雷锋网 AI 科技评论按:本周,ICRA 2018 正式在澳大利亚布里斯班举行。作为 IEEE 机器人与自动化学会(IEEE Robotics and Automation Society)的重要会议,学术论文自然成为了不可无视的一个局部。往年在论文上又有哪些最新停顿,又有哪些范畴成为最受关注的研讨方向?雷锋网 AI 科技评论依据第一天的开幕式环节及官方发布的数据,整理了相应的重要看点。
机器人学是一个涵盖范畴宽广、使用方向纵深的学科,从 ICRA 2018 可见一斑。ICRA 2018 共收到来自 800 个研讨机构的 3681 位作者的投稿,合计 2586 篇,其中 1981 篇 ICRA 论文, 605 篇 RAL 论文,相较去年有 48% 的增长。
从投递论文数来看,美国依然是学术研讨的高产大国,以 630 篇论文领跑 ICRA 2018;而位于第二梯队的则是中国(230 篇)、德国(159 篇)、日本(115 篇);第三梯队的意大利、法国、英国、韩国均在 80 篇左右。
而从国度每百万人口的论文均匀投递数来看,人口多的国度显然就不占优势了。凭仗人均近 14 篇论文的骄人成果,第一名被新加坡摘得;随后是瑞士和澳大利亚。
从论文接纳率来看,ICRA 相比起其它学术会议来说还是比拟高的,均匀值为 40.9%,往年的接纳率也延续了今年均匀数。而值得一提的是,在上海举行的 ICRA 2011 以及在香港举行的 ICRA 2014 都出现了较高的接纳率,ICRA 2011 到达了惊人的 52%,而 ICRA 2014 则迫近 50%。两个接纳率低于 40% 的 ICRA 会议辨别是 ICRA 2013(德国卡尔斯鲁厄)以及不到 35% 的 ICRA 2015(瑞典斯德哥尔摩)。
从论文展现数来看,从 2013 年到 2016 年,过来 5 年的 ICRA 均匀有 917 篇展现论文,往年则超越了 1000 篇。
本届 ICRA 总与会人数超越 2800 人,有 1052 位论文作者在会上分享他们最前沿的研讨观念。近 2000 篇主会论文包括 152 个机器人相关的研讨方向;其中 35 篇获奖提名论文占总论文数约 3%。
据统计,「Deep Learning in Robotics and Automation(机器人与自动化的深度学习)」共有 124 篇相关文章,以 10% 的比重顺理成章地成为了最受关注的抢手研讨范畴。其中,有 7 篇获奖提名论文可以归类于这一范畴,它们辨别是(前方括号为获奖类别):
Interactively Picking Real-World Objects with Unconstrained Spoken Language Instructions(HRI)
LabelFusion: A Pipeline for Generating Ground Truth Labels for Real RGBD Data of Cluttered Scenes(Vision)
Optimization Beyond the Convolution: Generalizing Spatial Relations with End-to-End Metric Learning(Vision)
Learning Object Grasping for Soft Robot Hands(Manipulation)
Learning Robotic Assembly from CAD(Automation)
online Learning of a Memory for Learning Rates(Conference)
Social Attention: Modeling Attention in Human Crowds(Cognitive)
而排名第二抢手的「Motion and Path Planning(运动与途径规划)」则有 107 篇论文,有三篇获奖提名论文可以归类于这范畴,它们辨别是:
Learning Robotic Assembly from CAD(Automation)
PRM-RL: Long-range Robotic Navigation Tasks by Combining Reinforcement Learning and Sampling-based Planning(Service)
Where to Look? Predictive Perception with Applications to Planetary Exploration(Service)
(细心的读者冤家不难发现,Learning Robotic Assembly from CAD 这篇论文同时掩盖了两个最为抢手的范畴。)
尾随其后的 Localization 有 81 篇相关论文,但没有获奖提名论文。SLAM、Learning and Adaptive Systems、Multi-Robot Systems 均有超越 60 篇相关论文,也辨别有四篇获奖提名论文属于对应范畴。
不过值得一提的是,机器人学具有分明的长尾效应。在 120 个研讨范畴中,前十个抢手研讨范畴的投递论文超越了一半。以「机器人与自动化的深度学习」和「运动与途径规划」为例,相应的研讨人员就超越了 800 位。
在一切论文中,有 7 位教授学者在论文投递数量上遥遥抢先,包括:
宾夕法尼亚大学教授 Vijay Kumar,共有 16 篇论文。Vijay Kumar 教授已经延续两年作为 CCF-GAIR 大会的演讲嘉宾莅临深圳,他的精彩演讲给我们留下了深入印象。往期演讲可参见:
AIR 053 | 宾夕法尼亚Vijay Kumar:无人机的“5s”趋向与应战
时隔一年 Vijay Kumar 再登 GAIR 讲台,讲述自动化的技术与社会应战
瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院 Roland Siegwart,14 篇论文;
MIT 教授 Daniela Rus,共 13 篇论文。Daniela Rus 也曾在 2016 年离开首届 CCF-GAIR 2016 做主题报告。往期演讲可参考:
AIR 043| MIT机器人实验室主任:机器人的12项前沿技术趋向
意大利技术研讨所 Nikos Tsagarakis,共有 11 篇论文;
弗赖堡大学教授 Wolfram Burgard,11 篇论文;
UC 伯克利教授 Sergey Levine,共 10 篇论文;
斯坦福教授 Allison M. Okamura,10 篇论文。
以下为论文提名详细名单:
Best Conference Paper Award:
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Task-specific Sensor Planning for Robotic Assembly Tasks;
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(&Best Student Paper Award )Design of an Autonomous Racecar: Perception, State Estimation and System Integration;
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(&Best Student Paper Award )A Modular Dielectric Elastomer Actuator to Drive Miniature Autonomous Underwater Vehicles;
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online Learning of a Memory for Learning Rates;
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Contact Model Fusion for Event-based Locomotion in Unstructured Terrains;
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Power and control autonomy for high speed locomotion with an insect-scale legged microrobot;
Best Paper Award in Medical Robotics:
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A lightweight and efficient portable soft exosuit for paretic ankle assistance in walking after stroke;
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Mechanical Rubbing of Blood Clots using Helical Robots under Ultrasound Guidance;
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Compact Design of a Hydraulic Driving Robot for Intra-operative MRI-guided Bilateral Stereotactic Neurosurgery;
