News: Robotics and Autonomous Systems Artificial Intelligence and Space
Simultaneous location and mapping in autonomous vehicles
![Professor Ian Reid](/defence-security/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-09/professor-ian-reid.jpg?h=bd28066c&itok=AserrJle)
Robotic and autonomous vehicles are valuable defence assets as they can undertake operations which present increased risks to personnel, such as entering contested or contaminated areas where they can gather information, or act as relay points for communication systems.
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Building successful hybrid human/AI teams
![Professor Anna Ma-Wyatt](/defence-security/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-09/2022_09_30_straight_up_media_anna_ma-wyatt_0028.1.jpg?h=972f58af&itok=XESDVuSA)
As we increasingly embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) into defence capabilities, we must understand how AI agents and humans can work together.
Contextual awareness training for autonomous systems
![Associate Professor Claudia Szabo](/defence-security/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-09/2022_09_28_straight_up_media_claudia_szabo_0007.1.jpg?h=c6612aec&itok=9Seg0pBK)
Many algorithms used to train autonomous systems are based on variations of existing thresholds rather than truly unexpected new data.
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Increasing space domain awareness
![Professor Tat-Jun Chin](/defence-security/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-09/professor-tat-jun-chin2.jpg?h=cf11a875&itok=FegkkVIN)
There are thousands of satellites operating in the Earth’s orbit, some of which provide communications, navigation and other critical functions to our defence and security forces.