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Military Robotics
12 November - 13 November 2012
Military Robotics

 SAE Media Group is pleased to present Military Robotics 2012

The inaugural event aims to explore the fascinating world of robotics and its increasing demand to serve military purposes. The conference intends to draw upon valuable case studies of current systems utilised in military operations, assess the emerging global market in terms of procurement of Unmanned and Autonomous Vehicles and shed light on the cutting edge research and development programs paving the way for future integration.

 

This Conference will go above and beyond in mapping the developments of unmanned and autonomous ground and underwater vehicles as well as identify key capability requirements to be presented by military experts.

Due to the fast paced development of robotic systems and the increasing demand for their integration into many aspects of society, we have seen a rise in debates and discussion facilitated around the ethical and legal implications. The conference will also seek to encourage discussion on the issues of building a fleet of armed robots and utilizing them for fighting an 'Unmanned War' as well as the ethical issues of artificial intelligence.


 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Dr.Bill Powers

Dr.Bill Powers

Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
Lieutenant Colonel Sandor  ZSIROS

Lieutenant Colonel Sandor ZSIROS

Head of Technologies Department, NATO EOD COE
Noel  Sharkey

Noel Sharkey

Computer Science and Engineering, Sheffield University

Alberto Broggi

Head of Artificial Vision Research Laboratory , University of Parma
Alberto Broggi

Andy Oppenheimer

Author, IRA The Bombs and the Bullets, Editor CBNW Chemical, Biological & Nuclear Warfare
Andy Oppenheimer

David Hopper

Director, Advanced Robotic Technology Ltd
David  Hopper

Dr Peter Sapaty

Chief Research Scientist, Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems
Dr Peter Sapaty

Dr.Bill Powers

Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
Dr.Bill Powers

Frank Schneider

Programme Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology
Frank  Schneider

Frank Kirchner

Head of Robotics Innovation Centre, Universität Bremen
Frank Kirchner

Hugo Rosemont

Security Analysist and Adviser , Kings College London
Hugo  Rosemont

Lieutenant Colonel Ian Scattergood

Explosive Ordanace Engineering, Defence Academy of the UK
Lieutenant Colonel Ian Scattergood

Lieutenant Colonel Sandor ZSIROS

Head of Technologies Department, NATO EOD COE
Lieutenant Colonel Sandor  ZSIROS

Mr John Allison

Director, High Threat Protection Ltd.
Mr John Allison

Noel Sharkey

Computer Science and Engineering, Sheffield University
Noel  Sharkey

Professor Geet De Cubber

Head of Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF BELGIUM
Professor Geet De Cubber

Richard Wagaman

Brain Trust Board Chair, Wagaman UAS International
Richard Wagaman

Stephen Prior

Reader in Unmanned Air Systems, University of Southampton
Stephen Prior

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

  • Lieutenant Colonel Sandor Zsiros, Head of Technology Department, NATO EOD COE
  • Dr. Alberto Broggi, Head of Artificial Intelligence Vision Research Laboratory, University of Parma
  • Lieutenant Ian Scattergood, Explosive Ordanance Engineering, UK Defence Academy
  • Frank Schneider, Programme Manager, Fraunhofer Institute
  • Dr. Geert De Cubber, Project Coordinator at Unmanned Vehicle Centre, Royal Military Academy of Belgium
  • Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Centre for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

 

Conference agenda

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Dr.Bill Powers

Dr.Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

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9:10

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:The Role and Future Potential use of Autonomous Systems in U.K Security and Resilience Tasks

Hugo  Rosemont

Hugo Rosemont, Security Analysist and Adviser , Kings College London

  • Overview of the legal and policy landscape in U.K. security and resilience
  • International comparisons and regulatory developments
  • Unmanned Systems utilized in support of policing and security for major events
  • The future of unmanned systems for security and resilience tasks in the U.K.
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    9:50

    The Robotics Roadmap for US Marine Corps

    Dr.Bill Powers

    Dr.Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

  • U.S. Marine Corps Unmanned Ground Systems Family of Systems
  • Exploring the Unmanned Ground Systems across warfighting functions
  • Reviewing the U.S. Marine Corps Deployment and Operations with Unmanned Ground Systems
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    10:30

    MORNING COFFEE

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    11:00

    The Evolution of the UK MoD UGV Explosive Ordinance Disposal

    Lieutenant Colonel Ian Scattergood

    Lieutenant Colonel Ian Scattergood, Explosive Ordanace Engineering, Defence Academy of the UK

  • The historic use of UGV’s for EOD operations
  • Development of UGV systems for EOD and their adoption in the UK
  • MoD EOD UGV’s : Considerations for their use in Iraq and Afghanistan
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    11:40

    Bomb disposal: will robots ever replace people and what do we do in the mean time?