Best Paper Award in Robot Manipulation:
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Learning Modes of Within-hand Manipulation;
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Learning Object Grasping for Soft Robot Hands;
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(& Multi-Robot)Decentralized Adaptive Control for Collaborative Manipulation;
Best Paper Award on Multi-Robot Systems:
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Pairwise Consistent Measurement Set Maximization for Robust Multi-robot Map Merging;
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Voronoi-based Coverage Control of Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera Networks;
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Talk Resource-Efficiently to Me: Optimal Communication Planning for Distributed SLAM Front-Ends;
Best Paper Award in Robot Vision:
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LabelFusion: A Pipeline for Generating Ground Truth Labels for Real RGBD Data of Cluttered Scenes;
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Optimization Beyond the Convolution: Generalizing Spatial Relations with End-to-End Metric Learning;
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online Photometric Calibration of Auto Exposure Video for Realtime Visual Odometry and SLAM;
Best Paper Award in Cognitive Robotics:
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Negotiating with a robot: Analysis of Regulatory Focus Behavior;
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Social Attention: Modeling Attention in Human Crowds;
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(& Service)Temporal Spatial Inverse Semantics for Robots Communicating with Humans;
Best Paper Award in Service Robotics:
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Real-time Semantic Segmentation of Crop and Weed for Precision Agriculture Robots Leveraging Background Knowledge in CNNs;
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PRM-RL: Long-range Robotic Navigation Tasks by Combining Reinforcement Learning and Sampling-based Planning;
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Where to Look? Predictive Perception with Applications to Planetary Exploration;
ICRA Best Paper Award in Automation:
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Accurate and Adaptive In situ Fabrication of an Undulated Wall using an On-Board Visual Sensing System;
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Learning Robotic Assembly from CAD;
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A Novel Automated Construction Scheme for Efficiently Developing Cloud Manufacturing Services;
Best Paper Award on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) :
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Scaling inertial forces to alter weight perception in virtual reality;
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Interactively Picking Real-World Objects with Unconstrained Spoken Language Instructions;
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Safety Map: A Unified Representation for Biomechanics Impact Data and Robot Instantaneous Dynamic Properties;
Best Paper Award on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:
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Towards a wind-powered UAV for ocean monitoring: performance, control and validation;
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Control Inspired Design of a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial-Aquatic Vehicle;
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onboard Vision-based Control of Agile Suspended Payload Maneuvers;
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Design, Modeling and Control of Aerial Robot DRAGON: Dual-rotor-embedded-multilink Robot with the Ability of Multi-deGree-of-freedom Aerial TransformatiON.
35 位论文获奖提名作者将在会议时期停止相应的论文展现,更多精彩内容敬请等待雷锋网 (大众号:雷锋网) 的专题报道。
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