Tuesday, February 8, 2011

RoboEarth: A World Wide Web for Robots

Markus Waibel describes a European project called RoboEarth. This story appeared in IEEE Spectrum on Feb. 25, 2011. The RoboEarth website describes the project as "... a giant network and database repository where robots can share information and learn from each other about their behavior and their environment." The project is part of the Cognitive Systems and Robotics Initiative from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme. Waibel indicates that the project is "... building an Internet for robots: a worldwide, open-source platform that allows any robot with a network connection to generate, share, and reuse data" He continues, "... my colleagues and I believe that if robots are to move out of the factories and work alongside humans, they will need to systematically share data and build on each other's experience."

1 comment:

Simon Levy said...

"This story appeared in IEEE Spectrum on Feb. 25, 2011."

Which -- given that Phil posted this story on Feb. 8, 2011 -- can only mean that Phil is the guy from the future who's traveled back in time to save us from Skynet, I mean, RoboEarth.

I for one welcome our new... nevermind.