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CSTP Coordination Program of Science and Technology Projects (CSTP: Council for Science and Technology Policy) Common Platform Technology for Next Generation Robots Program Director* Tomomasa SATO, The University of Tokyo Program Director* Nobuto MATSUHIRA, Toshiba Corporation Program Officer* Eimei OYAMA, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology *CSTP Coordination Program of Science and Technology Projects (Next Generation Robots) CSTP-CPSTP 1 OUTLINE 1. Background & Mission 2. What is Common Platform Technology? 3. Status of Projects 4. Conclusions CSTP-CPSTP 2

World Robotics 2006 CSTP-CPSTP 3 ¥1000 billion 1. Robot Market and Forecast in Japan @2010 (approx.) ¥3000 billion @2010 Incl. Service \ 0.1billion unit 8000 120,000 Value 7,303 robots (approx.) 7,123 6,565 Unit 6,475 7000 109,067 5,890 89,399 6,003 100,000 5,484 108,239 79,096 79,655 107,910 6000 5,443 78,497 4,936 98,059 4,768 80,000 4,709 4,863 5000 4,654 4,063 4,019 4,275 81,277 48,490 3,949 70,891 69,499 3,913 4000 60,000 62,120 69,895 61,471 59,717 3,001 56,147 3000 55,185 54,149 40,000 2000 19,873 20,000 784 1000 4,418 111 0 0 07 year 75 80 85 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CSTP-CPSTP From JARA@2008 4

Current Robot Developments Ministries Application Various types (Examples) of robot development Network robots Robots by MIC for their needs Robots by MLIT Construction robots Independent developments Robots by MAFF Harvesting robots No redundant development Rescue robots Robots by MEXT Basic technologies Human support robots Robots by METI for all applications CSTP-CPSTP 5 Main Mission of CSTP Coordination Program of Science and Technology Projects (Next Generation Robots) (CSTP: Council for Science and Technology Policy*) � Establishment of Common Platform Technology for efficient robot developments as infrastructure for any application. � Coordination among ministries for new robot markets. *Council for Science and Technology Policy is one of the four councils of important policies of Cabinet Office of Japan. The CSTP is comprised by Prime Minister, relevant Ministers, and experts. CSTP-CPSTP 6

Organization of CSTP-CPSTP (2005~2009) Council for Science Council for Science Special Coordination Funds Special Coordination Funds & Technology Policy( CSTP ) & Technology Policy( CSTP ) for Promoting Science & Technology for Promoting Science & Technology (MEXT) (MEXT) Project Team Project Team ① Post-Genome ① Post-Genome ② Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious ② Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Japan Science & Japan Science & Diseases Diseases Technology Agency(JST) Technology Agency(JST) ③ Ubiquitous Networks ③ Ubiquitous Networks ④ Next Generation Robots ④ Next Generation Robots Support Support CSTP Coordinate Program of CSTP Coordinate Program of ⑤ Biomass Utilization Technologies ⑤ Biomass Utilization Technologies Science & Technology Projects Science & Technology Projects ⑥ Hydrogen & Fuel Cell ⑥ Hydrogen & Fuel Cell ( CPSTP ) ( CPSTP ) ⑦ Nano-bio-technology ⑦ Nano-bio-technology - Project Directors - Project Directors ⑧ Local Science & Technology Cluster ⑧ Local Science & Technology Cluster - Project Officers - Project Officers 14 14 New Projects: New Projects: Common Platform Technology for Common Platform Technology for Ministries Ministries Next Generation Robots Next Generation Robots CSTP-CPSTP Not a latest version. 7 2. Common Platform Technology for Next Generation Robot Application (Examples) Efficient development for various Network robots Create new robot market Enhance competitiveness MIC Common Construction robots platform MLIT applications Harvesting robots - Information MAFF Structured Environment Rescue robots MEXT - Software Platform Human support robots METI National projects in the government CSTP-CPSTP 8

