UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
             COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

                            presents

            "Human-Robot Interaction in the Wild:
    Land, Marine, and Aerial Robots at Fukushima and Sendai"

                   Prof. Robin R. Murphy
           (Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue,
                  Texas A&M University, USA)

                30 Juner 2011 (Wednesday)
                     Meeting Room B154

                 Hatfield, College Lane Campus
                         3-4  pm

                 Everyone is Welcome to Attend

                 Refreshments will be available

Abstract:


This talk will provide 3 case studies of HRI in the aftermath of the
Sendai Earthquake: ground robots and aerial vehicle used with the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency and the use of unmanned marine
vehicles to assist with recovery operations north of Sendai. The
Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue, under the direction of
Prof. Robin Murphy, conducted participatory research with aerial and
marine unmanned systems for remote assessment and situation awareness for
critical life saving and recovery operations. CRASAR assisted with the
tsunami response recovery in the areas around Hachinohe, Minamisanriku,
and Rikuzentakata in collaboration with the International Rescue System
Institute (Japan). The joint Japan-US team used three different remotely
operated vehicles (ROVs) to open a port and search for victims tangled
in the floating debris or pinned down by underwater rubble. Murphy
independently assisted the Honeywell T-Hawk UAV team contracted by
TEPCO to assess the four Fukushima Daiichi reactors. Extensive video
will be shown.


About the Speaker:
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Robin Roberson Murphy is the Raytheon Professor of Computer Science
and Engineering at Texas A&M and directs the Center for Robot-Assisted
Search and Rescue and its Roboticists Without Borders program. She holds
a B.M.E. in mechanical engineering, a M.S. and Ph.D in computer science
in 1980, 1989, and 1992, respectively, from Georgia Tech. She has over
100 publications in artificial intelligence, robotics, and human-robot
interaction including the textbook "Introduction to AI Roboticsā"
and is finishing a new book "Rescue Roboticsā" (MIT Press, expected
2011). She is a Fellow of the IEEE and serves on numerous governmental
boards, including the Defense Science Board, and has recently served on
the HRI steering committee.


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