Automatica 2016
● Challenge Advisory Board and team of independent experts decide admission to Round B
Round B: Showcase [5 Mo]
● Teams will receive funding to prepare Round B
● End-user driven task aimed at showcasing customizability under realistic conditions
● Challenger teams will be ranked according to objective metrics by Advisory Board and independent experts
The best 3 × 2 are selected
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Stage III
Stage III ‒ FIELD TESTS [9 Mo]
Pilot experiments
● Teams will receive funding to prepare field tests
● 3 x 2 teams will do experiments under real conditions at end-user site (demonstrated at public event)
● Finalists will be undergo final evaluation by a Board of Judges
1 EuRoC winner is selected
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The Project Lures
1. Cumulative sum of € 7 M grant money available to the Challengers
● 30 Teams will receive up to € 5 K each in the first stage
● 9 Teams will receive up to € 375 K each in the two stages
● 6 Teams will receive up to € 585 K each in the three stages
2. Added value of the challenge experiments
● Benchmark new algorithms on three first-class European hosting platforms
● End users, technology developers and system integrators on board from start
● Open access to platforms
● Full support from local hosts and end users
● Test algorithms at end-user site in the final stage
● Financial support available to cover personnel and travel/lodge costs
3. Formation of Challenger teams
● Gain business experience
● Great networking opportunities
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The Calendar
Call for Challengers
● Publication: 1 April 2014
● Closed: 30 June 2014
Call for End Users, Technology Developers & System Integrators
● Publication: 1 April 2014
● Deadline: 15 November 2014
Results of Stage I: 15 × 3 Qualified Teams
● Publication: 1 December 2014
Brokerage Workshop
● Munich area: 16−17 December 2014
Info Day: Stuttgart, 5 May 2014
Webinar: 28 May 2014
Info Day: Munich, 24 October 2014
Webinar: 31 October 2014
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Follow Us
● Email queries● info@robotics-challenges.eu
● Websites (newsletters + webinars)● http://www.euroc-project.eu + http://www.i4ms.eu
● Video● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJDjJ02lYjw
● Seeker spotlight● http://www.innocentive.com/blog/2014/03/31/seeker-spotlight-euroc/
● Facebook page● https://www.facebook.com/eurocproject
● Twitter page● https://twitter.com/EuRoCproject
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