II-NEW: Infrastructure for a Building-Wide Intelligence

这一拟议基础设施的目标是使研究能够在现有建筑物内创建第一个建筑范围内，普遍存在，终身学习，多机器人智能。这个建筑智能（BWI）基础设施将包括多个机器人附件，以及一套静态传感器和交互式显示器。促进研究的最终目标是使BWI能够与所有建筑物用户自然互动，了解其长期居民的模式和偏好，并帮助首次访问者。此外，它将能够适应其组件机器人和其他传感和驱动资源的能力和可用性的持续变化;它将由易于复制的现成组件和开源软件组成。该提案最重要的更广泛的影响将是开发和传播一个新的，开放的基础设施，适合整个部门和大学的前沿研究，包括可重复使用的组件，适合安装在各地的建筑物。BWI的概念也将提供对教育的影响，包括基于项目的课程的新课程，作为研究生和本科生研究的平台（包括作为UT小说新生研究计划的一部分），以及一个非常公开的门面，这将使公众能够在针对CS和西班牙裔妇女等代表性不足的群体的外联活动中进行示威。

The goal of this proposed infrastructure is to enable research towards the creation of the first buildingwide, pervasive, life-long learning, multi-robot intelligence that is situated within an existing building. This buildingwide intelligence (BWI) infrastructure will be comprised of multiple robot appendages, as well as a suite of static sensors and interactive displays. The ultimate goal of the facilitated research is to enable BWI to interact naturally with all of the buildings users, both learning about the patterns and preferences of its long-term inhabitants, and aiding first-time visitors. In addition, it will be robust to continual changes to the capabilities and availability of its component robots and other sensing and actuation resources; and it will consist of readily available components and open source software for ease of replication. The most important broader impact of this proposal will be the development and dissemination of a new, open infrastructure suitable for cutting-edge research across the department and university, including reusable components suitable for installation in buildings everywhere. The concept of BWI will also provide impacts on education, including a new curriculum for a project-based course, serving as a platform for graduate and undergraduate research (including as a part of UTs novel Freshman Research Initiative), as well as a very public facade, which will enable public demonstrations at outreach events targeting underrepresented groups such as women in CS and Hispanics.