Hi Adam,

I know that the Brown group is very excited by this idea.  A shared  
test bed for domestic service tasks, like those you mentioned, would  
be an excellent community resource.

Our group is particularly interested in performing learning from  
demonstration experiments in such environments.  This would most  
likely require a way for users to remotely and interactively  
demonstrate tasks directly on the robot.

We are also be interested in how reporting/output would be returned  
when algorithms are tested.  It seems like rosbags from the PR2 could  
get prohibitively large, at least in the current form.  Additionally,  
would the results from tested algorithms on specified tasks be  
available to the community?

This could potentially address many of the issues the community has  
faced in terms of reproducibility.  Could you provide more specifics  
about what Bosch is planning in terms of space, bandwidth, the user  
interface, etc.?

Sarah Osentoski
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Computer Science, Brown University
http://www.cs.brown.edu/~sosentos/


On Jun 3, 2010, at 2:43 PM, FIXED-TERM Stambler Adam (CR/RTC1.1-NA)  
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> As a part of the PR2 Beta Program,  Bosch RTC is setting up a  
> remote laboratory for our PR2.  This lab will allow us to share our  
> PR2 with distant laboratories.  This will be similar to UWA’s  
> Telelab;  researchers will be able to log into the robot, upload  
> code, and perform experiments in a standardized environment in our  
> lab.  Right now, we are in the planning stages for the laboratory  
> and would like some input from the community.  If you don’t have a  
> PR2, what type of experiments would you like to run on a remote  
> PR2?  If you do have a PR2, are there experiments where you would  
> like to let other researchers test your algorithm or try out an  
> alternative algorithm in a standardized environment?
> Possible experiments might include opening and navigation through a  
> standard set of doors, cleaning up a table, and putting away dishes  
> into a dishwasher.
>
> Any input would be extremely helpful as we plan and build the  
> infrastructure for the remote lab.
>
> Regards,
> Adam Stambler
> Robotics Intern Bosch RTC
>
>
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