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There are many ways to make research and development of intelligent robotic systems. Prof. Fukuda has been working on the Multi-scale robotics systems for many years, based on the Cellular Robotics System, which is the basic concept of the emergence of intelligence in the multi-scale way from Organizational Level, Distributed robotics to Biological Cell engineering and Nano-robotics. It consists of many elements how the system can be structured from the individual to the group/society levels in analogy with the biological system.
Focusing on the coevolution and self organization capabilities, Prof. Fukuda will show a new initiative on AI and Robot, one of the Moon Shot Programs started by Japanese Government, since 2020. Based on the Society 5.0, it is a new and challenging program aiming at the AI robotic system in 2050. Prof. Fukuda will introduce some of the projects in this program for realization of the Society 5.0 by back-casting technologies from the 2050 to the current ones.
Toshio Fukuda is Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University and Professor of Meijo University and Waseda University. He is mainly engaging in the research fields of intelligent robotic system, micro and nano robotics, bio-robotic system and industry applications in robotics and automation. He was the President of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (1998-1999), and IEEE President (2020). He was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics (2000-2002). He was chairs of many conferences, such as the Founding General Chair of IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS, 1988), IEEE Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS, 2017), IEEE Conference on Intelligence and Safety of Robots (ISR, 2018). He has received many awards such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Pioneer Award (2004), IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award (2010). IEEE Fellow (1995). SICE Fellow (1995). JSME Fellow (2002), RSJ Fellow (2004), VRSJ Fellow (2011).
This talk will describe how ground, aerial, and marine robots have been used in disasters, most recently the coronavirus pandemic. During the pandemic so far, 338 instances of robots in 48 countries protecting healthcare workers from unnecessary exposure, handling the surge in demand for clinical care, preventing infections, restoring economic activity, and maintaining individual quality of life have been reported. The uses span six sociotechnical work domains and 29 different use cases representing different missions, robot work envelopes, morphologies, styles of autonomy, and human-robot interaction dyads. The dataset also confirms a model of adoption of robotics technology for disasters. Adoption favors robots that maximize the suitability for established use cases while minimizing risk of malfunction, hidden workload costs, or unintended consequences as measured by the NASA Technical Readiness Assessment metrics. Regulations do not present a major barrier but availability, either in terms of inventory or prohibitively high costs, does. The model suggests that in order to be prepared for future events, roboticists should partner with responders now, investigate how to rapidly manufacture complex, reliable robots on demand, and conduct fundamental research on predicting and mitigating risk in extreme or novel environments.
Dr. Robin R. Murphy is the Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, a TED speaker, and an IEEE and ACM Fellow. She helped create the fields of disaster robotics and human-robot interaction, deploying robots to 29 disasters in five countries including the 9/11 World Trade Center, Fukushima, the Syrian boat refugee crisis, Hurricane Harvey, and the Kilauea volcanic eruption. Murphy’s contributions to robotics have been recognized with the ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions, a US Air Force Exemplary Civilian Service Award medal, the AUVSI Foundation’s Al Aube Award, and the Motohiro Kisoi Award for Rescue Engineering Education (Japan). She has written the best-selling textbook Introduction to AI Robotics (2nd edition 2019) and the award-winning Disaster Robotics (2014), plus serving an editor for the science fiction/science fact focus series for the journal Science Robotics. She co-chaired the White House OSTP and NSF workshops on robotics for infectious diseases and recently co-chaired the National Academy of Engineering/Computing Community Consortium workshop on robots for COVID-19.
The goal of humanoid robotics research is understanding human performance and intelligence to build versatile systems that assist and empower humans in a wide variety of tasks. Research in this area range from building anthropomorphic robots to endowing them with sensorimotor and cognitive abilities to serve humans at home and at work. Such robots must integrate perception and action to generate intelligent behavior for interacting with the real world. The talk will describe recent work aimed at increasing robots’ autonomy and creating a symbiotic human-robot interaction to create truly AI robots. In particular, the talk will address affordance-based grasping, learning semantic scene manipulation based on visual perception and natural language instructions, episodic memory as key component of a cognitive robot architecture for encoding and retrieval of experienced events or performed activities occurring at a particular time, place and context. I will showcase experiments with the ARMAR humanoid robots performing tasks in household environments daily and manipulating contaminated objects in hazardous environments. The talk will conclude with a discussion of challenges and open problems in Robotics AI.
Tamim Asfour is full Professor of Humanoid Robotics at the Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. His research focuses on the engineering of high performance 24/7 humanoid robotics. In particular, he studies the mechano-informatics of humanoids as the synergetic integration of informatics, artificial intelligence, and mechatronics into complete humanoid robot systems, which are able to predict, act, interact, and learn in the real world. Tamim is the developer of the ARMAR humanoid robot family. He has been a visiting professor at Georgia Tech, at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and at the National University of Singapore. He is the scientific spokesperson of the KIT Center “Information · Systems · Technologies” (KCIST), the president of the Executive Board of the German Robotics Society (DGR), the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE-RAS Humanoids Conference Editorial Board, and the deputy Editor-in-Chief and Editor of the Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
This talk will define and motivate the problem of robotic vision, the challenges as well as recent progress at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision. This includes component technologies such as novel cameras, deep learning for computer vision, transfer learning for manipulation, evaluation methodologies, and also end-to-end systems for applications such as logistics, agriculture, environmental remediation and asset inspection.
Peter Corke is a robotics researcher and educator. He is the distinguished professor of robotic vision at Queensland University of Technology, director of the QUT Centre for Robotics, and former director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision. He is the Chief Scientist at Dorabot and on the advisory boards of Emesent and LYRO Robotics. His research is concerned with enabling robots to see, and the application of robots to mining, agriculture and environmental monitoring. He created widely used open-source software for teaching and research, wrote the bestselling textbook “Robotics, Vision, and Control”, created several MOOCs and the Robot Academy, and has won national and international recognition for teaching including 2017 Australian University Teacher of the Year. He is a fellow of the IEEE, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the Australian Academy of Science; founding editor of the Journal of Field Robotics; founding multi-media editor of the International Journal of Robotics Research; member of the editorial advisory board of the Springer Tracts on Advanced Robotics series; former editor-in-chief of the IEEE Robotics & Automation magazine and member of the executive editorial board member of the International Journal of Robotics Research; the recipient of the Qantas/Rolls-Royce and Australian Engineering Excellence awards; and has held visiting positions at Oxford, University of Illinois, Carnegie-Mellon University and University of Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate and masters degrees in electrical engineering and PhD from the University of Melbourne.
We are pleased to announce that our virtual exhibition will be publicly available and free-of-charge. Please click on the buttons to join the sessions on Zoom.
Join us for a video screening from MDPI Sensors
Date: 23 June 2021
Time: 1.00 p.m. (GMT +8)
Join us for a live chat with Weston Robot!
Date: 24 June 2021
Time: 12.00 p.m. (GMT +8)
Join us for a live chat with TDS Technology!
Date: 23 June 2021
Time: 12.40 p.m. (GMT +8)
Date: 24 June 2021
Time: 12.20 p.m. (GMT +8)
Your health is our priority
As the world is recovering from COVID-19, travel restrictions still remain in place. As such, IAS-16 will be organised both virtually and physically from 22 to 25 June 2021.
The conference will be held physically at National University of Singapore (NUS).
Both physical and virtual attendees will still have access to our myraid of programmes that we have prepared for IAS-16.
For international participants, if you wish to join us physically in Singapore, please check for relevant travel restriction terms and conditions.
Singapore has arranged additional Safe Travel Lanes with a number of countries/regions to facility short term entry into Singapore.
More details can be found here.
Please pay attention to the terms and conditions for travellers coming from different countries.
Due to the dynamic COVID-19 situation, please regularly check the link for updates and consult Singapore's embassay in your respective country for any clarifications.
For more information about IAS-16 registration, please click here.
We have also prepared an exciting virtual workshop during the event. More information can be found here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Meanwhile, the IAS-16 organising committee wishes you and your loved ones good health. We look forward to welcome you at IAS-16.
