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Advances in Autonomous Mini Robots

Proceedings of the 6-th AMiRE Symposium

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Ulrich Rückert

    1. Centre of Excellence, Cognitronics and Sensor Systems, Cognitive Interaction Technology, Bielefeld, Germany

  2. Sitte Joaquin

    1. , Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

  3. Werner Felix

    1. Centre of Excellence, Cognitronics and Sensor Systems, Cognitive Interaction Technology, Bielefeld, Germany

  • Latest research on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment
  • Results of the 6th International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE) held on 23-25 May 2011 at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, Germany
  • Written by leading experts in the field

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Autonomous robots must carry out useful tasks all by themselves relying entirely on their own perceptions of their environment. The cognitive abilities required for autonomous action are largely independent of robot size, which makes mini robots attractive as artefacts for research, education and entertainment. Autonomous mini robots must be small enough for experimentation on a desktop or a small laboratory. They must be easy to carry and safe for interaction with humans. They must not be expensive. Mini robot designers have to work at the leading edge of technology so that their creations can carry out purposeful autonomic action under these constraints. Since 2001 researchers have met every two years for an international symposium to report on the advances achieved in Autonomous Mini Robots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE). The AMiRE Symposium is a single track conference that offers ample opportunities for discussion and exchange of ideas. This volume contains the contributed papers of the 2011 AMiRE Symposium held from 23 to 25 May 2011 at Bielefeld University, Germany. The contributions in this volume represent the state-of-the-art of autonomous mini robots; they demonstrate what is currently technically feasible and show some of the applications for autonomous mini robots.

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-13
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  2. Bioinspired Minirobotic Platforms for Educational Activities

    • Paolo Dario
    Pages 1-2

  3. Animals as Models for Robot Mobility and Autonomy: Crawling, Walking, Running, Climbing and Flying

    • Roger Quinn
    Pages 3-4

  4. Teamwork Planning and Learning in Adversarial Multi-Robot Domains

    • Manuela Veloso
    Pages 5-5

  5. Human-Friendly Robot Partners in Informationally Structured Space

    • Naoyuki Kubota
    Pages 7-9

  6. Learning and Adaptation for Human-Friendly Robot Partners in Informationally Structured Space

    • Naoyuki Kubota
    Pages 11-26

  7. Teaching with Minirobots: The Local Educational Laboratory on Robotics

    • P. Salvini, F. Cecchi, G. Macrì, S. Orofino, S. Coppedè, S. Sacchini et al.
    Pages 27-36

  8. A Two Years Informal Learning Experience Using the Thymio Robot

    • Fanny Riedo, Philippe Rétornaz, Luc Bergeron, Nathalie Nyffeler, Francesco Mondada
    Pages 37-48

  9. A New Open Source 3D-Printable Mobile Robotic Platform for Education

    • J. Gonzalez-Gomez, A. Valero-Gomez, A. Prieto-Moreno, M. Abderrahim
    Pages 49-62

  10. Germán LaRA: An Autonomous Robot Platform Supported by an Educational Methodology

    • R. Francisco, C. Uribe, S. Ignacio, R. Vázquez
    Pages 63-74

  11. Mutual Learning for Second Language Education and Language Acquisition of Robots

    • Akihiro Yorita, Naoyuki Kubota
    Pages 75-87

  12. The CoaX Micro-helicopter: A Flying Platform for Education and Research

    • Cédric Pradalier, Samir Bouabdallah, Pascal Gohl, Matthias Egli, Gilles Caprari, Roland Siegwart
    Pages 89-99

  13. AMiRo – Autonomous Mini Robot for Research and Education

    • Stefan Herbrechtsmeier, Ulrich Rückert, Joaquin Sitte
    Pages 101-112

  14. Modular Robot Platform for Teaching Digital Hardware Engineering and for Playing Robot Soccer in the AMiREsot League

    • Thomas Tetzlaff, Ulf Witkowski
    Pages 113-122

  15. Radar Sensor Implementation into a Small Autonomous Vehicle

    • Ivan Ricardo Silva Ruiz, Dominik Aufderheide, Ulf Witkowski
    Pages 123-132

  16. The Wanda Robot and Its Development System for Swarm Algorithms

    • Alexander Kettler, Marc Szymanski, Heinz Wörn
    Pages 133-146

  17. Multi-Robot System Validation: From Simulation to Prototyping with Mini Robots in the Teleworkbench

    • Andry Tanoto, Felix Werner, Ulrich Rückert
    Pages 147-159

  18. An Experimental Testbed for Robotic Network Applications

    • Donato Di Paola, Annalisa Milella, Grazia Cicirelli
    Pages 161-172

  19. iRov: A Robot Platform for Active Vision Research and as Education Tool

    • Abdul Rahman Hafiz, Kazuyuki Murase
    Pages 173-181

  20. Autonomous Corridor Flight of a UAV Using a Low-Cost and Light-Weight RGB-D Camera

    • Sven Lange, Niko Sünderhauf, Peer Neubert, Sebastian Drews, Peter Protzel
    Pages 183-192
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre of Excellence, Cognitronics and Sensor Systems, Cognitive Interaction Technology, Bielefeld, Germany

    Ulrich Rückert, Werner Felix

  • , Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Sitte Joaquin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Autonomous Mini Robots

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 6-th AMiRE Symposium

  • Editors: Ulrich Rückert, Sitte Joaquin, Werner Felix

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27482-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27481-7Published: 14 March 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52160-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-27482-4Published: 07 March 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 280

  • Topics: Robotics and Automation, Computational Intelligence

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