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Robotics Research in the UNC System
Christopher BrownVice President for Research and Graduate Education
2015 IEEE RoboResearch Seminar
March 6th, 2015
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UNC Strategic Directions
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UNC Strategic Directions
• Defense, Military, Security
• Data Science
• Coastal and Marine Science
• Energy
• Advanced Manufacturing
Pharmacoengineering
• Competitive funding
• 74 pre-proposals requesting $105 million
• Six awardees covering all six priority areas
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UNC ROI• NC Carbon Materials Initiative: Materials Design, Processing, and Manufacturing for
Defense and Energy Needs
Harald Ade, PhD, NC State University; Partnering institutions: North Carolina Central
University, UNC-Chapel Hill
• North Carolina Data Science and Analytics Initiative
Mirsad Hadzikadic, PhD, UNC-Charlotte; Partnering institutions: NC State University,
UNC-CH Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
• Revolutionizing and commercializing rapid molecular diagnostics for viral and bacterial
pathogen quantification in marine waters and seafoodpathogen quantification in marine waters and seafood
Rachel T. Noble, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences; Partnering
institution: UNC-Charlotte
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UNC ROI• Salinity Gradient Energy – An inexhaustible Clean Energy Resource for North Carolina
Douglas Call, PhD, NC State University; Partnering institutions: UNC Coastal Studies Institute,
UNC-Chapel Hill
• Pharmacoengineering: Integrating Engineering with Pharmaceutical Sciences to Improve
the Delivery of Therapeutic and Diagnostic Agents
Michael Jay, PhD and Frances Ligler, D.Phil., D.Sc., UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
• Bioengineering microalgae for large-scale production of therapeutic antibodies against
Ebola, West Nile virus and rabies
TinChung Leung, PhD, North Carolina Central University; Partnering Institutions: UNC-Chapel TinChung Leung, PhD, North Carolina Central University; Partnering Institutions: UNC-Chapel
Hill, NC State University)
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High-Tech Manufacturing
Dinesh Manocha, Computer Science, UNC-CH
Partnership with Kuka Robotics
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Autonomous Robots
NC State Aerial Robotics Club:
2014 AUVSI SUAS World
Champions
Fenrir
NCSU Underwater Robotics Club
Seawolf VI
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Autonomous Robots
Smart Energy Response
System (SERS)
Alper Bozkurt and David
Roberts, NC State University
Partners: MathWorks,
University of Washington, University of Washington,
MIT, BluHaptics, National
Instruments, University of
North Texas, Boeing, and
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
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Biobots
Edgar Lobaton, NCSU
Alper Bozkurt, NCSU
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Medical & Assistive RobotsDemonstration-Guided Motion
Planning
Motion Planning for Concentric
Tube Robots
Ron Alterovitz,
UNC-CH
Ron Alterovitz
Comp Sci
UNC-CH
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NASA / NC Space Grant
Course Development
A Service Learning Course Utilizing Mobile Robots (Duke)
Development of Bio-Inspired Robotics Program for
Space Systems Senior Deign Course (NCSU)
K-12 Prof Dev
Bringing Robotics into the Classroom (UNC-P)
High Country Robotics (ASU)
Student Team/Senior Design
IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition (UNC-C)
NASA Lunabotics Competition (UNC-C)
NASA Robotic Mining Competition (UNC-C)
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s
Unmanned Air Systems Competition (NCSU)
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s
International RoboSub Competition (NCSU)
VIKING-BOT: Autonomous Mobile Robot (ECSU)
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Funding opportunities
• DARPA Grand Challenge
– DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC)
• Department of Defense (DOD)
– Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)(DURIP)
• National Robotics Initiative (NRI)
– Deadline December 3, 2015, then annually
– funding from NSF, NASA, NIH, USDA, DOD, DARPA
– $30-50M in funding in 2015, 25-70 awards
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NC Funding Opportunities
• Defense, Military, Security• Defense, Military, Security
• Data Science
• Coastal and Marine Science
• Energy
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Pharmacoengineering
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Innovation to Jobs (I2J)
Invention/
Innovation
Proof of
Concept
Market
Validation
Product
Development
Company
Expansion
Pre-Commercial Arena Commercial Arena
Sequential Model of Innovation Commercialization Ecosystem
Innovation Expansion
(Jobs)1. University Innovation
Commercialization Council
2. Univ. Innovation Commercialization Grants
3. Small Business Innovation
Commercialization Grants
6. Rallying Investors & Skilled Entrepreneurs for NC (RISE NC) Network
5. Startup Investment Targeted
Exemption for NC (SITE NC)
4. Venture Multiplier
Fund
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I2J Working Group Recommendations(Overview of components)
RECOMMENDATION SUMMARYTOTAL
COSTSOURCE
DevelopingandPositioningPre-CommercialInnovationsfortheMarket
1. Councilfor
Commercializing
UniversityInnovations
Definesbestpracticesforinnovation
commercializationatNCuniversities,promotes
inter-universitycooperationand
standardizationwherepossible,andcatalyzes
Nonew
funding
needed
Expensesminimal
andabsorbedby
participants
standardizationwherepossible,andcatalyzes
transformationinculturetoencourage
technologycommercialization
2. UniversityInnovation
CommercializationGrant
Program
Providesfundingandprocessfortechnology
proofofconcept,validation,
commercialization,translation,etc.,for
technologiesdevelopedbyNCuniversitiesand
researchnot-for-profits
$10MM
annually,
phasedin
overthree
years
Expandedstate
appropriations
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Recommendations for NC
• Pursue state, federal, and private sector funding opportunities
• Promote collaboration among NC campuses
• Strengthen collaboration between academia • Strengthen collaboration between academia and industry
• Strive for commercialization of academic research
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