scholarly journals sDSPL - Towards a benchmark for general-purpose task evaluation in domestic service robots

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Contreras ◽  
Yosuke Matsusaka ◽  
Takashi Yamamoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Okada
Keyword(s):  
General Purpose ◽  
Domestic Service ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
The World ◽  
Robot Systems

Although the skills required to solve isolated robotics problems are reaching amazing performances recently, we propose the evaluation of such individual solutions in fully integrated robot systems tested in real daily situations like those presented at international robotics competitions. The simulation Domestic Standard Platform League (sDSPL), which utilizes the HSR simulator developed for the World Robot Summit, surges from the necessity to standardise and spread the research on Domestic Service Robots where a series of solutions can be tested to solve a general-purpose task in a standard domestic environment; this approach has been proven successful at several international competitions, namely, the RoboCup Japan Open, the Mexican Tournament of Robotics, and the RoboCup 2021.<div><br></div><div>**This work was accepted to The 39th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan.<br></div>

scholarly journals sDSPL - Towards a benchmark for general-purpose task evaluation in domestic service robots

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Contreras ◽  
Yosuke Matsusaka ◽  
Takashi Yamamoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Okada
Keyword(s):  
General Purpose ◽  
Domestic Service ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
The World ◽  
Robot Systems

Although the skills required to solve isolated robotics problems are reaching amazing performances recently, we propose the evaluation of such individual solutions in fully integrated robot systems tested in real daily situations like those presented at international robotics competitions. The simulation Domestic Standard Platform League (sDSPL), which utilizes the HSR simulator developed for the World Robot Summit, surges from the necessity to standardise and spread the research on Domestic Service Robots where a series of solutions can be tested to solve a general-purpose task in a standard domestic environment; this approach has been proven successful at several international competitions, namely, the RoboCup Japan Open, the Mexican Tournament of Robotics, and the RoboCup 2021.<div><br></div><div>**This work was accepted to The 39th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan.<br></div>

scholarly journals Planning and Reinforcement Learning for General-Purpose Service Robots

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqian Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Service Robot ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Robot Tasks ◽  
Learning To Reason ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Robotics

Despite recent progress in AI and robotics research, especially learned robot skills, there remain significant challenges in building robust, scalable, and general-purpose systems for service robots. This Ph.D. research aims to combine symbolic planning and reinforcement learning to reason about high-level robot tasks and adapt to the real world. We will introduce task planning algorithms that adapt to the environment and other agents, as well as reinforcement learning methods that are practical for service robot systems. Taken together, this work will make a significant step towards creating general-purpose service robots.

The robot-to-robot service encounter: an examination of the impact of inter-robot warmth

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Magnus Söderlund
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Service Robot ◽  
Service Encounters ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Synthetic Agents ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to examine humans’ reactions to service robots’ display of warmth in robot-to-robot interactions – a setting in which humans’ impressions of a service robot will not only be based on what this robot does in relation to humans, but also on what it does to other robots. Design/methodology/approach Service robot display of warmth was manipulated in an experimental setting in such a way that a service robot A expressed low versus high levels of warmth in relation to another service robot B. Findings The results indicate that a high level of warmth expressed by robot A vis-à-vis robot B boosted humans’ overall evaluations of A, and that this influence was mediated by the perceived humanness and the perceived happiness of A. Originality/value Numerous studies have examined humans’ reactions when they interact with a service robot or other synthetic agents that provide service. Future service encounters, however, will comprise also multi-robot systems, which means that there will be many opportunities for humans to be exposed to robot-to-robot interactions. Yet, this setting has hitherto rarely been examined in the service literature.

scholarly journals Cyber-security for Mobile Service Robots – Challenges for Cyber-physical System Safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Dudek ◽  
Wojciech Szynkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Cyber Physical System ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mobile Service Robots

A review of the known and an indication of the new threats for cyber-physical robotic systems, caused by cybernetic attacks, serves, in this paper, as a basis for the analysis of the known methods relied upon to detect and mitigate consequences of such attacks. A particular emphasis is placed on threats specific for cyber-physical systems, as they are a feature distinguishing these systems from their traditional Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) counterparts. Based on the review of literature and own analyses, unresolved issues regarding the cyber-security of robot systems are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Assessment of Socio-Economic Efficiency of the Scientific and Educational Complex: Approach and System of Indicators

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Slavikovsky ◽  
Olga Vladimirova ◽  
Manon Khusainov
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Factor Models ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Network Interaction ◽  
Evaluation Task ◽  
Current Topic ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Integration Mechanism ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Network

The article is devoted to the current topic of choosing the optimal organizational option of multilateral integration of the scientific and educational sphere, business and the state in the process of globalization of the world economy. The authors justify the format of formation of scientific and educational complex on the basis of network interaction, which allows to obtain the greatest synergistic effect. In order to justify the effective network interaction of the scientific and educational complex, an analysis of existing methods of assessing the efficiency of its functioning was carried out and an author’s system of performance indicators and its assessment was proposed in accordance with the general purpose of the integration mechanism and the specific purpose of each interaction subject. The model contains a system of heterogeneous indicators reflecting the principles of formation of a scientific and educational complex on the basis of network interaction, which allows, along with an evaluation task, to determine, using factor models, further directions of inter-network relations of subjects in order to better understand the current processes and identify problem areas of coordination of their innovative activity.

VARIETIES OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS AND STRUCTURAL EFFECTS IN THE WORLD TRADE NETWORK

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850001 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHENGQI PAN
Keyword(s):  
World Trade ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Graph Model ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Intergovernmental Organizations ◽  
Random Graph Model ◽  
Intergovernmental Organization ◽  
Exponential Random Graph ◽  
The World ◽  
Joint Membership

To what extent does joint membership in intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) matter for bilateral trade? How and under what conditions do the various types of IGOs — economic, socio-cultural and general purpose — influence bilateral trade between their members? How do complex interdependencies in world trade matter? Existing research tends to examine aggregate joint IGO memberships and has done little to analyze how specific types of IGO membership matter in trade. Using a detailed IGO dataset and a novel network analysis approach called the temporal exponential random graph model, I assess the importance of three main IGO types — economic, socio-cultural and general purpose — in helping members to establish major trading ties. The results provide support for general purpose and socio-cultural IGOs and point to the importance of network phenomena such as popularity, activity and transitivity effects. Moreover, joint economic IGO memberships exhibit slightly more complex relations with bilateral trade. A robustness test reveals that preferential trade agreements are significant in fostering trade, while the World Trade Organization and other economic IGOs such as development banks are not. This paper presents a nuanced way of analyzing IGOs and provides the impetus for the study of complex interdependencies in international trade.

‘Working Smarter to Stay Ahead’: American Society for Indexing (ASI) Annual Conference 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-333
Author(s):  
Shannon Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
The United States ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
The World ◽  
American Society

Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the American Society for Indexing (ASI) annual conference scheduled for April 2020 switched to an online venue. The conference had 80 attendees overall, hailing from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and India. Shannon Li reports on the program and reflects on the experience of meeting online with other indexers around the world rather than in the usual in-person conference format.

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