Collision 2015 - Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
summary
Conference highlights concrete progress and numbers: research demos include an exoskeleton that stands unaided and magnetically guided microbots now in eye‑surgery trials; market scale is clear with 2 million industrial robot arms deployed today, China buying the most, and drones at >3–5 million sold while iRobot >10 million Roombas ship. DARPA Robotics Challenge lists 17 teams, $3.5M prize; Shaft scores 27/32, Atlas and CHIMP reveal capabilities and limits. Commercial rollouts include Baxter working uncaged and Fetch priced at roughly one‑tenth of the PR2 ($400k) for warehouse pick‑and‑pack.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to robotics
- 1:30Robotics evolution and growth
- 3:16Robotics research highlights
- 6:50Collaborative robots progress
- 8:18Disaster response robots challenge
- 10:48DARPA trials and advancements
- 11:30Autonomous cars and service robots
- 12:57Warehouse robots like Fetch
- 13:21Conclusion and future outlook
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