『NTU International Center of Excellence on Intelligent Robotics and Automation Research (NTU-iCeiRA)』, is sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST I-RiCE Program). National Taiwan University cooperates with three world-class institutes and universities: CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), INRIA (The French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control), and UPMC (Universite Paris VI or Universite Pierre et Marie Curie).
The cooperation program CNRS is the main representative of the French side when the research center at National Taiwan University to establish cross-border top-three units related by the French side executives provided by the Minisrty of Science and Technology(MOST) signed the pledge, commitment of funds to a total of five-year to support in concept and execution of this plan. Minisrty of Science and Technology (MOST) and NTU provided funding for a total five-year implementation of this international collaborative research program.
With the leading institutions of France, LAAS-CNRS, INRIA, UPMC, which set up cross-cutting-edge research, Taiwan will be able to draw on their high academic standards and will work closely with the industrial needs. Accelerating and enhancing our wisdom to take in the academic field of robotics and automation towards international status, while hoping to open our country in leading robotics and automation research. In addition, students will have the opportunity to access LAAS-CNRS, INRIA and UPMC laboratories and research centers with academic exchanges, research and practice of cultivating outstanding talents. The iCeiRA center also collaboratively works with universities and government institutes, such as Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Precision Machinery Research and Development Center (PMC) and the Metal Industries Development Centre (MIRDC), along with more than 30 intelligent robotics and automation related industrial companies to upgrade and enhance international competitiveness.
Major Research Issues:
Cognitive Robotics and Intelligent Automation integrates many different component disciplines and technologies, such as computing technology, computer vision, sensors, actuators, control, and artificial intelligence. Advances in these component technologies have often driven robotics forward, and in return robotics has often provided the applications to motivate advances in the component technologies. In this joint international research intensive center of excellence (i-RiCE) we plan to focus on research in Core Technologies of Cognitive Robotics and Intelligent Automation with special emphasize on the following areas and technological needs:
1.Intelligent Robot Integrated Manufacturing Automation
2.Medical and Healthcare Robotics
3.Service Robotics