What do Mars exploration and Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery (MIRS) have in common? In some ways, the technology and communication requirements couldn't be more different.

This provocative talk will examine a wide range of challenges for designing modern robotic systems, based on real-life lessons learned from NASA's Human Robotic Systems project and MIRO Lab, an advanced robotic assistance research laboratory.

Learn why Robot Operating System (ROS) 2.0 and robotic systems like NASA's and MIRO Lab's chose to implement a data-centric architecture using Data Distribution Service (DDS), a communication protocol standard for real-time and embedded systems.

Speaker:
John Breitenbach currently works as a Field Applications Engineering Manager in Real-Time Innovations, Inc.

John spent 25 years designing communications software for real-time embedded systems before joining RTI as an applications engineer. He’s worked on industrial, medical, consumer, and military products - everything from artificial hearts to microgrids. As a protocol geek his focus is on helping RTI’s customers get their systems talking to each other and working as one.

IEEE RA24 appreciates John Breitenbach and Real-Time Innovations, Inc., for their technical contributions to the community.