Several key documents define the strategy of the European Union against terrorist activities. The European Counter-Terrorism Strategy (2005) and the EU Internal Security Strategy in Action (2010) are among the most important and they have been complemented by the EU Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (2006). They all organise a coordinated response to the terrorist threat around four keywords: Prevent, Protect, Pursue and Respond. These four pillars will be considered in the particular context of the provision of assistance through technology generically and, robotic systems in particular. According to their specific objectives, three partners decided to get their expertise through this first international workshop.

Robotics solutions properly sized with suitable modularized mechanised structures and well adapted to local conditions of unstructured, sometimes unknown fields can greatly improve the safety and the security of personnel as well as work efficiency, productivity and flexibility. Solving this problem presents challenges in robotic mechanics and mobility, sensors and sensor fusion, autonomous or semi -autonomous navigation and machine intelligence. Solving this problem also requires a detailed study of the risk events (among which are included the terroristic threats, among others the use of UAV/USV) and the In-intervention-Practitioners needs.

The workshop will review and discuss the available risk intervention/environmental surveillance technologies along with their limitations and discusses the efforts to automate tasks related to management/ reconnaissance/detection / decontamination/neutralization process wherever possible through robotization. Specific topics include, but are not limited to:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Global Security Threats
• Inspection of disaster’s areas (Forensics, among others)
• CBRN-E threats,
• Mine Actions, C-IED, C-UV-borne ED
• Map building and reconstruction
• Networked crisis management tools
• Remote controlled semi-autonomous, autonomous Robotics Systems (UGV, UAV-RPAS, USV)
• Networked Sensors Systems