The RoboCup-Rescue Committee The RoboCup Federation The RoboCup-Rescue Project: A Robotic Approach to the Disaster Mitigation Problem Satoshi Tadokoro Hiroaki Kitano Kobe Univ. Sony CS Lab. The RoboCup-Rescue Committee The RoboCup Federation 2000 IEEE Intl. Conf. On Robotics & Automation, San Francisco, April 27, 2000

Earthquake Disaster > 3 times/year Earthquake disaster --- frequent Search & rescue problems should be researched Top 10 earthquakes in the 20th century

Expected Contribution of Robotics Industrial Robot Contribution Save workers from 3D jobs Demanding, Dirty, Dangerous Cost Reduction Efficiency Improvement Quality Improvement Rescue Robot Contribution …... Why robots? (Kawasaki Heavy Industry Co.)

RoboCup (Robot Soccer WorldCup) Grand Challenge: “Autonomous humanoid team wins WorldCup championship until 2050.” 35 countries 3,000 researchers Technology transfer for Socially important problems Future industries Human welfare What is RoboCup

Soccer and Search & Rescue Commonality of soccer and s&r problem Rescue research as an advance of soccer research

Dream of Robotics and AI If mighty robot heroes in SF and comics ….. Robotics and AI dream (Mighty Atom, Osamu Tezuka) (Gundam)

RoboCup-Rescue Objectives From Simulation to Real Robots Real-Time Decision Support by Simulation Rescue Robots Development Digitally Empowered Rescue Agents Social Infrastructure for Safety RoboCup-Rescue objectives A Grand Challenge of Robotics and AI

Simulation Project Distributed simulators and agents

System with real-world interface and human interface

Real-World Interface Integration of Sensors and Machines Distributed in the city Automated data collection of disaster Integration of Social Infrastructures Control and supervise disaster prevention activities Real world interface

Human Interface Integration of Human and Virtual World Digitally Empowered Rescue Agents Wearable computer Information augmentation Advanced Emergency Response Center Efficient decision making Ubiquitous ER center function Man-machine

Behavior Planning Challenge Complex Constraints Incomplete information Real-time decision Numerous heterogeneous agents Effect of logistics Complex objectives Life saving Prevention of secondary disaster Data collection Long-tem / short-term Intelligence for Real-World Planning

Simulator Advantages Effect of agent activities  Action Strategy Mutual effect of primary/secondary disasters  Accuracy Distributed computation & open architecture  Cost Effectiveness Rapid Development Simulator advantage

Social Contributions Real-time disaster mitigation advancement Worldwide standardization of emergency decision support in disasters Control of infrastructure systems for disaster mitigation Civilians’ optimal behavior in disasters Training of emergency response Social contributions

Perspective Advanced Search & Rescue Operation Disaster Prevention Science Crisis Management Information Science Mechanical Engineering Robotics & Infrastructure Project Simulation Project Electrical Engineering Politics Civil Engineering Architecture Perspective of RoboCup-Rescue Projects Advanced Search & Rescue Operation Integration

RoboCup-Rescue Roadmap ～2000.6 Open Prototype Simulator in Public and Call for Participants (Hakodate Japan Open, ICMAS Boston, Melbourne RoboCup WC, etc.) ～2001.8 1st Research Evaluation Conference ～2005.4 Full-Scale Simulation ～2020 Contribution in Real Disaster Fields ～2050 Mighty Rescue Robots in Practice Contemporary ‘Thunderbird’ for S&R Roadmap

Conclusions A New RoboCup Challenge Call for Participants Disaster mitigation, emergency response and search & rescue problem New grand challenge of AI and robotics Creation of social safety and peace Call for Participants After July, Visit http://www.robocup.org Alpha Testing Request: r-resc@isi.edu Conclusions

RoboCup-Rescue Simulator Image Takahashi’s VRML RoboCup-Rescue Image by H. Takahashi (Port & Harbour Research Institute)

RoboCup-Rescue Image by Kuwata (NTT Data Co.) Kuwata’s VRML RoboCup-Rescue Image by Kuwata (NTT Data Co.)

RoboCup-Rescue Simulator Prototype Call for Participants After July, Visit http://www.robocup.org Alpha Testing Request to r-resc@isi.edu