Professor Kerstin Cuhls, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe

1. H U M A N - T E C H N O L O G Y B O U N D A RY S H I F T S –
O R C O O P E R AT I O N ?
Kerstin Cuhls with many thanks to Bruno Gransche
Finland 2012
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2. Agenda
1. BMBF Foresight 2007-2009
2. Future Field Human Technology Cooperation
3. Future Questions for a Ubiquitious Society
4. Outlook and Question to be discussed
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3. 1 . O b j e c t i v e s o f t h e B M B F F o re s i g h t P ro c e s s
• Identifying new research and technology focuses,
• Identifying (and deriving ) areas of activity
covering a range of research and innovation
fields,
• Analysing potential fields of technology and
innovation in which strategic partnerships might
be possible,
• Deducing priority areas of research and
development activity.
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4. Topic searches BMBF Foresight
Mapping of future topics
November 2007
Research
Workshop of experts in 14 start fields
Monitoring 1st wave
First re-clustering
1st report
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Online % %
survey
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Synopsis of
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researches
Monitoring 2nd wave Selection according to
criteria, re-clustering
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2nd report
Analysis of potential: …
Actors and topics … …
Future topics evaluated for
… … …
… … … 14 start fields
… … …
… … … Topics, actors, recommended action
… … … in 7 new forms of future fields
… … …
… …
June 2009 …
3rd report

5. T h e B M B F ' s F o re s i g h t P ro c e s s
The Seven Future Fields
 On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
 The BMBF's Foresight Process (2007-2010)
ProductionConsumption2.0 http://www.bmbf.de/en/12673.php
Human-Technology Transdisciplinary Models
Cooperation and Multi-Scale Simulation
Deciphering Time Research
Ageing
Sustainable Energy
Sustainable Living Spaces
Solutions
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6. Time Research
• 4D imaging/ short-term observation (e.g. Compact x-ray lasers
for biomedical examinations, processes of the human body)
• Atto (second) electronics – control of processes on an atomic
time scale
Ultra-precise/ultra-short time
• Intramolecular energy transport (e.g. energy -efficient
measurement and 4D imaging electronics, molecular computers)
• GPS applications (e.g. precision farming, machine remote
maintenance)
• Optimised synchronisation of media and wireless communication
• Understanding Biological clock(s) in people: avoiding
disease, targeted therapies (chronopharmacology)
Biological clocks/ Chronobiology • Connections shift work/ energy implementation/
Adiposity, hormonal influences, effects of melatonin
• effects of social factors on human rhythms
• Concentrated learning at times when people learn best
• Dealing with time on scales beyond classical time scales
• New time structures in a society with more older and fewer
younger people
• New sources of light
• Making processes “more efficient” instead of just faster
Parallelising or synchronising • Synchronise internet server:speed, saving energy
(efficiency processes) • Synchronising production processes
• Structuring, parallelising, initiating innovation processes

7. 2 . F u t u r e F i e l d H u m a n - Te c h n o l o g y C o o p e r a t i o n :
Developments that create a
new innovation dynamic
 the availability of large  real-time processing of technology,
amounts of information large masses of  wireless networking and
through digitalising and information in a range of ubiquitous embedding of
fast Internet connections, technological systems due systems,
 the ability of machines to to considerable increases in
computing power and  greatly improved pattern
interpret information using recognition algorithms,
semantic technologies the miniaturisation of
switching networks,  broader access to satellite-
 profound knowledge of supported positioning.
the human brain and the  a broader range of
development of potential
neuroprosthetics, applications, thanks to the
greater integration of
different components in
the smallest space due to
micro-systems
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8. Intelligent prosthetics Neuroenhancement
Human
Technology Telepresence /Teleaction Behavioural sciences (Neuro/Psycho)
Cooperation
Neuroprosthetics, -implants
Autonomous robotics
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Physical
Avatars
2
Brain-Machine-Interface
Micro-systems technology
Anthropomatics Sensors
Intelligent materials Redefining
humanity
Affective Computing
AI research
Anthropology
1
Software Agents
Machine
agents Philosophy of technology
Ambient Intelligence
Human- Human-
Machine- Aesthetics
Systems Machine-
Intelligent automation Culture
Semantics
Pervasive Computing
Human-
Nanoethics/Neuroethics
Technology-
VR-Immersion Teams
3
Technical genesis/ Innovation research
Adaptive environments
Media technology/image sciences
Semantic technologies
Social structure analysis/social policy
Empirical social research
Social robotics
Assessment of the consequences of technology

