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DESCRIPTION:Many of the existing Robotics & Automation (R&A) technologies a
 re at a sufficient level of maturity and are widely accepted by the academ
 ic (and to a lesser extent by the industrial) community after having under
 gone the scientific rigor and peer reviews that accompany such works. I be
 lieve that most of the past and current research and development efforts i
 n robotics and automation have been squarely aimed at increasing the Stand
 ard of Living (SoL) in developed economies where housing\, running water\,
  transportation\, schools\, access to healthcare\, to name a few\, are tak
 en for granted. Humanitarian R&A\, on the other hand\, can be taken to mea
 n technologies that can make a fundamental difference in people’s lives 
 by alleviating their suffering in times of need\, such as during natural o
 r man-made disasters or in pockets of the population where the most basic 
 needs of humanity are not met\, thus improving their Quality of Life (QoL)
  and not just SoL. My current work focuses on the applied use of robotics 
 and automation technologies for the benefit of under-served and under-deve
 loped communities by working closely with them to develop solutions that s
 howcase the effectiveness of R&A solutions in domains that strike a chord 
 with the beneficiaries. This is made possible by bringing together researc
 hers\, practitioners from industry\, academia\, local governments\, and va
 rious entities such as the IEEE Robotics Automation Society’s Special In
 terest Group on Humanitarian Technology (RAS-SIGHT)\, NGOs\, and NPOs acro
 ss the globe. I will share some of my efforts and thoughts on challenges t
 hat need to be taken into consideration including sustainability of develo
 ped solutions and underlying public policy issues.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Chr
 istal Gordon\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Raj Madhavan\, \n\nRoom: 3507\, Bldg: Engi
 neering\, 4400 University Dr.\, Fairfax\, Virginia\, United States\, 22030
LOCATION:Room: 3507\, Bldg: Engineering\, 4400 University Dr.\, Fairfax\, V
 irginia\, United States\, 22030
ORGANIZER:cgordon@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:2
SUMMARY:Robotics & Automation for Societal Good Underlying Challenges in Hu
 manitarian Technology\, Sustainability\, and Public Policy
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/42336
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Many of the existing Robotics &amp\; Autom
 ation (R&amp\;A) technologies are at a sufficient level of maturity and ar
 e widely accepted by the academic (and to a lesser extent by the industria
 l) community after having undergone the scientific rigor and peer reviews 
 that accompany such works. I believe that most of the past and current res
 earch and development efforts in robotics and automation have been squarel
 y aimed at increasing the Standard of Living (SoL) in developed economies 
 where housing\, running water\, transportation\, schools\, access to healt
 hcare\, to name a few\, are taken for granted. Humanitarian R&amp\;A\, on 
 the other hand\, can be taken to mean technologies that can make a fundame
 ntal difference in people&rsquo\;s lives by alleviating their suffering in
  times of need\, such as during natural or man-made disasters or in pocket
 s of the population where the most basic needs of humanity are not met\, t
 hus improving their Quality of Life (QoL) and not just SoL. My current wor
 k focuses on the applied use of robotics and automation technologies for t
 he benefit of under-served and under-developed communities by working clos
 ely with them to develop solutions that showcase the effectiveness of R&am
 p\;A solutions in domains that strike a chord with the beneficiaries. This
  is made possible by bringing together researchers\, practitioners from in
 dustry\, academia\, local governments\, and various entities such as the I
 EEE Robotics Automation Society&rsquo\;s Special Interest Group on Humanit
 arian Technology (RAS-SIGHT)\, NGOs\, and NPOs across the globe. I will sh
 are some of my efforts and thoughts on challenges that need to be taken in
 to consideration including sustainability of developed solutions and under
 lying public policy issues.</p>
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