RoCKIn Innovation Through Robot Competitions [Competitions].

Authors :: Lima, Pedro U.
Nardi, Daniele
Kraetzschmar, Gerhard
Berghofer, Jakob
Matteucci, Matteo
Buchanan, Graham
Source :: IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine; Jun2014, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p8-12, 5p
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article describes the robot competitions, RoCKIn@Work, which looks for innovative robot applications in industry, and RoCKIn@Home, which focuses on domestic service robots, to be held in France in November 2014 and in Portugal in November 2015, as part of RoCKIn, a multiyear European Union-funded robotics project, which also consists of educational camps and field exercise. Topics include the benchmarks and tasks to be used in the contests and the RoCKIn Camp held in January 2014.