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ProRobot – Predicting the Future of Humanoid Robots
Ralf Regele, Paul Levi, and Wolfgang Bott
FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik, Mobility Management & Robotics, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 10-14, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germanyregele@fzi.de
levi@fzi.de
bott@fzi.de
Abstract. Humanoid robots are without question a hot topic in research today. But will they really be the next break-through invention that changes the face of the world, or are they just another over-hyped research toy? ProRobot is a study funded by the European Commission that will have a close look on the future of humanoid robots and their economic and social impact. The complete study will be published in summer 2003, and will especially concentrate on the prospects of research efforts and the differences of research activities throughout the world.
Keywords: Humanoid robots, study, roadmap, future predictions, socio-economic analysis
LNAI 3020, p. 366 ff.
lncs@springer.de
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004