RoboCup is an international project to promote development of machine learning and robotics. Since 2001, one of RoboCup's major areas of research has been Search and Rescue. Currently three frameworks for research exist:
- The Rescue Robots competition, in which real robots must traverse obstacles and perform a number of tasks
- The Agents Simulation competition, in which intelligent distributed decision-making must minimize disaster in a simulated large-scale scenario
- The Virtual Robots competition, in which intelligent exploration and detection methods are developed for teams of robots exploring a simulated small-scale disaster zone
Oxford's ComLab intends to compete in the Virtual Robots competition. A number of very interesting problems must be solved for a team to be successful. These include:
- Navigation
- Mapping
- Victim Detection
- Exploration
- Development of a Practical Human-Robot Interface
- Communication
- Cooperation
For more information, check out the team's external page at
oxfordrescue.co.uk.
