Dr. Robin Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Jason Moats, director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Testing and Innovation Center, won honorable mention for the Best Paper in Ethical Robotics Systems at the 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
The award is sponsored by the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.
In their paper titled “Responsible Robotics Innovation for Disaster Response,” the co-authors analyzed 36 case studies of various disasters, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where aerial, ground and marine robots were used. Based on this analysis, Murphy and Moats present a model of responsible robotics innovation for first responders during disaster response.
The project is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Held annually, the IROS serves as a premier international forum for the robotics community to explore and discuss the latest advancements in the field of intelligent robots and smart machines. It is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automation Society, the Robotics Society of Japan, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, the New Technology Foundation and the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers.