Dear RoboCup Community,
RoboCup@Home Education Challenge is an educational competition
platform to cultivate beginner teams for RoboCup@Home challenges. The
unique Workshop+Competition format effectively boosts novice
participants for challenging service robot development and AI learning
within an event time. This year, we are organizing the on-site event
at the RoboCup 2023 Bordeaux in July 2023. The event comprises a
series of robot building short courses for beginners via online
classroom, hands-on workshop and face-to-face on-site competition in
Bordeaux. The event details are as follows in the Call for
Participation announcement.
We are organizing a Kick-Off Webinar on 29/30 March 2023 to give an
overview of the event.
<< Kick-Off Webinar 2023 >>
Join either Session A or Session B
= Session A =
- 29 March 2023 (Wed) 14:00-15:30 (CET France/Italy)
- 29 March 2023 (Wed) 21:00-22:30 (GMT+8 China/Malaysia)
- 29 March 2023 (Wed) 09:00-10:30 (EDT New York)
= Session B =
- 30 March 2023 (Thu) 19:00-20:30 (CET France/Italy)
- 30 March 2023 (Thu) 14:00-15:30 (EDT New York)
- 30 March 2023 (Thu) 11:00-12:30 (PDT California)
Join online: https://forms.office.com/r/r15VNvdkUQ
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=== Call for Participation: RoboCup@Home Education Workshop & Challenge 2023 ===
[ Venue ] RoboCup 2023 Bordeaux
[ Date ] 4 – 10 July 2023
[ Web ] https://www.robocupathomeedu.org/challenges/robocup-2023-bordeaux
<< Supported by >>
- RoboCup Federation
- RoboCup 2023 LOC
<< Sponsors and Technical Partners >>
- SoftBank Robotics
- Jupiter Robot
<< Schedule and Rules >>
- Kick-Off Webinar: 29 March 2023
- Fast Track Entry: 30 April 2023 (Last Submission)
- Online Classroom: 1 April – 30 May 2023 (By Appointment)
- Guided Track Entry: 31 May 2023 (Last Submission)
- On-site Workshop & Challenge: 4 – 10 July 2023 (RoboCup)
For the competition rules, please visit
https://www.robocupathomeedu.org/rules
<< Categories >>
Open Platform (OP) Custom Build Robots
- Open category
- Junior category (under 19)
Standard Platform (SP) Pepper Robot
- Open category
- Junior category (under 19)
<< How to Participate >>
Step 1 - Intend To Participate
Step 1 - Kick-Off Webinar
Step 2a - Fast Track Entry (without Online Classroom)
Step 2b - Guided Track Entry (with Online Classroom)
Step 3 - Workshop & Challenge
For more details, please visit
https://www.robocupathomeedu.org/challenges/robocup-2023-bordeaux
You can contact us via oc(a)robocupathomeedu.org
Best regards,
RoboCup@Home Education Workshop & Challenge 2023 Organizing Committee
Based on multiple participants’ requests, we have updated The BARN Challenge 2023 submission deadline(s) to allow more time to make travel arrangement to London.
April 20 2023: Soft Submission Deadline (to guarantee an invitation to the final physical competition given good navigation performance in simulation)
May 1 2023: 1st Round Physical Competition Invitations (for participants to make travel plans)
May 20 2023: Hard Submission Deadline (to participate in the simulation competition. However, final physical competition eligibility will depend on the available capacity and travel arrangement made beforehand)
May 22 2023: 2nd Round Physical Competition Invitations
All participants are encouraged to submit their current navigation system for evaluation as soon as possible and resubmit before the deadline(s) if needed.
Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYKxIZ2HYSDMLx3BxlYkxugmpy1OrrewY…
Competition Website: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN_Challenge/BARN_Challenge23.html
Participation Instructions: https://github.com/Daffan/nav-competition-icra2022
Lessons Learned from The BARN Challenge 2022 Last Year: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/papers/barn22_report.pdf
Dear roboticists,
are you interested in agile robot navigation in highly constrained spaces with a lot of obstacles around, e.g., cluttered households or after-disaster scenarios? Do you think mobile robot navigation is mostly a solved problem? Are you looking for a hands-on project for your robotics class, but may not have (sufficient) robot platforms for your students?
