TAB Report

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• TAB Report
• IROS 2007, San Diego
• Ken Goldberg, VPTA

tab.ieee-ras.org
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Summary 2006-2007
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• Technical Committee TAB Database Last Updated
• Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  September 30, 2006
• Agricultural Robotics October 25, 2007
• Bio Robotics October 24, 2007
• Computer Robot Vision April 1, 2007
• Humanoid Robotics April 10, 2007
• Human-Robot Interaction Coordination September
  30, 2006
• Intelligent Transportation Systems October 23,
  2007
• Manufacturing Automation April 6, 2007
• Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation February 11,
  2007
• Networked Robots August 31, 2007
• Programming Environments October 20, 2007
• Prototyping for Robotics and Automation March
  12, 2006
• Rehabilitation Assistive Robotics October 29,
  2007
• Robo-Ethics October 24, 2007
• Safety Security and Rescue Robotics October 22,
  2007
• Service Robotics January 12, 2007
• Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation October
  18, 2007

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RAS Distinguished Lecturers
Majid Nili Klas Nilsson Bruno Siciliano Roland
Siegwart Americas Nancy Amato Mario Campos Vijay
Kumar Peter Luh Deirdre Meldrum Tim
Salcudean Metin Sitti Alfredo Weitzefeld
Asia and Pacific Hugh Durrant-Whyte Li-Chen Fu
Shuuji Kajita Frank Park Yoshihiko
Nakamura Shigeki Sugano N. Vishu
Viswanadham Michael Wang Europe Wolfram
Burgard Alicia Casals Dan Halperin Jean Paul
Laumond
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VPTA 2006-2007 General

• Column for RAS Magazine
• TCs as AMPLIFIERS, not capacitors...
• Associate VPs
• TAB Charter
• Duties of VPTA, TC Co-Chairs, DLs...
• Explicit Procedure for Proposing new TCs
• Explicit Procedure for Inviting DLs
• TAB Database
• Unified point of contact, Scope, member count,
  Technical Summaries

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VPTA 2006-2007 TC Program

• New TC Co-Chairs, Retired Co-Chairs
• TC's retired Telerobotics
• TC's created Telerobotics, Haptics, Space
  Robotics, Motion Planning
• Most Active TC Awards Intelligent Transport
  Systems (06), Haptics (07)
• More active role of TCs in ICRA
• Assigning, hosting sessions, reviewing workshops

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VPTA 2006-2007 DL Program

• Expanded DL program from 15 to 24
• Nine in under-represented areas
• Appointed new DLs
• Initiated "Public Lectures" for DLs
• Created Most Active DL Award
• Most Active DL and Most Active TC Awards approved
  by IEEE

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VPTA 2006-2007 External Relations

• Help with IEEE Society Review
• Help with Conference Editorial Board
• Help with T-ASE Review
• Story on Automation in the IEEE Institute
• Interview on Automation on CBS Radio
• Panel on Future of Robot
• Operating Systems at ICRA 07

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VPTA 2006-2007 Most Recent

• Young Professionals Lunch
• GOLD Lunch
• Expanded to IROS
• New RAS Field of Interest Statement

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New Field of Interest Statement
The Society strives to advance innovation,
education, and fundamental and applied research
in Robotics and Automation. Robotics focuses on
systems incorporating sensors and actuators that
operate autonomously or semi-autonomously in
cooperation with humans. Robotics research
emphasizes intelligence and adaptability to cope
with unstructured environments. Automation
research emphasizes efficiency, productivity,
quality, and reliability, focusing on systems
that operate autonomously, often in structured
environments over extended periods, and on the
explicit structuring of such environments.
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TAB Agenda

• Review of TAB Accomplishments
• 2006-2007
• Review of TCs and DLs, new FOI
• Name Change for 2 TCS
• Autonomous Ground Vehicles and ITS
• - Software Engineering
• Technical Communities
• Triennial TC Review Policy

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PROPOSAL Triennial Review Policy/Process for
TCs by RAS VP of Technical Activities (VPTA) and
Associate VPs (AVPs) RAS Bylaws require TCs to
be reviewed every 3 years and considered for
possible retirement. A rotation of the TCs will
be initiated so that approximately one third of
TCs are reviewed each year at ICRA.
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A. Expectations on TC Activity (1) Attendance of
TC Co-Chairs (or representatives) at TAB
meetings and GOLD lunches. (2) Update the TC
website at least twice a year (3) Email/update to
all members at least 4 times a year (4) At least
one related technical papers session per year at
ICRA, IROS, or CASE (5) New report (one PPT
slide) at ICRA summarizing the key
technological innovations each year. (6) Regular
workshops or tutorials in major RAS
conferences. (7) At least one major publication
effort, such as a Survey paper, book, or Special
Issue every 3 years.
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B. TC REVIEW POLICY (1) Evaluations will made
every three years for renewal or retirement of
each TC based on activity and future
potential (2) No term limit for TCs, typically
6-9 years. (3) TC co-chairs must be RAS members,
(4) Co-Chair term is three years only one
consecutive renewal allowed.
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• C. TC TRIENNIAL REVIEW SCHEDULE
• 3.5 months before ICRA AVPs list TCs to be
  reviewed and determine who is responsible for
  which
• 3 months before ICRA request for review summary
  sent from the corresponding AVP to co-chairs of
  TCs to be reviewed
• (3) 2 months before ICRA review summary sent
  from co-chairs to correspoinding AVP AVP asks
  for revision if necessary, especially if the
  decision is likely to be negative.
• (4) all review summaries reviewed by Associate
  VPs
• (5) 1 month before ICRA recommendation for each
  TC sent from Associate VPs to VP
• (6) ICRA recommendations made to Adcomm

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• D. TC TRIENNIAL REVIEW REPORT (under 3 pages)
• Sent from TC Co-Chairs to AVP 2 Months before
  ICRA (final version will be posted on TAB
  website)
• Honest assessment of TC over past 3 years, goals
  for next 3 years, and the feasibility of retiring
  the TC
• (2) List of activities during past three years
  (which should include, but not limited to, the
  expected activities listed above)
• (3) List of outreach activities outside the RAS
• (4) List of important publications over past 3
  years in TC area.
• (5) number of members of each year in the past
  three years
• (4) summary of top three technical innovations in
  the area during the past three years
• (6) Recommendations (and alternates) for new
  co-chairs
• one from each primary region.

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Goals 2008-2009

• Implement Triennial Review Policy/Process
• Regular TC spotlights in RAM
• DL Database
• Increasing DL size, from 24 to 30
• Birds of a Feather meetings
• Open Source Wiki on Research Milestones
• TCs post list of related papers before ICRA
• RAS website manages TC mailing lists, allow
  members to join easily.

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Thank You.