Wireless Networked Robotics and its Evolvement towards Internet of Robotic Things

Speaker:    Prof. Jiong Jin

Time:        10:00-11:00, July 10

Location:    SIST 1C 502      

Host:       Prof. Yang Yang & Dr. Kunlun Wang

Abstract:

With the advancement of communications and microelectronics, it is now technologically feasible and economically viable to develop mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) with sensing and communication capabilities. Meanwhile, in the robotics community, multiple robots with embedded communications functionality have also been studied, leading to the development of multi-robot systems (MRSs). Although extensive research has been conducted separately in the respective WANETs and MRSs domain, little work has been carried out into the combination of these two technologies. The emerging research field of wireless networked robotics is thus introduced by providing complementary support to each technology. It brings together communications, control, mobility and cooperation to allow physical control of robots, and also enables mission objectives and task division to be performed in a closed loop operation with communications and networking. In this talk, wireless networked robotics that is capable of addressing more complex and time-critical tasks will be introduced. In particular, wireless robotic networks and cloud networked robotics will be covered in details, with applications in both smart manufacturing and smart city areas. Furthermore, the recent evolvement towards Internet of Robotic Things, as the convergence of Internet of Things and robotics, will also be presented.

Bio:

Jiong Jin received the B.E. degree with First Class Honours in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2011. He is currently a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to US Associate Professor) in the School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Prior to it, he was a Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne from 2011 to 2013. His research interests include network design and optimization, fog and edge computing, robotics and automation, cyber-physical systems, and Internet of Things as well as their applications in smart manufacturing, smart transportation and smart cities.

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