Personal Robotics Bryan Adams, Ph.D. Team Leader, Research & Innovation Home Robots
iRobot Confidential What Will Drive the “Personal Robotics Revolution”? What’s stopping us now? The value proposition $$$ “Seems easy” ≠ “Is easy” What will be the “shot heard ‘round the world”? A (heretofore undiscovered) high-value market New robot capability: robust to natural environments New robot capability: really, really (really) cheap
iRobot Confidential Manipulation is a Key Enabler Domo, Aaron Edsinger, CSAILDexter, Rod Grupen, UMass Robonaut, Rob Ambrose, NASA