20^th JOINT COORDINATING FORUM

INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED ROBOTICS PROGRAM

FRANCE STATUS REPORT

SUMMARY

1. STATUS AND CURRENT ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

   • 1.1. IARP Directions
   • 1.2. Current activity and report overview



2. ROBEA, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NATIONAL PROGRAM IN ROBOTICS

3. DEPENDABILITY ASPECTS IN HUMAN FRIENDLY ROBOTICS

   • 3.1. A WS framework
   • 3.2. Conclusions and recommendations



4. UNDERWATER ROBOTICS

   • 4.1 IFREMER activity overview
   • 4.2 ROV: Victor 6000
   • 4.3 ARAMIS
   • 4.4 AUV: SWIMMER
   • 4.5 ANTARES
   • 4.6 MARIE
   • 4.7 BASIL



5. MEDICAL ROBOTICS

   • 5.1 TER, aRobotic System for tele-echography
   • 5.2 The Programme ChIR (Surgery, Computer Science and Robotics)
     • 5.2.1. Research themes
     • 5.2.2. Clinical, industrial and international relations
   • 5.3 The SCALPP Project
   • 5.4 The Endocirob Project
     • 5.4.1. Objectives
     • 5.4.2. Participants
     • 5.4.3. Concept development