(Since Dec. 9, 2005: Domain Task Force)

• Recommend adoption and extend OMG technologies that apply to the specific domain of robotics systems where no current baseline specifications exist, such as MDA for Robotics. The object technology is not solely limited to software but is extended to real objects. This effort promotes the use of OMG technologies in various markets.
  
• Promote mutual understanding between the robotics community and the OMG community.
  
• Endeavor to collaborate with other organizations for standardization, such as the one for home information appliances, and make an open effort to increase interoperability in the field of robotics.
  
• Coordinate with the appropriate OMG subgroups and the Architecture Board, for technology areas that overlap with other OMG Task Forces, to determine where the work will be accomplished.

Upcoming Meeting in Jacksonville: (Mar. 22-26, 2010)

• 2nd Review of the RTC Deployment and Dynamic Reconfiguration RFP
• Special Session on RTC/JAUS
• Discussion of User Identification Service and its Robotic Data Framework
• Guest and Member presentation
• Contact report

Meeting in Long Beach: (Dec. 7-11, 2009)

• 1st Review of the RTC Deployment and Dynamic Reconfiguration RFP
• Discussion of User Identification Service and its Robotic Data Framework
• Guest and Member presentation
• Contact report

For your convenience, a pdf file bundled with all presentations is available: (LongBeach2009)

Meeting in San Antonio: (Sept. 13-17, 2009)

• As a potential RFP topic, "RTC Deployment and Dynamic Reconfiguration" was discussed.
• As a potential RFP topic, "User Identification Service" was discussed again and its Robotic Data Framework was proposed as a new work item candidate.
• "Map for Navigation" was proposed as a next step of the RLS (Robotic Localization Service).
• Contact report

For your convenience, a pdf file bundled with all presentations is available: (SanAntonio2009)

Meeting in Costa Rica: (June 22-26, 2009)

• Final Report of  the Robotic Localization Service FTF was approved by AB and DTC.
• Because the swine flu continues to spread all over the world, most of our volunteers are NOT able to come to the meeting.
• We decided all process of WG activities bring forward to the San Antonio meeting in September.
• One special talk about Behavior Classification for Lifestyle Support Service.

For your convenience, a pdf file bundled with all presentations is available: (CostaRica2009)

Meeting in Washington DC: (Mar. 23-27, 2009)

• 2 New Work Item Proposal Talks
  • RTC directory service for interoperability between robotic software platforms(Kang-Woo Lee)
  • Modeling of risk assessment for service robots(Yoshihiro Nakabo)
• 1 Special Talk
  • GearBox: Peer-reviewed open-source libraries for robotics(Geoffrey Biggs)
• 3 WG Reports
• 2 Contact Reports

For your convenience, a pdf file bundled with all presentations is available: (Washington2009)

• Organization (Volunteers)
• Roadmap (schedule plan)
• OMG Terms and Acronyms

Seeking your Input:

• RTC Deployment and Dynamic Reconfiguration
  [RFP-draft: mars/2010-02-14]
• Robotic Localization Service RTF
  [RFP: robotics/2007-06-25]
  

Specification:

• Robotic Localization Service (RLS) 1.0
  [1.0 FTF]
  [1.0 alpha: robotics/2008-05-02]
  [RFP: robotics/2007-06-25]
• Robotic Technology Component (RTC) 1.0
  [1.0 formal: formal/2008-04-04]
  [1.0 FTF]
  [RFP: ptc/2005-09-01]
• Super Distributed Object (SDO) 1.1[1.1 bata2: dtc/2008-02-25 ]
  [1.1 RTF]
  [1.0 formal: formal/2004-11-01]
  [RFP: sdo/2002-01-04 ]

Ask For Volunteers for working Group discussion:

• Infrastructure WG:
  omg-infrastructure [at] m.aist.go.jp
• Robotic Functional Services WG:
  omg-service [at] m.aist.go.jp
• Robotic Devices and Data Profiles WG:
  omg-profile [at] m.aist.go.jp
• Robotic Localization Service WG:
  omg-localization [at] m.aist.go.jp

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For your Information:

The OMG Standard Newsletter (Fall 2006 issue) reported ” RTC Specification Passed Initial Adoption.”

The OMG Standard Newsletter (Spring 2005 issue) introduced the Robotics-DSIG activity.

The Register reported "The call for Robotics Standards is on", Robobusiness2006 presentation by Bruce Boyes.