Social and Educational Robotics Community

Dr. Marina Fridin

Market Trends

Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Agricultural Robotics Algorithms for Planning and Control of Robot Motion Autonomous Ground Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems Bio Robotics Computer & Robot Vision Haptics Human-Robot Interaction & Coordination Humanoid Robotics Marine Robots Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation Networked Robots Rehabilitation & Assistive Robotics Roboethics Robot Learning Safety Security and Rescue Robotics Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation Service Robotics Software Engineering for Robotics and Automation Space Robotics Surgical Robotics Telerobotics

Robotics Community

Robots in Education

Robot as Educator

Socially Assistive Robotics

» SAR focuses on assisting through social interaction, not physical contact

» SAR domains include mainly rehabilitation and special education etc.

Maja J Mataric´, Interaction Lab, University of Southern California

Socially assistive robotsPARO (started 1-9-2008)

Assistive Robotics

Robots and Emotions

Keepon

Robota

K. Dautenhahn, and A. Billard

“Supper” Robots

Brain-Robot Interface

Therapeutic and Educational Social Robotics laboratory

Cerebral Palsy

Normally Developed

Main Concern

» Roboethics » Public Opinion» Awareness» Science Fiction - Patent

Public Opinion

Industry and Venture

Crowd Funding

LikeMeRo

Development

Education

Entertainment

2-6 years old

https://www.facebook.com/LikeMeRo

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2013/06/10/venture-capital-vc-funding-robotics-2012

MedRobotics

$33.6 Million 3D Robotics

$5.0 Million

Rethink Robotics

$30.0 Million Romotive $5.0 Million

iWalk $17.0 Million Sense Fly $5.0 Million

Mazor Robotics

$15.0 Million Persimmon Tech

$3.7 Million

Neato Robotics

$12.2 Million Myomo $3.7 Million

RoboteX $11.9 Million Blue River Tech

$3.1 Million

RedZone Robotics

$8.5 Million ModRobotics

$3.0 Million

Aethon $7.1 Million CybAero $3.0 Million

Qbotix $6.5 Million Pix4D $2.5 Million

InTouch Health

$6.0 Million Ikonisys $1.4 Million

Prioria Robotics

$5.5 Million Fits.Me $1.0+ Million

Ventures

» Incubator» Accelerator» Public Relations» Strong Community

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