Texas A&M University
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

 

 
Contact Info Quick Links
Office: 333 H.R. Bright Building
Phone: 979.845.2015
Fax: 979.847.8578
 

Email: murphy at cse.tamu.edu

 
To schedule an appointment or demo please contact Ms. Kimberly Mallett
Phone: 979.845.8737
E-mail: kimberly at cse.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Ph.D.
 
 
 
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Recent Publications and Studies


Robin Murphy, Eric Steimle, Michael Hall, Michael Lindemuth, David Trejo, Stefan Hurlebaus, Zenon Medina-Centina, Daryl Slocum, "Robot-Assisted Bridge Inspection after Hurricane Ike" 3rd Place, Best Paper at the IEEE Workshop on Safety Security Rescue Robotics 2009.

Robin Murphy, David D. Woods, "Beyond Asimov: The Three Laws of Responsible Robotics," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 14-20, July/Aug. 2009.

"NSF/AUVSI/FAA/DHS Workshop on UAS Research Directions for the National Air Space. June 4, 2008, at AUVSI North America, San Diego, CA. (A summary of the workshop report was published in Unmanned Systems Magazine vol. 27 no. 6, June 2009, pp 23-28)

"Analysis of Viability and Feasibility of Current and Emerging Mining Communication and Mine Rescue Technologies," a study prepared for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Robin R. Murphy and Rahmat Shoureshi, Editors, Mar. 2008. (A shorter version appears in IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 16, no 2, pp 91-103, June 2009.)

Responses and Response Resources

Rescue Robotics Blog

2009 3D Rubbleviewer, see MIT Technology Review online post and video. Also appears in the July 2009 issue of Popular Mechanics.

2009 L'Aquila, Italy, earthquake damage, See video of La Sapienza quad-rotor.

2009 Cologne, Germany, building collapse

2008 Rollover Pass Bridge collapse inspection (post Hurricane Ike) with USV and UUV (TTI, USF, YSI)

2008 Berkman Plaza II collapse forensic structural inspection with UGV, UAVs (Bracken Engineering, Tohoku University Japan, Drexel University)

2007 Berkman Plaza II collapse with UGVs (Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department, Florida)

2007 Crandall Canyon Utah Coal Mine Disaster with UGV (Mine Safety and Health Administration)

2007 Midas Nevada Gold Mine collapse with UGVs (Newmont Mining Company, Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Navy SPAWAR)

2005 Hurricane Wilma with USV (Marco Island Yacht Club)

2005 post-Hurricane Katrina structural inspection with UAVs (National Science Foundation)

2005 Hurricane Katrina search and rescue with UAVs; first use (Florida State Emergency Response Team, iSENYS, Win-Tec)

2005 La Conchita CA mudslides with UGVs (Ventura County Fire Rescue, LA County Fire Rescue, City of Los Angeles Fire Rescue)

2001 World Trade Center (NY State and City of NY Emergency Agencies)

Calendar of Events


Kobe International Congress Center,Recipient of the Motohiro Kisoi Award, January 15, 2010

RoboCup 2009, invited speaker, July 1-5, 2009

EPFL, invited speaker, April 30, 2009

Harvard Computer Science Colloquium, invited speaker, "Being There" April 16, 2009

AIAA,Workshop co-host, April 6-9, 2009

Florida International University, invited speaker The Survivor buddy Project: Affect in Robot-Assisted Medical Response, "The Survivor Buddy Project: Affect in Robot-Assisted Medical Response" , February 26, 2009

University of Washington, invited speaker "Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Urban Search and Rescue", February 20, 2009

NIJ, DHS, DOD 10th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness, invited panelist The Use of Robots in Preparedness and Response, "The Use of Robots in Rescue Operations," Chicago, IL, October 31, 2008. (pdf)

FR25: Celebrating Pioneering in Field Robotics at CMU distinguished speaker. See webcast at http://fieldrobotics.org/fr25/webcast

IEEE Workshop on Safety Security Rescue Robotics, invited speaker, "Underground Mine Rescue Robotics."

2008 Recipient AUVSI Foundation Al Aube Outstanding Contributor Award

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