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Link
www.cotesys.org
photo: CoT
The demonstrator platforms are of key importance to the Co- The research results from the research areas will be integrated, spe-
TeSys cluster. Demonstrators and demonstration scenarios are cialized, embodied, and validated in three demonstration scenarios:
designed to challenge fundamental as well as applied research
in the individual areas. They defi ne the milestones for the inte- 1. Cognitive mobile vehicles: aerial vehicles for exploration and
gration of cognition into technical systems. CoTeSys researchers mapping, terrestrial off-road vehicles, and collaborative rescue
develop and integrate computational mechanisms into complete missions for autonomous aerial-terrestrial vehicle teams.
control systems and embed them within the demonstrators. The
cognitive capabilities of CTSs enable them to reason about the 2. Cognitive robots: The robots constitute test platforms that al-
use of their information processing mechanisms: they can check low validation of manipulation and control approaches. The dem-
results, debug them, and apply better suited mechanisms if de- onstration scenarios will feature complex everyday activity and
fault methods fail. Therefore, their information processing mecha- sophisticated manipulation of objects.
nisms do not need to be completely hard-coded.
3. Cognitive manufacturing: a production line for individualized
A main focus of the CoTeSys cluster is the realization of a cogni- manufacturing of car bodies is considered. Cognitive aspects
tive factory, humanoid robots in sensor-equipped environments, include skill acquisition, process planning, self-adaptation, and
and autonomous vehicles as the main demonstration platforms self-modeling. The production line includes autonomous mobile
that are to exhibit cognitive capabilities. As successfully demon- robots with manipulators in order to achieve the necessary fl ex-
strated in a number of other leading-edge research projects dem- ibility of machine usage.
onstration platforms and their accompanying demonstration sce-
narios can serve as the main driving forces for the research in the 4. Joint action: this research concerns cognitive systems that
cluster. The CoTeSys demonstrators and scenarios are designed are “socially aware”, build trust and confi dence in technology,
to challenge fundamental as well as applied research in the areas and fi nally, the ultimate tools that allow a collaborative effort be-
of perception, knowledge and learning. Reasoning and planning, tween human and machine.
interaction, and execution. The demonstrator research ensures
that the cluster is not producing isolated pieces of software but How can you contribute?
rather software components that function as part of an integrated With its interdisciplinary approach, integration of researchers
cognitive system. The demonstrators thereby enforce research- from various institutions and its outstanding infrastructure and
ers of different institutions and disciplines to cooperate in order to powerful network to national and international institutions, the
achieve the planned demonstration scenarios. The breadth of the Cluster of Excellence “Cognition for Technical Systems” (CoTe-
demonstrators also reduce the risk of over-fi tting cognitive mech- Sys) offers a highly attractive research environment. The cluster
anisms to overly specifi c contexts because the demonstrators does not only fund novel research in cognitive sciences but it
challenge the research along different dimensions. The realization will attract new research projects by leveraging the installation
of complex demonstration scenarios on these technical systems of junior research groups and tenure track professorships, and
requires immense concerted efforts of researchers in the engi- by co-funding satellite projects allowing an integration of other
neering and computational sciences. On the engineering side the industrial and external partnerships. The cluster disseminate the
systems need to be designed, modeled, and analyzed carefully. research results by organizing summer schools, workshops and
On the computational side we need comprehensive communica- seminars for students. The cluster is currently entering strategic
tion and computational infrastructure that combines the various alliances with leading-edge national and international universi-
hard- and software components for perception, reasoning and ties and independent research institutions using already existing
learning, and acting. strong connections of the participating scientists.
Cluster Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Martin Buss
General Contact:
Technische Universität München
.
Cluster of Excellence “Cognition for Technical Systems” (CoTeSys)
Arcisstr. 21
.
80333 München / Germany
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E-mail:
info@cotesys.org
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