“A Research Roadmap for Domestic and Professional Service Robotics”

August 7-8, 2008
San Francisco, CA

AGENDA

Thursday, August 7
8:00 am Breakfast available outside meeting room
8:45 am Welcome / Introduction
9:15 am A few visionary presentations to set stage (5 x 12 minutes)

- P. Pirjanian, Evolution - Domestic Service Robotics
- M. Buehler, iRobot - Mobile Manipulation
- E. Berger, Willow Garage - A view on service robotics
- M. OConner, Novariant - Field Robotics
- A. Foessel, Deere - Field Robotics

10:15 am Break
10:30 am Group discussion to define 8 societal/economic drivers with a 10-15 year perspective
11:30 pm Plenary synthesis of drivers into a set of 10-15 drivers in total
12:15 pm Lunch break
1:30 pm Group discussions on (technical) obstacles to progress on main drivers
2:45 pm Synthesis on main obstacles to progress
3:30 pm Break
4:00 pm Group discussions on research challenges to address obstacles
5:30 pm End of technical program day 1
6:45 pm Joint dinner @ Fisherman’s Wharf
Friday, August 8
7:45 am Breakfast available outside meeting room
8:30 am Plenary synthesis of research challenges
9:30 am Break / check out
10:00 am Review of roadmap document outline & definition of future actions
11:15 am Wrap-up and any other business
11:30 pm End of meeting (firm timing to ensure time for east coast return the same day)