National University of Singapore
University of Tokyo
Nanyang Technological University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT Research Center Informatics, FZI
University of Amsterdam
Sunfkyunkwan University
University of California San Diego
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
University of Ottawa
Universita degli Studi de Padova
McGill University
Carnegie Mellon University
Jaume I University, Spain
Universita degli Studi de Padova
University of Essex
Osaka University
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
University of Bremen
Agency for Science and Technology Singapore
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
Pusan University
University of Zagreb
Technical University of Munich
Nanyang Technological University
Queensland University of Technology
University of Minnesota
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
University of Amsterdam
Nanyang Technological University
Politecnico di Milano
University of Padova
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
National University of Singapore
Tohoyashi University of Technology
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
IAS-16 Committee invites you to submit your research papers for the conference. The papers will be published in a book by Springer. There will also be preprints in a USB drive as a part of the proceedings. As such, please make sure that your paper follows the Springer authors guidelines. Your paper must also be generated using the Springer templates:
- LaTeX Template : Please use llncs.dem as a paper example
For paper submission, EasyChair portal is used and can be accessed below. You will be required to login with your EasyChair account to submit your paper. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Please make sure that your paper satisfies the following requirements:
We welcome any sponsorship or exhiibition of technology, products and system. The venue will be in Faculty of Engineering, National university of Singapore. We have a few packages available. To find out more, please download our Sponsorship & Exhibition Packages by clicking the button below.
Please contact us for enquiry or to apply for sponsorship or exhibition.
We welcome any proposal for invited sessions. Papers presented in this session can optionally be submited together with a minimum of 2 reviews for each paper. Otherwise, the papers will be reviewed by our Programme Committee together with other papers.
Please apply via email by clicking the button below.
The IAS-16 Organising Committee also welcomes any proposal on workshops or tutorials to be conducted during the conference.
Please click the button below to download the application form. The application should include your 1-page abstract on the context, motivations, challenges that you wish you address. A tentative list of speakers should also be provided if it is available. Please apply to the IAS-16 workshop chair (Stefano Ghidoni) by clicking the button below.
The IAS-16 Organising Committee is also soliciting tutorial proposals from any interested parties.
Tutorials should cover topics related to IAS, both at scientific level (eg. artificial intelligence, machine learning, adaptive control, autonomous robotics) and at the application level (eg. industrial applications, professional services and household domains)
The tutorial objectives should include: introducing major topic to beginners, illustrating established practices and methodologies; surveying research and application areas, also for people from industry; and presenting emerging issues, for example related to ethics, that are of interest for the IAS community. Tutorials are expected to be half-day long, but they could be extended to full-day if needed.
If you are interested, please submit your tutorial proposal to the IAS-16 tutorial chair (Francesco Amigoni). The proposal should include title, summary and outlines of the proposed tutorial. Please also attach a short SV of the proposer.
Early Bird and Standard Registration Fees
Registration fees are shown below. All prices are quoted in Singapore Dollars (SG$). Onsite and virtual registrations have different fees. Student prices are applicable to anyone with official student status that is effective before 25th June 2021. You will be required to upload a student status letter during registration as a proof.
Please note that the number of paper presentations that can be delivered for each registration category. For instance, standard registration holders can deliver at most 2 presentations.
For accepted papers, at least one of the authors of each accepted paper must register for the conference in order to finalise the submission. The payment of a full registration fee is required in order to complete the final submission procedure.
Max 2 Presentation
SG$500
Max 1 Presentation
SG$300
Max 1 Presentation
SG$200
Max 2 Presentation
SG$600
Max 1 Presentation
SG$400
Max 1 Presentation
SG$300
To register, please click the button below. Google Form will be used for registration while payment will be made through PayPal. After you have successfully registered and made payment, a receipt will be sent to your email.
AI Application Workshop
Together with Lattel Robotics, we are excited to host a workshop on AI Applications for robotics
to gain insight on technical service robot development for autonomous systems.
Running in both virtual and onsite formats simultaneously, the workshop offers
an overview of ROS-based AI application development for speech interaction,
computer vision and navigation. Participants will be provided with Jupiter IO, an
AI Learning Box, to be connected to own laptop during the workshop, by
loan/sale, depending on the mode of participation.
