At the joint stand G33 in hall 26, a humanoid kitchen robot will move around, three-dimensional visualizations will open up new perspectives, and new algorithms will be presented to protect data in the cloud. ARMAR, the humanoid robot, can understand commands and execute them independently. For instance, it gets the milk out of the fridge. Thanks to cameras and sensors, it orients itself in the room, recognizes objects, and grasps them with the necessary sensitivity.
Additionally, it reacts to gestures and learns by watching a human colleague how to empty a dishwasher or clean the counter. Three-dimensional visual processing of data provides fascinating insights and findings.
A surgeon, for instance, can plan cardiac operations on the virtual model that is based on the data of the patient to be treated before he cuts the tissue. Simulations of the lungs yield predictions as to where fine dust has a harmful effect and how this effect can be prevented. In virtual city models, scientists let the air flow to predict where pollen concentrations will increase, such that allergic persons may be informed in due time on their mobile phones as to which quarters of the city they should avoid.
Simulations make the world better to live in. With efficient methods, computers can solve complex problems. At the CeBIT, a large-area 3D video wall will give insight into the virtual world, with the models of the heart, lungs, and Karlsruhe city area being presented as examples.
Safe in the Cloud For companies, cloud computing is an inexpensive alternative to a computing center. But are sensitive company data at an external computing center protected against both external hackers and insiders? At the CeBIT, the demonstrator will show how this problem is solved: A database is encoded and distributed to three different computing centers.
