Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2011
Volume 56, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2011; Dallas, Texas
Session P8: The Physics, Technology and Future of Robotics |
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Sponsoring Units: FPS FIAP Chair: Philip L. Taylor, Case Western Reserve University Room: Ballroom C4 |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:00AM - 8:36AM |
P8.00001: Finding Fun and Fame in Physics with Robots Invited Speaker: Physicist are often sought outside their immediate field for difficult solutions. Perhaps this is not surprising. However it might be unexpected how great the needs for physicists in the broadly cross discipline fields as robotics truly are. In this talk the author will describe being lured to Hollywood, by the need to uncover one of those principles, to find the deeper physical issues behind Panavision's needs for motion control. Then later describe using robotics as a tool to introduce students to physical concepts. Robots are excellent tools to focus student interest, both in General Ed courses, and graduate level electronics courses. In this vein, the author will try to highlight, ``Where's the Physics in Robotics?'' [Preview Abstract] |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:36AM - 9:12AM |
P8.00002: Recent Advances in Robotics and Career Opportunities for Physicists Invited Speaker: Some of the most significant advances in robotic systems over the last year are shown in this talk, which covers both autonomous and partly autonomous robots. A few robotic employers, both in Texas and elsewhere are profiled, with an emphasis on opportunities of interest to physicists. [Preview Abstract] |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:12AM - 9:48AM |
P8.00003: Physics and Robotic Sensing -- the good, the bad, and approaches to making it work Invited Speaker: All of the technological advances that have benefited consumer electronics have direct application to robotics. Technological advances have resulted in the dramatic reduction in size, cost, and weight of computing systems, while simultaneously doubling computational speed every eighteen months. The same manufacturing advancements that have enabled this rapid increase in computational power are now being leveraged to produce small, powerful and cost-effective sensing technologies applicable for use in mobile robotics applications. Despite the increase in computing and sensing resources available to today's robotic systems developers, there are sensing problems typically found in unstructured environments that continue to frustrate the widespread use of robotics and unmanned systems. This talk presents how physics has contributed to the creation of the technologies that are making modern robotics possible. The talk discusses theoretical approaches to robotic sensing that appear to suffer when they are deployed in the real world. Finally the author presents methods being used to make robotic sensing more robust. [Preview Abstract] |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:48AM - 10:24AM |
P8.00004: Robot Competitions Around the World Invited Speaker: This abstract not available. [Preview Abstract] |
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