Ken GoldbergUC Berkeley
The Robot Next Door
Previous Predictions
• “Household robots will do all chores.” (1930)
• “Atomic Batteries will be commonplace.” (1955)
• “2% of population will manufacture all goods.” (1963)
RoboMotes: Gaurav S. Sukhatme, USC
Scouts: Nikos Papanikolopoulos, U. Minn
Smart Dust: Kris Pister, UCB (Image: Kenn Brown)
Survival Research
Canny and Paulos, UCB
Dalsa 6M18 Ultra High Resolution Video Camera
6 Mpixels (at 18 fps)1 Mpixel/Steradian
Panasonic WV-CW864A Robotic PTZ Video Camera
.3 Mpixels (at 30 fps)500 Mpixel/Steradian
NetworkedRobots
www.ken.goldberg.net/NR