Robotics Lab Opening 2022

The new lab allows a variety of robots to perform robust everyday household tasks such as setting the table or preparing meals. It is uniquely equipped to facilitate the collaboration of researchers located anywhere in the world using the apartment’s highly realistic digital twin.

The first day will present cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence and robotics. The second day will focus on the research’s impact on industry and society, with panels on supporting start-ups, cooperating within the new European excellence network on robotics and AI “euROBIN”, and unlocking opportunities that come with approaches such as open science, open education and open ecosystems.

A special highlight will be the official opening of the University of Bremen’s state-of-the-art robotics lab at the conclusion of day 1.

We would be honoured to welcome you to Bremen and look forward to inspiring discussions

Recordings

Day 1:

Day 2:

Agenda

05.10.2022
Symposium
08.30 Arrival/Registration
09.00 Opening Remarks, Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther (President University of Bremen)
09.05 Welcome Talk, Prof. Michael Beetz, PhD (University of Bremen)
Session 1
9.30 Prof. Giulio Sandini, PhD (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)/University of Genoa, Italy)
“How much AI does AI need?”
10.00 Prof. Kei Okada, PhD (JSK Laboratory University of Tokyo, Japan)
„Socialising Robots: Towards Robots in Everyday Life“
10.30 Prof. Subramanian Ramamoorthy, PhD (Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, University of Edinburgh, UK)
„Safe Robot Learning for Human-Centred Applications“
11.00 Coffee Break - Exhibition
Session 2
11.20 Benjamin Alt (ArtiMinds Robotics)
„Knowledge Representation & Reasoning in Industrial Robotics“
11.50 Giorgio Metta, PhD (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy)
„Interactive Robots: from Humanoids to Healthcare Applications“
12.30 Lunch - Exhibition
Session 3
14.00 Prof. Michael Beetz, PhD (University of Bremen)
„The Drew McDermott Laboratory — Tackling Key Challenges in Cognitive Robotics through Open, Community-Enabling Research“
14.30 Prof. Dr. Tanja Schultz (University of Bremen)
„Perspectives in Cognitive Systems“
15.00 Dr. Daniel Leidner (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
„Intelligent Assistance Robots: Designing and Programming Robots for Direct Interaction with Humans“
15.30 Coffee Break - Exhibition
Session 4
16.00 Prof. Dr. Markus Vincze (TU Wien, Austria)
„Towards Seeing and Manipulating Transparent Objects“
16.30 Prof. Dr. Karinne Ramirez Amaro (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
„Learning from failures- Robots that learn and reason from experiences to Explain, Predict and Prevent Failures“
17.00 Discussions
18.00 Lab Opening Reception
Welcome, Dr. Claudia Schilling (Senator for Research, Bremen)
18.10 Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schill (University of Bremen)
18.20 Dr. Mandy Boehnke (Vice President, University of Bremen)
18.30 Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sagerer (President, University of Bielefeld)
18.45 Reception with Live Demos & Exhibition
06.10.2022 Industry Panel
All day Exhibition/Demos
10.00 Welcome
Prof. Michael Beetz, PhD (University of Bremen)
Short Keynotes & Discussion
Panel 1
10.15 Start-ups: AI Based Robotics
Panel 2
11.15 Coffee Break
11.30 EuRoCoRe
12.30 Lunch & Live Demos
Panel 3
13.30 Transfer: From Science to Industry
Panel 4
14.30 Open Research , Open Source, Open Data
15.30 Closing remarks
Prof. Michael Beetz, PhD (University of Bremen)

How to reach us

On our Contact page you can find detailed information on how to reach the venue.

Venue:
Am Fallturm 1, Entrance E
28359 Bremen
Germany

How to get to the venue:

From Bremen Hauptbahnhof (Central Railway Station) take tram line 6, get off at Universität Nord (Terminus).

From Bremen Airport take tram line 6, get off at Universität Nord (Terminus).

From Hotel Munte it is a 20 minutes walking distance. Alternatively, take bus 22 from station Munte for three stops, get off at Universität Nord (Terminus).

After arrival at Universität Nord (Terminus): Look out for the Fallturm (drop tower) and walk towards it. The TAB Building and Entrance E are right behind it if you keep walking straight ahead right past the tower.

Parking:

Free parking is allowed in the orange areas around the building, if there is no sign that says otherwise or refers to a reserved parking spot. The red area contains parking spots, which are not free to use.

Directions to Hotel Munte

Excerpt from hotel website:
https://www.hotel-munte.de/en#c2807

By car:

From Bremerhaven. Hamburg. Hanover: Take the A27 freeway. Exit Horn-Lehe/Universität toward Universität. Turn right into the Universitätsallee at the 3rd traffic light. You will find the Hotel Munte am Stadtwald on your left after approximately 1km. From Osnabrück: Take the A1 freeway toward Hamburg. At the Bremer Kreuz interchange, take the A27 freeway toward Bremerhaven. Take the BAB Horn-Lehe/Universität exit toward Universität. Turn right into the Universitätsallee at the 3rd traffic light. You will find the Hotel Munte am Stadtwald on your left after approximately 1km.

Parking spaces at hotel area (€ 7,00/ day/ car).

By bus or rail:

From Bremen central railway station take streetcar line 8. Get off at the Kulenkampffallee stop. From here, take the 22 bus toward Universität and get off at the Munte stop (2 stops). Or from Central Station with the tram line 6 to the station Universität-Süd. From there take bus no. 22 direction Kattenturm until stop Munte (2 stops) or on foot (about 600m).

By plane and public transportation:

Exit the airport via the main entrance. On the forecourt, take tram no. 6, the drive towards University. Get off at the station Universität-Süd. The journey takes about 45 minutes. From there take bus no. 22 direction Kattenturm until stop Munte (2 stops) or on foot (about 600m).

Contact

For further details please contact:
Andrea Cowley
Phone: +49 421 218 64000
email: ai-office(at)cs[dot]uni-bremen[dot]de





Prof. Dr. hc. Michael Beetz PhD
Head of Institute

Contact via
Andrea Cowley
assistant to Prof. Beetz
ai-office@cs.uni-bremen.de

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