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10. W h y H u m a n - Te c h n o l o g y B o u n d a r y S h i f t s
new proximity to people, their bodies, brains and daily lives
 increasingly dense technological surroundings
 expanding technical structure of human life
 ambient assistive living, smart
environments, ambient intelligence
 mixed-, augmented reality
 robotic exoskeletons
 “physical Avatars”, VR-
immersion, telepresence and
teleaction
 various Assistance Systems
 anthropomimetic robots
 software agents (virtual broker)
 neuroprostetics, implants BIDIRECTIONAL OLED-MICRODISPLAY, Fraunhofer IPMS
 …
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11. 3 . F u t u re Q u e s t i o n s :
H u m a n - Te c h n o l o g y B o u n d a r y S h i f t s a m b i g u i t y
 Shifts between  Shifts round
human and technology human via technology
 distributed agency in hybrid human-  human self-concept configuration
technology constellations via anthropomimesis
(human-human)
 „shared spaces‘ or penetration of
formerly separated spheres  stressing the ‟genetic porosity“ by
cross-species genetics
 non-identifiability in communication (human-animal)
and everyday life
 increasing impact power through
 Increasing exposure to black boxes techniques to an
(finance algorithms, emergency superhuman/godlike extend
systems) (human-supernatural)
 Self-alienation to some kind of
Posthumans
(humanT1-humanT2)
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12. I n c re a s i n g i m p a c t p o w e r
negative Utopians
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13. A n t h ro p o m i m e s i s
embodied cognition, human learning
and development
Left: iCub an open source
cognitive humanoid robotic
platform http://www.icub.org/
Above: CB2 robotic child
created at Osaka
University, Japan Right:
ECCEROBOT Embodied
Cognition in a Compliantly
Engineered Robot
http://eccerobot.org/
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14. Hybrid human-technology constellations
seamless interaction
Left: HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb®) y Cyberdyne
Middle above: BBCI berlin brain computer
interface Middle below left: OLED microdisplay
based Eyetracking HMD, Fraunhofer IPMS, 2011
Middle below right: VI-Bot (DFKI) Virtual
Immersion for holistic feedback control of semi-
autonomous robots Right: Amanda Boxtel, before
this 18 years reliant on a wheelchair. Now having a
walk in the park with E-Legs by Berkeley Bionics
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15. 4. Outlook and further question for
discussion
We observe more and more that human-technology
cooperations/ combinations/ ubiquitious society topics can be
observed in commercials and as attractive.
What ist your impression about the
following picture?
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16. Atractiveness of
p ro s t h e s i s ? ? ?

17. Thank you very
much!
For further information:
Dr. Kerstin Cuhls
kerstin.cuhls@isi.fraunhofer.de
or
Bruno Gransche
bruno.gransche@isi.fraunhofer.de
Anthropomimetischer Robotertorso - ECCEROBOT
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18. Eccerobot: http://www6.in.tum.de/Main/ResearchEccerobot
Forest Walker: http://www.gizmag.com/raytheon-significantly-progresses-
exoskeleton-design/16479/picture/121265/
E-Legs: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/berkeley-bionics-
introduces-elegs-e.html?pagewanted=all
Wirbelsturm: http://www.geodz.com/deu/d/tropischer_Wirbelsturm
Ambient Intelligence:
http://www.acatech.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Baumstruktur_nach_Website
/Acatech/root/de/Publikationen/Stellungnahmen/acatech_bezieht_Position_i
ntelligente_Objekte_web.pdf
VI-Bot: http://robotik.dfki-
bremen.de/de/forschung/projekte/unterwasserrobotik/vi-bot.html
BMBF-Foresight-Prozess:
BMBF: http://www.bmbf.de/de/12673.php
Fraunhofer-ISI: http://isi.fraunhofer.de/isi-de/v/projekte/bmbf-foresight.php Bruno Gransche M.A.
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