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\section*{Aquaticus: A Collaborstive Human-Machine Robot Competition}
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{\bf PIs: Dr. Michael Benjamin, mikerb@mit.edu and} \\
{\bf Dr. Michael Novitzky, novitzky@mit.edu}


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{\bf Sponsor: The Office of Naval Research, DARPA TTO}

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{\em What is Aquaticus?} Aquaticus is a project with the goal of
developing a competition where humans and robots compete together
against similarly configured teams of humans and robots. The
competition is conducted on the water in about a one square kilometer
area off the MIT Sailing Pavilion. Students are responsible for
designing and building the autonomy algorithms driving their robots
and competing alongside their robots, in a suspenseful and challenging
competition with their peers.

{\em Research objectives:} This research aims to explore a relatively
poorly understood intersection of two well known areas of robotic
systems research: the (embedded) human-robot interface and multi-
robot zero-sum competitions. The intersection is created by embedding
humans alongside robots, as equal teammates, on a playing field
competing against a similarly configured team. Autonomy algorithm
design and human robot communications will be re-considered from the
perspective of the situated human who will be dealing with stress,
uncertainty and pressures of performing their own role in the
competition, in coordination with their robot teammates.

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  \caption{The Playing Field: The area just off the main docks at the
    MIT Sailing Pavilion is the intended area for competitions. This
    area is shown below with a rough buoy outline and three unmanned
    surface vehicles. The area is 160x80 meters. The flag is a small
    buoy deployed about 20 meters away from the end of each zone.}
  \label{fig_aqauaticus1}
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  \includegraphics[width=0.85\textwidth]{figures/aquaticus3.png}
  \caption{A full Aquaticus competition on August 18th, 2018. All
    platforms awaiting the start signle. Full dataset for this
    competition is publicly availble.}
  \label{fig_aqauaticus3}
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