If your answer is yes to any of the above questions, we sincerely invite you to participate in our (2nd) ICRA 2023 BARN Challenge (https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN_Challenge/BARN_Challenge23.html)! The BARN Challenge aims at evaluating state-of-the-art autonomous navigation systems to move robots through highly constrained environments in a safe and efficient manner. The task is to navigate a standardized Clearpath Jackal robot from a predefined start to a goal location as quickly as possible without any collision. The challenge will take place both in the simulated BARN dataset and in physical obstacle courses at ICRA2023.
1. The competition task is designing ground navigation systems to navigate through all 300 BARN environments (https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN/BARN.html) and physical obstacle courses constructed at ICRA2023 as fast as possible without collision.
2. The 300 BARN environments can be the training set for learning-based methods, or to design classical approaches in. During the simulation competition, we will generate another 50 unseen environments unavailable to the participants before the competition.
3. We will standardize a Jackal robot in the Gazebo simulation, including a Hokuyo 2D LiDAR, motor controller of 2m/s max speed, etc.
4. Participants can use any approaches to tackle the navigation problem, such as using classical sampling-based or optimization-based planners, end-to-end learning, or hybrid approaches. We will provide baselines for reference.
5. A standardized scoring system is provided on the website.
6. We will invite the top teams in simulation to compete in the real world. The team who achieves the fastest collision-free navigation in the physical obstacle courses wins.
If you are interested in participating, please submit your navigation system at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYKxIZ2HYSDMLx3BxlYkxugmpy1OrrewY…
Co-Organizers:
Xuesu Xiao (George Mason University / Everyday Robots)
Zifan Xu (UT Austin)
Garrett Warnell (US Army Research Lab / UT Austin)
Peter Stone (UT Austin / Sony AI)
Sponsor:
Clearpath Robotics, https://clearpathrobotics.com/
Thanks
Xuesu
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Xuesu Xiao, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
George Mason University
xiao(a)gmu.edu<mailto:xiao@gmu.edu>
https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/
(This posting is also available at https://zhaohanphd.com/phd-positions/.)
Joining the University of South Florida<https://www.usf.edu/> (USF) in August, Dr. Zhao Han<https://zhaohanphd.com/> invites applications for up to two fully funded Ph.D. positions (Research Assistants) starting as early as Fall 2023 in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. program<https://www.usf.edu/engineering/cse/graduate/phd-program.aspx> (catalog<https://catalog.usf.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=7770>) at USF in Tampa, Florida, USA. The deadline for Fall 2023 admission is April 15.
Strong candidates are highly motivated, comfortable with programming, eager to learn, hard-working, and demonstrate an interest in the emerging and interdisciplinary field of human-robot interaction (HRI), including robot explanation/transparency, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), collaborative mobile manipulation/robotics, robot platform and interaction design, AI, cognitive science/psychology, or an area related to Dr. Han’s expertise<https://zhaohanphd.com/expertise/>.
Successful candidates will be mentored and trained as prolific and independent researchers, publishing at top-tier international conferences and journals. Dr. Han has a strong publication record<https://zhaohanphd.com/publications/> and extensive mentoring experience<https://zhaohanphd.com/cv/#mentoring> with an inclusive excellence and supportive approach. You will work on real robot platforms using popular robotics frameworks.
Students from underrepresented and underserved groups that are traditionally disadvantaged are strongly encouraged to apply. This position includes tuition waivers and stipends.
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Dr. Zhao Han is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of South Florida, joining the faculty in August 2023. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Colorado School of Mines. His research lies broadly in human-robot interaction (HRI), robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality (AR). He focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating novel robotic systems and interactions, for embodied robots to be more capable and understandable while interacting and collaborating with humans. He received the best long-paper award at INLG 2022 and the best late-breaking report third prize at HRI 2022. Previously, he had led teams to win multiple international and national robot competitions, including first place in the Panasonic Prototype 3D LiDAR Challenge and second place in the FetchIt Mobile Manipulation Challenge at ICRA 2019. In addition to research, he received a university-wide Mines Diversity, Inclusion, and Access (DI&A) Award in 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UMass Lowell, advised by AAAI Fellow Dr. Holly Yanco. He received his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba in Canada.
