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��AFRON "10 Dollar Robot" Robot Design Challenge Dr. Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley The goal of the AFrican RObotics Network (AFRON) "10 Dollar Robot" Design Challenge, which ran from 15 June to 15 September 2012, was to design a new class of affordable robots for learning (especially in primary and secondary schools). The winners were recently announced in three categories: tethered, traditional (roaming), and all-in-one (self-contained). This talk will review AFRON and provide more details on the design challenge and winning entries. ��Robotics and Automation Applications in Developing Countries Mr. Satish Babu, Director, International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) Robotics and Automation are generally considered as more useful in the context of Developed Countries compared to Developing Countries, largely on account of parameters such as complexity, cost and existence of alternatives. However, there are emerging areas of civilian uses where R & A could add value, even in Developing Countries. Considering the need to conserve energy, water, nutrients and labor, automated farming practices such as "hi-tech farming" and precision agriculture, both greenhouse-based as well as farm-based, are gaining currency, even in Developing Countries such as India. There is a requirement for automated harvesting and processing systems for a variety of crops ranging from grain to apples to coconuts. Automated systems for municipal solid waste management and hospital waste management including drain-clearing robots have become important from the safety perspective. Home automation from several perspectives-energy reductions, labor saving, surveillance, and monitoring (of children, elderly) is also increasingly gaining attention. The next few years are expected to witness a significant expansion in R & A applications in Developing Countries as well. ��Autonomous Delivery: Segways, Google car, fixed wing and multi-copters, Dr. Mike North, Founder/Chair, Reallocate In this talk Dr. North discusses some of the challenges in autonomous delivery ranging from delivering pizzas using an autonomous Segway and Prius. He'll also look at a couple different flying drones, including a fixed wing electric plane and quad-copters and octa-copter at this year’s burning man event. 2012 GHTC Page 75
Technical Paper Sessions (Monday) 2012 GHTC Page 76 Monday, October 22, 2012 10:30am – 12:30pm ��Energy Session A (Federal, B Level) ��Disaster (South Room, 3 rd Floor) 1:30pm – 3:30pm ��Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities (Federal, B Level) ��Water and Agriculture (South Room, 3 rd Floor) 4:00pm – 6:00pm ��ISCRAM Special Papers (Federal, B Level)
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