Establishment of Information Structured Environment Improvement of environment for robots Communication Ubiquitous Computing Network ・ Sensor Information （ GPS ， RFID,… ） Sensor ・ Position information of robot and object ・ Map information of environment ・ Communication between robots RFID tags GPS and appliances Computer Development of each robot Robot application by using the information provided by the information structured environment （ Information structured environment ) We call the established information structured environment the Efficient development of robots “Environmental Platform.” CSTP-CPSTP 9 Concept of Software Platform - Robot World Simulator - Available software Software supply R&D R&D (Ministry project) (Ministry project) Middleware layer R&D R&D (Industry) Robot world simulator (Industry) (Common software platform) R&D R&D (University) (University) Software supply Available software Research institute Software Software developed by （ Colored part shows middleware ） research and development CSTP-CPSTP 10

Four R&D Projects of CPSTP 1. Robot Town PJ: Robot Town, in which robots work in an ordinary environment using RFID tags and a distributed vision integrated by TMS 2. Human Behavior Measurement PJ: Information structured environment based on human positions, in which spatial information and record of human behaviors are linked 3. Robotic Universal Design PJ: Universal Design for Environment and Manipulation Framework 4. Robot Simulator PJ: Robot simulator composed of distributed object modules implemented by RT Middleware The above projects were performed through Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese Government. CSTP-CPSTP 11 Overview of the Common Platform Technology FY2006 FY2007 H18年度 (1) Structured タウンでの ② Public ③ Task 作業空間での ① Town 環境情報構造化 Environments 環境情報構造化 facilities space Environmental Platform Software Measurement Measurement Measurement of Fields of Human of Objects Platform (2) Software ④ Robot World Simulator Modularization CSTP-CPSTP 12

① Robot Town PJ: 2005-2007 Robot town aims to collaborated work with robots and humans. Map Map Other Other Town Town Status of Robots Status of Robots Networks Networks Management Management (GIS and (GIS and Tracking of Moving objects Tracking of Moving objects System (TMS) System (TMS) Databases) Databases) Pedestrian Pedestrian Inquiry Inquiry Position/Motion Position/Motion surroundings surroundings Info. of Info. of Pedestrians, Pedestrians, Cars and Cars and Obstacles Obstacles Car Car Position/motion Position/motion Robot Robot Surveillance Surveillance of Robot of Robot Self positioning Self positioning Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Vison System Vison System Sensor/RFIDtag Sensor/RFIDtag CSTP-CPSTP 13 Layout of Embedded RFID tags RFID tags (HF band and LF band) Floor Map of the attached on the back side of a unit Platform house rectangular floor mat (0.5m x 0.5m). CSTP-CPSTP 14

Robot Town Open Experiment （ Feb. 25, 2008 ） Robot handling Small Object Wheel Chair Robot Experiment and Display of Humans in Room CSTP-CPSTP 15 ② Human Behavior Measurement PJ: 2006-2008 To realize robotic services for humans based on human behavior. Camera Camera RFID RFID Camera Camera ・ Measure ・ Measure Sensor Sensor Range Range RFID RFID Camera Camera GPS GPS Finder Finder positions of positions of humans and humans and measurement measurement measurement measurement robots robots Data Integration Data Integration Data Integration Data Integration /accumulation /accumulation /accumulation /accumulation Standardization Standardization ⇒ Position and error ⇒ Position and error Integration Integration Segments Segments ・ Structuring ・ Structuring Environmental Environmental Primitive Primitive Spatial Spatial Behavioral Behavioral Information Information primitive primitive primitive primitive (Giving meanings (Giving meanings Relationship between space Relationship between space in terms of space in terms of space and behavior (Structuring on and behavior (Structuring on and behavior) and behavior) environmental information environmental information Guide Guide Navi. Navi. Intro. Intro. Service & Service & Application Application Service Application Service Application CSTP-CPSTP 16

Experimental Field ： Universal City Walk in Osaka, A Shopping Mall Camera Camera Laser Range Finder Laser Range Finder CSTP-CPSTP 17 Open Experiment at Universal City Walk in Osaka （ Jan. 23, 2008 ） A Robot Guiding A Human Display of Status of Environment CSTP-CPSTP 18