The University of South Florida (USF)<https://www.usf.edu/> is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success and has an annual budget of 2.34 billion (2022-2023). Ranked top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s national university rankings, no other public university in the US has risen faster than USF in the past decade. USF is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity”, and according to the National Science Foundation, USF spent $568 million on research and development in 2019, ranking it 43rd in the US and 25th among public universities. Serving over 49,000 students, USF is designated as one of three Preeminent State Research Universities<https://admissions.usf.edu/blog/what-is-preeminence-and-why-it-matters-to-y…> by the Florida Board of Governors, receiving additional financial support from the state of Florida for student success and research. Learn more on USF’s about page<https://www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx>.
USF is located in the City of Tampa on the west coast of the Sunshine State of Florida. Full of opportunities and possibilities, the Tampa Bay area has around 3 million people and is one of the top places to live. Learn more about Florida Gulf Coast Living<https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/why-usf/our-campuses/gulf-coast-liv…> for why over 49,000 students have chosen USF as well as the US<https://www.visittheusa.com/destination/tampa-bay>, state<https://www.visitflorida.com/places-to-go/central-west/tampa/>, and local<https://www.visittampabay.com/> resources.
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A complete application package includes:
* Unofficial Transcripts (including the grade sheet and diploma, if applicable)
* If admitted, official transcripts and test scores will need to be submitted to Graduate Admissions but unofficial transcripts/scores can be used in reviewing the application.
* PDF of GRE Scores
* CV/Resume
* Statement of Purpose
* 3 Letters of Recommendation (Must be on official letterhead with recommender’s title and contact)
* PDF of English Proficiency Scores, if applicable
For consideration, please mention Dr. Zhao Han in your application materials and apply through the USF graduate student admission process<https://www.usf.edu/admissions/graduate/admission-information/>.
The current admission cycle is Spring 2024. To be admitted to Fall 2023, you must also
1. Email your application package without the recommendation letters to zhaohan(a)mines.edu
2. Ask each of your three recommendation letter writers to email their letter to zhaohan(a)mines.edu
By applying in the USF’s admissions portal, any other interested faculty member can also review your application.
All applications and recommendation letters must be submitted to the USF admissions portal and emailed to Dr. Zhao Han by April 15.
Applications will be considered starting immediately. International students should apply soon because visa applications require additional time.
Once an admission offer is accepted, Research Assistantship offer decisions will be made once Dr. Zhao Han arrives at USF in August.
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Zhao Han, Ph.D.<https://zhaohanphd.com/> (he/him<https://pronouns.org/>)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Computer Science, Brown Hall, 280M
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
zhaohanphd.com<https://zhaohanphd.com/> | @hanzhao<https://twitter.com/hanzhao>
<https://twitter.com/hanzhao>
AI100 Prize: Early Career Essay Competition
The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100) is a
longitudinal study of progress in AI and its impacts on society. A key
feature of the 2021 AI100 report was its commentary on what had changed
since the first report published in 2016.
As a way of laying the groundwork for the next report, planned for 2026,
the AI100 Standing Committee invites original essay submissions that
react directly to one or both of the AI100 reports. Essay application is
now open and will close on March 31, 2023.
Apply here: https://ai100.stanford.edu/prize-competition
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Professor Peter Stone
Truchard Foundation Chair in Computer Science
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
Director, Texas Robotics
Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science office: 512-471-9796
The University of Texas at Austin mobile: 512-810-3373
2317 Speedway, Stop D9500 pstone(a)cs.utexas.edu
Austin, Texas 78712-1757 USA http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pstone
dear robocuper,
After receiving the first edition of the newsletter it was revealed that there was an error in the registration and set up dates of the junior teams,
I would like to apologize for this error which has been corrected in this new version. Indeed for the juniors the information is as follows:
[Junior Registration Schedule]
Registration March 24 - June 6
Late registration June 7 - June 30
[Junior League Schedule]
Setup: July 05 (Wed.), 2023
Competition: July 06 (Thu.) -July 09 (Sun.), 2023
Symposium: July 10 (Mon.), 2023
We remain at your disposal for any further information.
