Smart Cities

Traffic management, parking, transportation, public safety,

Lots of potential AI applications. Computer Vision, Data Collection. Robotics in public spaces. Could partner with someone interested in Human Robotic Interactions and could develop robots for a range of local clients. (Food, retail, advertising, etc)

Like "old enough" on netflix. The robots can be dropped off to behave autonomously in cambridge

Healthcare

Patient monitoring, social distancing, mask detection, contact tracing

Healthcare and human monitoring seems tricky. Could see a possibility where we build robots for positive habit formation. Exercise, Hygiene, Rest & Relaxation.

Bedside assistance. Vitals, automated space adjustments

Energy & Mining

Optical Inspection, autonomous operation, preventative maintenance, safety

Not sure if we have relevant partners in this space.

Robots for the warehouse, factory, first/last mile delivery, collaboration, service

Robotics & Logistics

Lloyd mentioned building robots for NuVu. Could think about collaborative robots for other studios, or robots that help with the shop. help put tools away, help keep students on task, or other needs. Large possibility for problem solving space.

Agriculture

Autonomous planting, harvesting, precision farming, yield management

Could this be another collaboration with Lands Sake Farm? Robots would need to be bigger. Also quite difficult to deliver projects up to client expectations in a short time frame.

Mapping/Planning, autonomous operation, preventative maintenance, work safety

Construction

Many precedents. Often large precision robots with 1 specific purpose. Might be a good possibility for this studio if students can select very specific applications.

CIV Robotics - Automatic Construction Layout

Retail

Asset Protection, Automated checkout,, intelligent store analytics,

digital lineage

More to do with software than hardware. Could be interesting to see robots involved in the entire production process. Manufacturing, shipping, and selling. Could robots help prevent waste in industries like fast fashion.

Industrial

Optical Inspection, Predictive Maintenance, Robotic Arms

Similar to logistics above. Students could design industrial applications for NuVu, or find ways these robots could be helpful to the local community. Robots that perform a function, but also advertise the school, make processes like lasercutting more efficient, or help clean up the space.