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Inspired by: FP7 » Advances in small robots for environmental monitoring and research

version: 2 / updated: 2010-12-04
id: #1179 / version id: #212
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Originally submitted by: Yanuar Nugroho
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Last changed by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Environmental technologies for observation, simulation, prevention, mitigation, adaptation

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
HYDRONET (212790)

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Advances in small robots for environmental monitoring and research

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
The robots in this research, as part of an Ambient Intelligence platform, integrate sensors for monitoring and tasks execution, communications, and databases technologies (including knowledge discovery in databases (KDD)) capabilities and the data sent back to human. This technology enables far more accurate and sensitive result on environment research and could be potentially used in researches where direct human observation is not possible. What makes this Weak Signal interesting? Other, please specify: advance in research

Keywords

robot, ambient intelligence, sensors, knowledge discovery in database

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Advances in the use of sophisticated (autonomous, floating, sensorised) mini-robots, embedded in an Ambient Intelligence infrastructure for research in environment.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

It is a sign of a potential wild cards (i.e. large risks or opportunities). Sophisticated robot for research with potential use beyond environmental research --including social research: observation for ethnography; security: spying; environmental design: living conditions, etc.

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 3: important for the European Union Important for all EU Research (e.g. FP7)

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Sustainability and climate change
Water security/vulnerability

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Environment (including Climate Change)

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Developing and funding world-class research infrastructures
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Addressing cohesion through a localised articulation between supply and demand
(e.g. making research institutions more engaged with their own context and local users; reinforcing knowledge flows into and out of regions; etc.