Russian Robotics: Creating Technology for Human

Enhancement Albert Yefimov-Robotov

Head of Skolkovo Robotics

Skolkovo Foundation

# of startups ~ 1 500Revenues ~ $1.2 blns

# jobs ~ 18 500

25% of all IPs

Publ. invst ~ $1.8 blns

Priv. invst ~ $0.9 blns

Two Questions for Skolkovo

Is this technology/product have perspective competitive advantage over similar technology/product at world scale?

Does the product have significant commercialization potential for Russian (minimum) or international (in perspective) markets?

Cool facts:

• #43inworldratingGII-2016• 6%ofworld’sciencepopulation• 2nd inworldonnumberwomeninscience!• $13bln spendannuallyonRnD

Russia as technology country

AI startups world-wide(c)U

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Russia - Country of Roboticists

more than five universities with robotics per regionfrom two to five universities with robotics per regionone university with robotics per region

650+ graduates every year~120 robotics organizations

Long tradition in space robotics

Long tradition in creating human enhancement robotics

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Skolkovo Robotics Center

# of startups - 63

Established in 2014

# public grants - 30

# experts - 25

VC financing ~ $3 mln

Skolkovo Robotics Center

Our Partners

Cognition

Autonomousnavigation:vision,lidars,radarsetc

• 12 projects in Skolkovo• 10 more in Russia

Human-Robotics Interaction

Newhardwareorsoftwareforhuman-roboticsnaturalorcollaborationincludingindustrialordomesticuse

Human Augmentation

Humanaugmentationsystemsincludingindustrialorrehabilitationexoskeletonsandintelligentprosthetics

Medical Robotics

SoldrobotstoJapan!Foundersbecamemulti-millioners inUSD!!!

Deep LearningApplicationofartificialintelligencetechnologies,includingdeeplearningneuralnetworkstocreateproductsandsolutionsthatprovideintelligentsupportforhumansinrelationtocomputerandroboticsystems.

Industrial robotics Autonomous Vehicles

Unmanned AerialVehicles

MedicalandRehabilitationRobotics

EducationalRobotics HumanRoboticsInteraction

ArtificialIntelligence

Stats

• Russiais2nd frombottominindustrialrobotics:(• Signofhope- ~500servicerobotssoldin2015professionalandpersonalpurposes(IFRdatawillbesubmittedsoon):

• Mining• AGVin logistics• Exoskeletons• Education• UAV

• Promo-bots• Telepresence• UnderwaterROV• SurveillanceAGV• Defenserobotics(noexport)

500+onlyinSkolkovo!

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FUTURE LAB LLC

CYBATHLON

•8TH OCTOBER,Zurich•Competitionofassistivetechnologiesandhumanpilots•Russiais4th inLEG,5th inBCIandWHEELCHAIR

Veryhighfocustoassistivetechnology

Matreshka

•World-first modular project of passenger/cargo autonomous vehicle•Run on Skolkovo’s campus. Regular

trips in few weeks

Promobot

Hundredssoldworld-wide,includingChinaFeaturedin‘Forbes’$5 000,nomonthlyfee!

Version3.0willbeshownon27thOctober,Moscow

Future LabFirstcompanyintheworldtolandonhigh-voltagepower-linetorollonthem.Prototypewillbereadyforcustomer’strialsnextyear

ExoChair

Industrialexoskeletonforlowerpartofthebodytoimproveindividualworkforceproductivity

ExoatletTheonlyrehabilitationexoskeletoninEuropeonclinicaltrials:• 65 pilotsuseitdaily• 100kmalreadyUsedforrehabilitationofstrokepatientsandassistedwalkingforfullparaplegics

2012 2014 20161969

EUR17 000!!!FirstversionshippedtocustomersClinicalversion(2017):• Claimstairs• Walkuphill• Collectpatientdata

GNOM ROV• Sold world-wide• Smallest in its class• Starts with $3 500

TSURU

UAV under 250 gUnique design: water-proof, dust-proofCheapIn production: shipped to early customers in Emergency departmentsEUR 1700Shipped to customers

Educational Robotics

MR-400,2009г.

AR-600E,2013г. SAR-401,2013г.

Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent Augmentation

Summary

• Talents first!• ‘Software eats the world!’• Design matters!• Remember of cultural

issues…• Only useful staff!• Use public funds. Wisely!• Don’t underestimate

underdog!

Skolkovo Robotics Conference

SPRING, 2017

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Albert Yefimovaefimov@sk.ru