Status quo robotics
Jay Baldwin
My topic for the group presentation is on robotics and its estimated role in the future of the status quo world. Considering the limited time available to present here are the general topics I will try and touch upon during the presentation.
Military Drones
-Currently drones are used for many military purposes and I expect there to be many more forms available.
Commercial drones
-Parcel delivery, remote location delivery, specialized services delivery.
Self driving vehicles
-States are already planning legislative frameworks that allow for self driving vehicles and other automated roadway systems.
Miniaturization
-Tiny mobile sensors that allow for reconnaissance and monitoring.
Control augmentation -
-Lines will begin to be blurred as humans are slowly removed from the command loop. First from augmented controls, then to a supervisory capacity instead of direct control as autonomy is developed.
Autonomy
-Drones are currently controlled with a human in the command loop. Eventually missions will be automated and scripted.
C2
-This is the intersection between hardware and the security implications
-The control systems of autonomous systems can be exploited with potential for unauthorized control of the robots.
Jay Baldwin
Status quo robotics update:
Physical extension of cyber into real world
What the world will look like in 12 years -
-Not a whole lot different then currently but potentially big commercial changes.
The big shift right now is into autonomy –
-serious onboard computing is too expensive – miniaturization, weight, battery life
-client/server, networked, cyber controlled
Tipping points
-security
--many more devices to secure and new technologies to harden
-legislation
-- drone understanding fueled by FUD
-- autonomous vehicle development influenced by money – many wants to be the first
-privacy
Commercial application
-Automated vehicles
--Major auto makers are looking to truly roll these out in roughly the next decade - Ford is big on this
--big step for consumers to move from cruise control to full auto pilot
-Trucking and logistics
--remove the human drivers from the equation to make routes more efficient and cost effective.