    David  Hopper

    David Hopper, Director, Advanced Robotic Technology Ltd

  • Frontline troops involved in EOD and IEDD increasingly rely upon robotics and RCVs for operational effectiveness and personal safety but will robots ever replace them?
  • A visual review of some of the highlights of EOD RCVs and robotics – past, present, and near future
  • A glimpse of what is coming and what may still be a long way off and why
  • Understand the potential value robotics can add to operations and the hidden costs and pitfalls (expanded in the associated workshop)
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    12:20

    NETWORKING LUNCH

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    13:40

    NATO EOD Centre of Excellence supporting NATO Transformation

    Lieutenant Colonel Sandor  ZSIROS

    Lieutenant Colonel Sandor ZSIROS, Head of Technologies Department, NATO EOD COE

  • Supporting NATO C-IED action plan and NATO DAT programme of work
  • Reviewing the emergences and issues addressed at NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2012
  • Evaluating feedback on future development of detection technologies
  • Exploring the future of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
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    14:20

    Robots in Hazardous Environments

    Frank Kirchner

    Frank Kirchner, Head of Robotics Innovation Centre, Universität Bremen

  • Space robotics
  • Underwater robotics
  • Intelligent mobility
  • Mobile manipulation
  • Immersive Tele-operation
  • Transfer to terrestrial applications
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    15:00

    AFTERNOON TEA

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    15:30

    KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Ethical and IHL Issues Military Robotics: Automation and Proliferation

    Noel  Sharkey

    Noel Sharkey, Computer Science and Engineering, Sheffield University

  • Current IHL concerns about the use of drones for targeted killings and signature strikes
  • Ethical concerns about the near future use of robots for autonomous lethal operations
  • The proliferation of robotics technology and its future role in warfare
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    16:10

    CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE

    Dr.Bill Powers

    Dr.Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

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    9:00

    Chairman’s Opening Remarks

    Dr.Bill Powers

    Dr.Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

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    9:10

    IED Evolution: Targeting the First Responder

    Mr John Allison

    Mr John Allison, Director, High Threat Protection Ltd.

  • Northern Ireland: Historical overview of IED emplacement techniques and bomb technology
  • Iraq & Afghanistan: Evolution of the IED threat in response to counter-measures
  • Rest of the world: Overview of emerging threats to the first responder
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    9:50

    Unmanned Vehicles for Humanitarian Demining and Search & Rescue

    Professor Geet De Cubber

    Professor Geet De Cubber, Head of Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF BELGIUM

  • Robots for the removal of anti-personnel mines, submunitions and UXOs
  • Integrated cooperative search & rescue robots
  • Civilian applications for unmanned vehicles
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    10:30

    MORNING COFFEE

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    11:00

    The Need for Unmanned Systems Competitions

    Frank  Schneider

    Frank Schneider, Programme Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

  • Evaluating feedback from user driven scenarios
  • Reviewing performance evaluation
  • Assessing standardisation aspects
  • Educational aspects of hosting robotics competitions
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    11:40

    Introducing the HALO: Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Stephen Prior

    Stephen Prior, Reader in Unmanned Air Systems, University of Southampton

  • HALO – Initial concept developed in response to the UK MoD Grand Challenge event 2008
  • Improved and refined over the last four years – shortlisted for the DARPA UAV Forge Competition 2012
  • A Co-Axial Tri-Rotor (Y6) Configuration
  • A Lightweight, modular and reconfigurable ISTAR platform for use by battlefield forward operating units
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    12:20

    NETWORKING LUNCH

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    13:40

    Improvised CBR Devices and Robotic Equipment for CBRN EOD

    Andy Oppenheimer

    Andy Oppenheimer, Author, IRA The Bombs and the Bullets, Editor CBNW Chemical, Biological & Nuclear Warfare

  • Outline of improvised CBR IED threats - groups, TTPs (tactics, techniques & procedures) and selected examples of nonconventional device incidents
  • EOD Response to CBR devices - equipment used; invasive versus non-invasive techniques for RSPs (render-safe procedures)
  • Robotic Techniques and Equipment, including new inventions and products on the market
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    14:20

    Unified Transition to Robotized Armies with Spatial Grasp Technology

    Dr Peter Sapaty

    Dr Peter Sapaty, Chief Research Scientist, Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems

  • The role of effective formalization of command intent for integration of live control, distributed interactive simulations, and mobile robotics
  • Holistic management of distributed dynamic systems based on parallel spatial grasp model, with natural transition to fully unmanned systems
  • High level Distributed Scenario Language and its parallel implementation in networked robotic environments
  • Multi-robot scenarios for global awareness, space exploration, integrated air and missile defense, and swarm-against-swarm fight

     

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    15:00

    AFTERNOON TEA

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    15:30

    Extensive Testing of Driverless Vehicles Integrating Low-Cost Perception

    Alberto Broggi

    Alberto Broggi, Head of Artificial Vision Research Laboratory , University of Parma

  • Assessing the results of extensive field test of UGVs
  • Low-cost perception of vehicle surroundings
  • Developments of vision sensors
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    16:10

    CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS END OF DAY TWO


    Brain Trust Board Chair
    Wagaman UAS International
    Security Analysist and Adviser
    Kings College London
    Research Fellow
    Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
    Explosive Ordanace Engineering
    Defence Academy of the UK
    Head of Technologies Department
    NATO EOD COE
    Computer Science and Engineering
    Sheffield University
    Director
    High Threat Protection Ltd.
    Head of Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory
    ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF BELGIUM
    Director
    Advanced Robotic Technology Ltd
    Programme Manager
    Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology
    Head of Robotics Innovation Centre
    Universität Bremen
    Reader in Unmanned Air Systems
    University of Southampton
    Author, IRA The Bombs and the Bullets
    Editor CBNW Chemical, Biological & Nuclear Warfare
    Chief Research Scientist
    Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems
    Head of Artificial Vision Research Laboratory
    University of Parma

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