There are hundreds of useful and fascinating links related to robotics and intelligent systems, of which only a few are provided here.

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM (IVTT)

The Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Program is managed by Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) and sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA). It was created by RTI in 2003 to facilitate the development of intelligent vehicles, and save lives on the battlefield and on the roads and highways, by providing a means of transferring intelligent vehicle technology and systems between the Department of Defense (DOD), and its stakeholders, and the Department of transportation (DOD), and its stakeholders.  The website has all of the Proceedings from past IVTT Conferences and Workshops.  There are dozens of Presentations containing a wealth of information on autonomous intelligent vehicles for military applications and driverless cars being developed by the automotive industry to be sold soon by your neighborhood car dealer.

Please see: www.intelligent-vehicle.com

ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES INTERNATIONAL (AUVSI)

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is the world's largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems community. AUVSI, with members from government organizations, industry and academia, is committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and related technologies.

Please see: www.auvsi.org

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ITSA)

Robotic Technology Inc. is a charter member of ITS America, in which only organizations can be members.

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America is the leading advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. Members include private corporations, public agencies, and academic institutions involved in the research, development and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies that enhance safety, increase mobility and sustain the environment.

Please see: www.itsa.org

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AAAI)

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (formerly the American Association for Artificial Intelligence) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence, improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.

Please see: www.aaai.org

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CYBERNETICS

Cybernetics (coined by Norbert Wiener from the Greek “kubernetes,” or “steersman,”) has been variously defined as:

• A system of people and machine interactions, designed for a purpose and containing negative feedback
• The science of communication and control in the animal and the machine
• The science of effective organization
• An experimental epistemology concerned with communication within an observer and between the observer and his environment
• A way of looking at things and as a language for expressing what one sees, especially focused on self-correcting systems
• A field of study generally including information and communications theory, computers and the nervous system, feedback loops, learning and self-reproducing machines, the relation between man and machine, and the impact of intelligent machines on society
• A means of understanding society through a study of messages and the communications facilities which belong to it; messages between man and machine, between machine and man, between machine and machine
• Away of perceiving the organism or a machine as more than matter and energy – but also as "message" or information

There is a strong relationship between cybernetics, management, and organizations. Cybernetics is the science of control, while management is the profession of control.

Please see: www.asc-cybernetics.org

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION (RITA) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS)

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) ITS program focuses on intelligent vehicles, intelligent infrastructure and the creation of an intelligent transportation system through integration with and between these two components. The Federal ITS program supports the overall advancement of ITS through investments in major initiatives, exploratory studies and a deployment support program. Increasingly, the Federal investments are directed at targets of opportunity – major initiatives – that have the potential for significant payoff in improving safety, mobility and productivity.

Please see: http://www.its.dot.gov

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DIVISION (ISD) PUBLICATIONS

The NIST ISD has hundreds of digital papers and reports, concerning intelligent systems and robotics, available for downloading.

Please see: http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/documents/publist.htm

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) JOINT ROBOTICS ENTERPRISE

Congress established the Joint Robotics Program in 1989 to consolidate all DoD robotic programs under one umbrella in order to provide uniform direction, prevent duplication, and ensure that technology is shared among the services.

Today the JRP brings together men and women from each of the services, both Warfighters and civilian DoD personnel working with equally talented professionals from industry to build robotics systems that will serve and protect the men and women who defend our country.

The JRP lives up to its challenge "Out Front In Harm's Way". As warfare becomes increasingly deadly, robotic systems can be the "first over the top," "first to reach the hill," or the "first out of the tree line". The JRP's history is rich with success stories on how it has stepped out front to meet these challenges.

Please see: http://www.jointrobotics.com

ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM (RTC)

Robotic Technology Inc. is a charter member of the Robotics Technology Consortium.

The Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) is a non-profit, industry organization created in 2008 to speed the creation and deployment of ground robotics technology for the Defense Department and other Government organizations. The RTC was formed by request of the Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise, an office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and consists of large and small commercial companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. The RTC seeks to solicit and engage companies and organizations that may not have historically performed work for the Defense Department and other Government organizations in addition to traditional defense contractors.

Please see: http://www.roboticstechc.org

ROBOTIC TRENDS

Robotic trends features information on service, home, and industrial robotics.

Please see: http://www.roboticstrends.com

 

THE ROBOT REPORT

The Robot Report tracks the business of robotics.

Please see: http://www.therobotreport.com 

SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER (SPAWAR) INDEX OF ROBOTICS PUBLICATIONS

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center has long been a center for the development of military robotics. The Index of Robotics Publications has many papers and reports available for downloading.

Please see: www.nosc.mil/robots/pubs/PubsIdx.html

ROBOTIC MAGAZINE

Robotic Magazine provides news and information about various types of robots for a variety of applications. 

Please see: www.roboticmagazine.com