Robotic governance

DGAP-News: ECOVACS ROBOTICS' AI Research Paper Presented at IROS 2019

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

MACAU, CHINA - Media OutReach - 14 November 2019 - ECOVACS ROBOTICS presented a paper on its 3D Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in service robotics technology at the IROS 2019 conference.

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  • MACAU, CHINA - Media OutReach - 14 November 2019 - ECOVACS ROBOTICS presented a paper on its 3D Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in service robotics technology at the IROS 2019 conference.
  • In this paper, researchers at the AI Institute (Nanjing, China) of ECOVACS ROBOTICS detailed their research results on an application of semi-supervised learning algorithms based on deep learning for 3D SLAM in the company's household service robots.
  • ECOVACS ROBOTICS was also the only company at IROS invited to share its AI research and cutting-edge technology with universities and research institutions including: the University of Maryland, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the University of Surrey in a "Thought Leadership" series of documentaries produced by IROS TV.
  • The 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019) is the flagship international conference in robotics and intelligent systems, which was held in Macau from November 4 to 8.

IEEE Launches Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition, Delivering 'A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems'

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Monday, March 25, 2019

IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) today announced the launch of the first edition of Ethically Aligned Design (EAD1e), A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems.

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  • IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) today announced the launch of the first edition of Ethically Aligned Design (EAD1e), A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems.
  • EAD1e is available from The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, which produced the document.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190325005314/en/
    Autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) technologies are designed to reduce the necessity of human intervention in our day-to-day lives.
  • In doing so, these new systems have also raised concerns globally about their impact on the well-being of individuals and societies.