Date: Tues 22nd June 2021
Time: 10am - 6pm GST
Venue for on-site participants: NUS
Last day to register: Fri 4th June 2021
Different modes of participation have different fees as follows:
SG$660
SG$580
*optional payment at the spot, if participant wishes to retain Jupiter IO post-workshop
SG$1240
**inclusive Jupiter IO and worldwide DDU delivery, exclusive applicable import taxes
The University of Tübingen
Tohoku University
University of Napoli
IT+Robotics Srl
Technical University of Catalonia
University of Ljubljana
University of Verona
SUPSI
University of Salerno
Carnegie Mellon University
ShanghaiTech University
Universitat Jaume I
Universitat Jaume I, Spain
University of Udine
University of Genoa
University of Tokyo Hospital
The University of Tokyo
University of Amsterdam
University of Tennessee
University of Aukland
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
University of Kaiserslautern
University of Bergamo
EPFL
Gannon University
Università Milano-Bicocca
KAIST
Australian Centre for Field Robotics, The University of Sydney
AIST
AIST
University of Padua
University of Alicante
Universidade do Minho
Politecnico di Milano
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Genoa
Cambridge University
Graz University of Technology
University of Roma "La Sapienza"
University of Lecce
University of Catania
Politecnico di Milano
ISSIA CNR
McGill University Montreal
Bogazici University
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
National Taiwan University
Zoz Group
Shanghai Jiao-Tong University
Aoyama Gakuin University
University of Electro-Communications
Nagoya University
Chinese Academy of Science
University of Alberta
University of Essex
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
University of Zagreb
Korea University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Pusan National University
University of Zaragoza
Harbin Institute of Technology
Shanghai Jiao-Tong University
Ritsumeikan University
Toyohashi University of Technology
The University of Tokyo
KAIST
Chiba University
Ulsan University
Hokkaido University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Aalborg University Copenhagen
National Taiwan University
Xinjiang University
University of Roma "La Sapienza"
SUPSI
CISTER/FEUP, University of Porto
University of Padua
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
University of Minnesota
University of Zagreb
Consultant
Vienna University of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Osaka University
Keio University
University of Electro-Communications
Hokkaido University
Politecnico di Milano
University of Padua
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pusan National University
University of California San Diego
Univiversity of Padua
KIST
JAIST
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Ristumeikan University
Shibaura Institute of Technology
ATR
Politecnico di Milano
Univ. Stuttgart
Technical University of Lisbon
INRIA Grenoble –
Università Politecnica delle Marche
The University of Tokyo
Peking University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Aarhus University
Freie Universitat Berlin
University of Tuebingen
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
University of Padua
ST Microelectronics
Asahikawa Medical University
Chiba Institute of Technology
University of Tuebingen
Tohoku University
Nagoya University
Kyoto University
The University of Tokyo
Osaka University
Joint Research Centre of the European Commisison
ENSEEIHT
Cooperative State University Baden Württemberg
University of Padova
Monash University
National University of Singapore
University of Bonn
Tsukuba University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
NII
Tecnalia
National University of Defense Technology
University of Groningen
RWTH Aachen
ISSIA CNR
Örebro University
Utah University
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Postech
Tokyo Institute of Technology
University of Tokyo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chiba University
Soochow University
Harbin Institute of Technology
Dalian University of Technology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of Nevada
Tohoku University
Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences
JAIST
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Saitama University
ETRI
Harbin Institute of Technology
The University of Tokyo
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yokohama National University
The University of Electro-Communications
Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Northeastern University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Singapore strives itself to be an international leader when it comes to innovation. With this goal in mind, Singapore has invested heavily in robotic industry and attracted many internationally renowed companies to set up their offices here.
It is an exciting time to be in Singapore. Here are some projects and initiaive related to Intelligent Autonomous System.
Advanced Robotics Centre (ARC) is an interdisciplinary research center, established jointly by NUS Engineering and NUS Computing, that focuses on and expand the robotics research at the National University of Singapore and beyond.
Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles NTU (CETRAN) is a dedicted physical testing space for autonomous vehicles in Singapore. This center is established by Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA).
nuTonomy is an MIT spin-off technology startup that develops software to build self-driving cars and autonomous mobile robots. The company was founded in 2013 and, currently, has many offices globally to advance the autonomous car software frontier.
When you land at Changi Airport in Singapore, look out for some mobile robots in operation. One of them is the mobile security robot by Certis Cisco. Click here for more details
STROBO is a local robotic company by ST Engineering. It provides various industrial robotic solutions ranging from robotic arm to autonomous pallet truck. Click here for more details