A Roadmap for US Robotics From Internet to Robotics

Citation
Computing Community Consortium, A Roadmap for US Robotics From Internet to Robotics (May 21, 2009) (full-text).

Overview
This report (1) identifies the future impact of robotics technology on the economic, social, and security needs of the United States, (2) outlines the various scientific and technological challenges, and (3) documents a technological roadmap to address those challenges. This effort was sponsored by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and led by 12 world class researchers from the leading robotics academic institutions in the United States. The project included three application-oriented workshops that focused on efforts across the manufacturing, healthcare/medical, and services robotics markets; plus one on blue-sky research that addressed a number of enabling technologies that must be the focus of sustained research and application development in order for the U.S. to remain a leader in robotics technology and commercial development.