Machine Awakening — Robot Personification Challenge and PIXKIT Autopilot Kit Launch
The notion that robotic and mechanical technology is inherently lifeless has been a long-standing belief.
If a robot possesses “independent consciousness,” will it autonomously make decisions like humans?
Say:
During the Notre Dame fire, the rescue robot was present on-site. In such a situation, which would take priority for rescue — the cat or the…?
If we prioritize the protection of the crown of thorns in our program, the robot will prioritize this objective over all other ethical considerations. However, in the event that the robot attains self-awareness and personifies itself, its decision-making may differ. A robot will exhibit rescue behaviours out of empathy? Or attempt to flee?
There are varying perspectives on this matter — some view it as a chance for growth, while others perceive it as a potential risk.
As we look towards the future, we must consider whether our planet will continue to rely on carbon-based systems or shift towards silicon-based alternatives as Asimov said.
Can we envision a future where humans and machines coexist in symbiotic harmony?
As we have easier access to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), this problem is quite key.
01/ Why “Another”？
In the past several years, robots have developed to perform autonomous mobility, transport, manufacture and a host of other tasks that can replace labour, it probably won’t be hard to get your robot butler to go out and buy chocolate-flavoured ice cream.
But today’s AI breakthroughs in its algorithm models allow some of the robots around you to be able to identify your needs, preferences and even emotions: to put on a piece of soothing music for you when you’re down and, maybe hand you a favourite ice cream in the near future. On the contrary, he may also refuse an irrational “ice cream” demand when he identifies you as actually physically unwell.
It sounds like such a robot would be more like a “human” with autonomous judgment.
Will robots be able to not just work, but think independently, just like people?
Will AGI revolutionize the way we communicate, educate and entertain?
Will the creativity that humans are proud of be impacted and challenged?
How do we balance the conflict between technology and humanity?
AI has had an impact on and challenged human-proud creativity over the last six months. How do we strike a balance between technology and humanity? How do I weigh AI opportunities and risks?
We plan to seek answers by launching another global challenge: DeAuto — Another Competition.
The theme of the challenge is “Machine Awakening”, which is to form “another” intelligent life.
Teams will be required to train AI with a different “personality”, which would be like putting a “soul” on the robot to perform socially valuable tasks, and thus give answers to the following questions:
- Is it necessary to humanize robots?
2. How do robots coexist with humans?
Click here for more info on the official website
02/ What is “Another”
DeAuto-Another competition is a robotic challenge that invites students from universities all over the world to participate for mobility purposes. It is a challenge, but it is more akin to an interdisciplinary academic gala in robotics and mechanical engineering, cognitive science, sociology, and even anthropology.
“Another” will be held every year from September to March. Contestants will build personalized robots that can understand and solve complex real-world problems in the context of the robotic city called Another. To generate social value, complete a series of challenges in another city, and investigate the possibility of human-machine symbiosis.
The competition encourages innovation in mobile robotics and artificial intelligence development by demonstrating participants’ ability to build autonomous mobile robotic systems that solve real-world problems and generate social value.
Another Competition pushes the boundaries of innovation and encourages collaboration around human-robot symbiosis to explore “another” possibility, “another” future, and “another” sustainable city.
There will be an online pre-selection, and 20 teams will compete in the final game on-site.
03/Requirements
Participants in the competition will create a multi-modal AGI that excels in a specific control, achieve autonomous control of the provided robot, and fine-tune it to exhibit a unique “personality” when dealing with ethical dilemmas. This “personality” will be useful in evaluating and researching personalized robots, robot societies, and human-machine symbiotic relationships.
The competition will be based on two different-sized wheeled robots with joints:
PIXKIT Hooke;
PIXKIT Bohr.
In this competition, participants will develop an artificial general intelligence (AGI) model that
04/ Who are we looking for?
The main driving force behind AI in today’s world is business competition, but business competition is based on profitability and is not conducive to the diversity of AI exploration, as well as the fairness and safe application of AI. As a result, non-commercial academic competition is more important and relevant to AI diversification.
Another’s goal is to bring together talented teams from universities and academic institutions for diverse, interdisciplinary collaboration, in which participants compete to solve cutting-edge global challenges while also conducting academic research and engineering.
Another also serves as a bridge between academia and industry, facilitating communication and close cooperation.
Academic workshops, thesis presentations, corporate exhibitions, and other thematic activities will be part of the competition.
