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Work Focus

Research of the Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS) group focuses on methods and algorithms for controlling embedded agents to acquire, reason in, and maintain symbolic knowledge about the world to achieve purposeful and goal-directed behavior in the current context, and do so by computation on-line and on-board the agents. We call Embedded Knowledge-Based Systems (EKBSs) the resulting control systems. Autonomous robots are typical agents considered here, but pure software agents are of interest, too. At least some of the respective knowledge must be symbolic in order to be inspectable and communicable. Regarding environment sensing, the focus is on 3D sensor data, such as point clouds, and on methods and algorithms for efficient handling and semantic interpretation.

The KBS group is closely connected with the DFKI RIC Osnabrück Branch.

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News Stack

Beware: Some links in the following items go to press releases of Universität Osnabrück. The respective texts are in German then.
Robocup 2009 cup
  • [Apr 24, 2009] The Osna-Be! team has scored second in the Simulation Mixed Reality demo competition at Robcup German Open in Hannover! [German Open results page]
  • [Feb 16, 2009] Andreas Nüchter of the KBS group has accepted a call on an Assistant Professorship for Computer Science (Automation) at Jacobs University Bremen [Andreas Nüchter's Home Page].
  • [May 23, 2008] Applications for 8 PhD Grants in the Graduate School "Adaptivität hybrider kognitiver Systeme" are open! Application deadline: July 18, 2008. [ Job ad, U.OS] [Grad School home page]
  • [08-04-04] The Graduate School "Adaptivität hybrider kognitiver Systeme" has been accepted for funding [Press Release U.OS]
  • [08-04-01] We present our 3D scan matching software at the HannoverMesse 2008, Apr 21-25, 2008, Hall 2, Booth A10. [Product Flyer].
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  • [08-02-10] The Robotic 3D Scan Repository is online.
  • [08-02-07] Andreas Nüchter of the KBS group has been nominated for a Georges Giralt PhD Award 2007 for his PhD thesis Semantische dreidimensionale Karten für autonome mobile Roboter, published in 2006.
  • [08-01-14] Thomas Wiemann of the KBS group has received a young researcher's award (Karmann Innovations-Förderpreis) of Universität Osnabrück, donated by Karmann, for his contribution to a method for automatic reconstruction of planar 3D surfaces. (Press Release young researcher's awards ceremony)
  • [08-01-14] Stefan Stiene of the KBS group has received a young researcher's award (Intevation-Förderpreis) of Universität Osnabrück, donated by Intevation, for his contribution to developing an interface between USARSim and the Framework Player. (Press Release young researcher's awards ceremony)
  • [07-10-31] One of our Kurt2 robots scored second in the Indoor race at SICK RobotDay in Waldkirch, Oct 27. (Press Release)
  • [07-10-17] Using Kurt3D, we have generated a 3D map of part of Kvarntorp Mine near Örebro, Sweden. (Press Release)
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