Robotics is at the cusp of dramatic transformation. Increasingly complex robots with unprecedented autonomy are finding new applications, from medical surgery, to construction, to home services. Against this background, the algorithmic foundations of robotics are becoming more crucial than ever, in order to build robots that are fast, safe, reliable, and adaptive. Algorithms enable robots to perceive, plan, control, and learn. The design and analysis of robot algorithms raise new fundamental questions that span computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematics. These algorithms are also finding applications beyond robotics, for example, in modeling molecular motion and creating digital characters for video games and architectural simulation. The Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) is a highly selective meeting of leading researchers in the field of robot algorithms. Since its creation in 1994, it has published some of the field’s most important and lasting contributions. This book contains the proceedings of the 9th WAFR, held on December 13-15, 2010 at the National University of Singapore. The 24 papers included in this book span a wide variety of topics from new theoretical insights to novel applications.
Editors and Affiliations
School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore
David Hsu
Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Volkan Isler
Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
Jean-Claude Latombe
Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
Ming C. Lin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics IX
Book Subtitle: Selected Contributions of the Ninth International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics
Editors: David Hsu, Volkan Isler, Jean-Claude Latombe, Ming C. Lin