EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Autonomous Robotic Systems (FARSCOPE-TU: Towards Ubiquity)

EPSRC 未来自主机器人系统博士培训中心（FARSCOPE-TU：迈向无处不在）

• 批准号: EP/S021795/1
• 金额: $ 650.1万
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS021795%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Centre; Doctoral; Training; Future

FARSCOPE-TU (Towards Ubiquity) will train a new generation of "T-shaped roboticists" in the priority area of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS). T-shaping means graduates will combine the depth of individual PhD research experience with broad awareness of the priority area, including technical tools and topics spanning multiple disciplines. Breadth will be enhanced by strong understanding of the industrial and societal context in which future RAS will operate. These graduates will meet the need for future innovators in RAS, evidenced by industrial partner demand and growing research investment, to deliver potential UK global leadership in the RAS area. That need spans many applications and technologies, so FARSCOPE-TU adopts a broad and ambitious vision of RAS ubiquity, motivating the research challenge to make RAS that are significantly more interactive with their environments.The FARSCOPE-TU training experience has been carefully designed to support T-shaping by bringing in students from many disciplines and upskilling them through an integrated programme of individual research and cohort activities, which mix together throughout the four years of study. The FARSCOPE-TU research challenge necessitates multidisciplinary thinking, as the enabling technologies of computer science and engineering interface with questions of psychology, biology, policy, ethics, law and more. Students from this diverse range of backgrounds will be recruited, with reskilling supported through fundamental training and peer learning at the outset. The first year will be organized as a formal programme of study, equivalent to a Masters degree. The remaining three years will focus on PhD research, punctuated by mandatory cohort-based training to refresh first year content and all subject to annual progress monitoring. Topics will include responsible innovation, enterprise, public engagement, and industrial context.FARSCOPE-TU has formed partnerships with 19 organizations who share its vision, have helped co-create the training programme, and span technologies and applications that align with the CDT's broad interpretation of RAS. Partner engagement will be central to covering industrial context training. Partners and the FARSCOPE-TU team have also co-created a flexible programme of engagement mechanisms, designed to support a diverse set of partner sizes and interests, to allow collaborations to evolve, and to be responsive to potential new partners. The programme includes mentoring, mutual training by and for partners, collaboration on research and industry projects, sponsorship and leveraged funding opportunities. Partners have committed £2.5M in leverage to support FARSCOPE-TU including 15 studentships from the hosts and 12 sponsored places from industry.FARSCOPE-TU will promote equality, diversity and inclusion both internally and, since the vision includes robots interacting with society, in its research. For example, FARSCOPE-TU could consider how training data bias would affect equality of interaction between humans and home assistance robots. FARSCOPE-TU will instigate a high-profile Single Equality Scheme named "Inclusive Robotics" that combines operational initiatives, including explicit targets, with events and training, linked to responsible innovation and human interaction. FARSCOPE-TU will deliver a joint PhD award, badged by partners University of Bristol and University of the West of England. The CDT will be run through their established Bristol Robotics Lab partnership, providing over 4,500sqm dedicated RAS laboratory space and a community of over 50 supervisors. BRL's existing FARSCOPE CDT provides the security of a strong track record, with 46 students recruited in four cohorts so far and an approved joint programme. FARSCOPE-TU builds on that experience with a revised first year to support diverse intake and early partner engagement, enhanced contextual training, the new T-shape concept and the wider ubiquity vision.

Farscope-TU（朝着普遍存在）将在机器人和自主系统（RAS）的优先领域培训新一代的“ T形机器人主义者”。 T形塑料意味着毕业生将将单个博士研究经验的深度与对优先领域的广泛认识相结合，包括涵盖多个学科的技术工具和主题。人们对未来RA的工业和社会环境的强烈了解将增强广度。这些毕业生将满足RAS未来创新者的需求，这是由工业合作伙伴需求和不断增长的研究投资所证明的，以在RAS地区提供潜在的英国全球领导力。 That needs spans many applications and technologies, so FARSCOPE-TU adopts a broad and ambitious vision of RAS ubiquity, motivating the research challenge to make RAS that are significantly more interactive with their environments.The FARSCOPE-TU training experience has been carefully designed to support T-shaping by bringing in students from many disciplines and upskilling them through an integrated programme of individual research and cohort activities, which mix together throughout the four years of study. Farscope-TU研究挑战必不可少的多学科思维，作为计算机科学和工程界面的能力，具有心理学，生物学，政策，伦理，法律等问题。将招募来自这种不同背景的学生，从一开始就通过基本培训和同伴学习来支持重新策划。第一年将作为正式的学习计划组织，相当于硕士学位。剩余的三年将集中于博士研究，并由强制性队列培训以刷新第一年的内容，并受到年度进度监测。主题将包括负责任的创新，企业，公众参与和工业环境。Farscope-Tu与19个具有共同愿景的组织建立了合作伙伴关系，帮助共同创建了培训计划，并跨越了与CDT广泛解释Ras的技术和应用。合作伙伴参与将是涵盖工业环境培训的核心。合作伙伴和Farscope-TU团队还共同创建了一个灵活的参与机制计划，旨在支持潜水员的合作伙伴规模和兴趣，以允许合作发展，并对潜在的新合作伙伴做出响应。该计划包括对合作伙伴的心理，相互培训，研究和行业项目的合作，赞助和利用资金机会。合作伙伴已承诺提供250万英镑的杠杆作用，以支持Farscope-TU，其中包括来自主持人的15名学生和来自行业的12个赞助场所。Farscope-TU将在内部促进平等，多样性和包容性，并且由于该愿景包括与社会互动的愿景，因此在其研究中。例如，Farscope-TU可以考虑培训数据偏见如何影响人类与家庭援助机器人之间的相互作用平等。 Farscope-TU将启动一个名为“包容性机器人技术”的备受瞩目的单平等计划，该计划将包括明确目标的运营计划与事件和培训相结合，与负责任的创新和人类互动相关联。 Farscope-TU将颁发由布里斯托尔大学和英格兰西部大学合作伙伴大学颁发的联合博士奖。 CDT将通过其既定的Bristol Robotics Lab Partnership运行，提供4,500平方米专用的RAS实验室空间和由50多名主管提供的社区。 BRL现有的Farscope CDT提供了强劲的记录的安全性，到目前为止，有46名学生在四个同伙中招募，并获得了批准的联合计划。 Farscope-Tu以修订的第一年为基础，以支持潜水员的摄入量和早期合作伙伴的参与，增强的上下文培训，新的T形概念以及更广泛的无处不在愿景。