Taking Steps to Reduce Barriers to Innovation
Another will offer an offline engineering co-creation centre for the final, as well as a self-driving/robotic kit(PIXKIT) with computing power, sensors, and other hardware support for in-field engineering collaboration.
A Fair Shot
Another is driven by international university students, mentors, educators, volunteers, sponsors, and partners. Teams can develop their brand and community partnerships to gain support.
05/ Supported by Newly-Updated PIXKIT(with both hardware&software)
PIXKIT (Hooke, Bohr) is a scalable drive-by-wire control skateboard chassis (wheeled robot), optional joint robot or robotic arms, bionic architecture, separation of the brain functions (perception, decision-making), cerebellum (motion control), distributed all-wheel drive, and integrated open source Autoware-Core/Universe with ROS2 robot middleware.
PIXKIT (Hooke, Bohr) is an autonomous driving kit built around a fully wire-controlled skateboard chassis and the Open-Source AD software, Autoware Core/Universe, and the latest ROS2 platform. Under the premise of high hardware and software adaptability, the kit provides a rich development toolchain, autonomous driving function examples, and open-source scenario algorithms, which can really help participants quickly realize algorithm verification, DEMO demonstration, and application implementation, and stimulate more possibilities.
On both software and hardware, PIXKIT has complete dependability, openness, and scalability. Provide a wealth of development tool chains, examples of autonomous driving capabilities, documentation, and multi-scenario algorithms to developers/engineers/scholars. Help users with academic research, algorithm validation, DEMO demonstration, application practice, and a variety of other requirements.
— Provide a one-stop autonomous driving development solution, providing participants with a 0-to-1 autonomous driving development platform. -Complete the integration of the computing platform, wire control chassis, sensors, and autonomous driving system for customers, allowing users to focus on algorithm development.
— Provide detailed documentation and open source all source code to make development easier.
— Constantly update and iterate software and algorithms to remain at the cutting edge of technology. Continuous software and algorithm updates and iterations are required to stay at the cutting edge of technology.
— Take advantage of the ROS/Autoware community resources to provide ongoing motivation for development.
— Provide various ODD examples to extend Autoware to various scenarios (support to follow).
Autoware Universe is an extension of Autoware Core that provides the following benefits:
1. Users can easily replace Core components with Universe equivalents to use more advanced features such as new localization or perception algorithms.
2. Universe’s code quality requirements are less stringent, making it easier for new developers, students, and researchers to contribute, but they are still more stringent than Autoware’s. AI specifications.
3. Any high-level features added to Universe that benefit the larger Autoware community will be reviewed and considered for inclusion in the main Autoware core codebase.
4. Each module includes detailed design and interface documentation to help developers complete secondary development quickly.
The key requirements for having a stable and secure Autoware system can thus be met while allowing access to the most advanced features created by third-party contributors.
06/ Generative AI software supported — PAM™
PIX Moving can provide the participants with PAM™ for free, an AIGC platform for product design.
This is a generative design web-end software that enables robot design, assembly, rendering, manufacturing and team collaboration. With this specialized software, teams can create 3D models to help with the design and visualization of mobile robots.
07/ Process
For this event, it is proposed to invite TIS, a large Japanese software company, Tier IV, an open-source autonomous driving company, Softbank and Waseda University and Autodesk as partners.
Estimated date:
01/05/2023–01/08/2023 Understand the rules and registrate
01/08/2023–01/12/2012 The Preliminary Round （Global）— Small Robot Design & Simulation Competition
01/12/2023–01/03/2024 The Final Entries Confirm — Purchase PIXKIT(or use other robotic kits), assemble and test
01/03/2024–10/03/2024 Bring your robots and head to the final review site (final site is under discussion)
11/03/2024–18/03/2024 Let’s rocking
Another’s goal is to awaken the machines and take them to the next level, “another” planet, where you will use your creativity and technical skills to guide the robots through a series of tasks in the “another” world, creating social value, forming “another” intelligent life, and opening up new possibilities for human-machine symbiosis.
About PIX
With the goal of rebuilding the city with autonomous mobility, PIX Moving aspires to innovate not only new-generation cars, but a chain of tools for automobile design and production. PIX Moving Space (mSpace) will be the main fully-autonomous driving product representing the third-generation automobile revolution. It will provide on-demand service in urban areas and usher in a new era of “Mobility-as-a-Service” (MaaS).
Please get in touch with matteo@pixmoving.com for marketing collaboration or public relations needs in North America and Europe. For business cooperation, contact nancy@pixmoving.com
