1. TAB Report IROS 2007, San Diego Ken Goldberg, VPTA
tab.ieee-ras.org

2. Summary :

3. Technical Committee TAB Database Last Updated
Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles September 30, 2006
Agricultural Robotics October 25, 2007
Bio Robotics October 24, 2007
Computer & Robot Vision April 1, 2007
Humanoid Robotics April 10, 2007
Human-Robot Interaction & Coordination September 30, 2006
Intelligent Transportation Systems October 23, 2007
Manufacturing Automation April 6, 2007
Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation February 11, 2007
Networked Robots August 31, 2007
Programming Environments October 20, 2007
Prototyping for Robotics and Automation March 12, 2006
Rehabilitation & Assistive Robotics October 29, 2007
Robo-Ethics October 24, 2007
Safety Security and Rescue Robotics October 22, 2007
Service Robotics January 12, 2007
Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation October 18, 2007
Surgical Robotics October 22, 2007
Underwater Robotics March 5, 2006
Algs for Planning and Control of Robot Motion October 16, 2007
Space Robotics October 24, 2007
Haptics May 16, 2007
Telerobotics October 22, 2007

4. RAS Distinguished Lecturers
Asia and Pacific
Hugh Durrant-Whyte
Li-Chen Fu
Shuuji Kajita
Frank Park
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Shigeki Sugano
N. Vishu Viswanadham
Michael Wang
Europe
Wolfram Burgard
Alicia Casals
Dan Halperin
Jean Paul Laumond
Majid Nili
Klas Nilsson
Bruno Siciliano
Roland Siegwart
Americas
Nancy Amato
Mario Campos
Vijay Kumar
Peter Luh
Deirdre Meldrum
Tim Salcudean
Metin Sitti
Alfredo Weitzefeld

5. VPTA 2006-2007: General Column for RAS Magazine: Associate VPs
TCs as AMPLIFIERS, not capacitors...
Associate VPs
TAB Charter
Duties of VPTA, TC Co-Chairs, DLs...
Explicit Procedure for Proposing new TCs
Explicit Procedure for Inviting DLs
TAB Database
Unified point of contact, Scope, member count, Technical Summaries

6. VPTA 2006-2007: TC Program New TC Co-Chairs, Retired Co-Chairs
TC's retired: Telerobotics
TC's created: Telerobotics, Haptics, Space Robotics, Motion Planning
Most Active TC Awards: Intelligent Transport Systems (06), Haptics (07)
More active role of TCs in ICRA:
Assigning, hosting sessions, reviewing workshops

7. VPTA 2006-2007: DL Program Expanded DL program from 15 to 24
Nine in under-represented areas
Appointed new DLs
Initiated "Public Lectures" for DLs
Created Most Active DL Award
Most Active DL and Most Active TC Awards approved by IEEE

8. VPTA 2006-2007: External Relations
Help with IEEE Society Review
Help with Conference Editorial Board
Help with T-ASE Review
Story on Automation in the IEEE Institute
Interview on Automation on CBS Radio
Panel on Future of Robot
Operating Systems at ICRA 07

9. VPTA 2006-2007: Most Recent Young Professionals Lunch
GOLD Lunch
Expanded to IROS
New RAS Field of Interest Statement

10. New Field of Interest Statement
The Society strives to advance innovation, education, and fundamental and applied research in Robotics and Automation. Robotics focuses on systems incorporating sensors and actuators that operate autonomously or semi-autonomously in cooperation with humans. Robotics research emphasizes intelligence and adaptability to cope with unstructured environments. Automation research emphasizes efficiency, productivity, quality, and reliability, focusing on systems that operate autonomously, often in structured environments over extended periods, and on the explicit structuring of such environments.

11. TAB Agenda Review of TAB Accomplishments:
Review of TCs and DLs, new FOI
Name Change for 2 TCS
Autonomous Ground Vehicles and ITS
- Software Engineering
Technical Communities
Triennial TC Review Policy

12. PROPOSAL: Triennial Review Policy/Process for TCs
by RAS VP of Technical Activities (VPTA) and Associate VPs (AVPs)
RAS Bylaws require TCs to be reviewed every 3 years and considered for possible retirement. A rotation of the TCs will be initiated so that approximately one third of TCs are reviewed each year at ICRA.

13. A. Expectations on TC Activity
(1) Attendance of TC Co-Chairs (or representatives) at TAB meetings and GOLD lunches.
(2) Update the TC website at least twice a year
(3) /update to all members at least 4 times a year
(4) At least one related technical papers session per year at
ICRA, IROS, or CASE
(5) New report (one PPT slide) at ICRA summarizing the key technological innovations each year.
(6) Regular workshops or tutorials in major RAS conferences.
(7) At least one major publication effort, such as a Survey paper, book, or Special Issue every 3 years.

14. B. TC REVIEW POLICY
(1) Evaluations will made every three years for renewal or retirement of each TC based on activity and future potential
(2) No term limit for TCs, typically 6-9 years.
(3) TC co-chairs must be RAS members,
(4) Co-Chair term is three years; only one consecutive renewal allowed.

15. C. TC TRIENNIAL REVIEW SCHEDULE
3.5 months before ICRA: AVPs list TCs to be reviewed and determine who is responsible for which
3 months before ICRA: request for review summary sent from the corresponding AVP to co-chairs of TCs to be reviewed
(3) 2 months before ICRA: review summary sent from co-chairs to correspoinding AVP; AVP asks for revision if necessary, especially if the decision is likely to be negative.
(4) all review summaries reviewed by Associate VPs
(5) 1 month before ICRA: recommendation for each TC sent from Associate VPs to VP
(6) ICRA: recommendations made to Adcomm

16. D. TC TRIENNIAL REVIEW REPORT (under 3 pages)
Sent from TC Co-Chairs to AVP 2 Months before ICRA (final version will be posted on TAB website):
Honest assessment of TC over past 3 years, goals for next 3 years, and the feasibility of retiring the TC
(2) List of activities during past three years (which should include, but not limited to, the expected activities listed above)
(3) List of outreach activities outside the RAS
(4) List of important publications over past 3 years in TC area.
(5) number of members of each year in the past three years
(4) summary of top three technical innovations in the area during the past three years
(6) Recommendations (and alternates) for new co-chairs:
one from each primary region.

17. Goals: 2008-2009 Implement Triennial Review Policy/Process
Regular “TC spotlights” in RAM
DL Database
Increasing DL size, from 24 to 30+
Birds of a Feather meetings
Open Source Wiki on Research Milestones
TC’s post list of related papers before ICRA
RAS website manages TC mailing lists, allow members to join easily.

18. Thank You.