Best regards,
the organizing committee
[ https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/ ]
Ornella OWOUNDI
Cheffe de projet RoboCup 2023
RoboCup 2023 project manager
Direction de la planification stratégique (DiPSi)
Pôle Pilotage et aide à la stratégie (PAS)
T. 05 40 00 61 36
P. 07 77 25 41 82
[ https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/ | https://www.u-bordeaux.fr ]
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(Our apologies for any cross-posting)
ROBOTICA 2023 - 22nd Portuguese Robotics Open
https://www.festivalnacionalrobotica.pt/2023/en
April 28 to 30, 2023
Tomar, Portugal
The Portuguese Robotics Open is a RoboCup Event that aims at promoting Science and Technology among students from the 1st grade to university studies, as well among the general public, through robotic competitions.
We would like to invite you to participate in the 22nd Portuguese Robotics Open which will take place from April 28 to 30, 2023, in Tomar, Portugal. If you are interested in participating, please register your team in one of the promoted competitions.
3D Simulation competition allows for the participation of remote teams.
== 3D SIMULATION LEAGUE ==
Robot scientific competitions are a growing trend worldwide and particularly at the European level in the past few years. The 3D SIMULATION LEAGUE provides a great opportunity to experiment with humanoid robots without the need for investing in robot hardware. It facilitates experimenting using different learning and optimization techniques by providing a simulated environment. Since the games are played with teams of 11 players, the league is also a very good environment for experimenting on multi-robot coordination methodologies.
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The official rules of this League for the 2023 edition, can be found at:
https://ssim.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3D-Rulebook2022.pdf
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Important resources for the 3D Simulation League, including mailing lists, an installation guide for the server and 3D viewer, team binaries, source-code releases, game replays and other documents can be found at:
https://ssim.robocup.org/3d-simulation/3d-tools/
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== Schedule ==
Early Registration deadline (250 euros): April 2, 2023
Late Registration deadline (300 euros): April 16, 2023
Remote Team Late Registration deadline (100 euros): April 16, 2023
Portuguese Robotics Open: April 28-30, 2023
All deadlines are 23:59 GMT.
== Registration ==
Registration is performed through the on-line form at:
https://forms.gle/7WnmRiTnLAmHLTxj8
== Description and History ==
The Portuguese Robotics Open (also known as Festival Nacional de Robótica) had its 1st edition in 2001. The event has had an enormous growth since the 1st edition, both in the number of teams, participants and visitors and also includes an international IEEE conference where national and international researchers present their latest work in the field of Robotics (https://www.festivalnacionalrobotica.pt/icarsc/).
The Portuguese Robotics Open is currently an initiative of the Portuguese Robotics Society.
Hoping to see you at the Portuguese Robotics Open!
Kind Regards,
The Portuguese Robotics Open Organizing Committee
(apologies for cross-posting)
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IROBOT'2023 CALL FOR PAPERS
12th International Thematic Track on Intelligent Robotics
To be held at EPIA 2023, September 5-8, 2023
Faial Island, Azores, Portugal
https://epia2023.inesctec.pt/
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The EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a
well-established European conference in the field of AI.
The 22nd edition, EPIA 2023, will take place in Horta, Faial
Island (Azores) between September 5th-8th, 2023. As in previous
editions, this international conference is hosted with the patronage
of the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence (APPIA).
The purpose of this conference is to promote research in all areas
of AI, covering both theoretical/foundational issues and applications,
and the scientific exchange among researchers, engineers, and
practitioners in related disciplines.
EPIA 2023 will feature a set of thematic tracks, covering a wide spectrum
of AI topics.
Accepted papers will be published in a Springer's Lecture Notes in
Artificial Intelligence volume.
## Important Dates
16 Apr 2023: Paper Submission Deadline
9 May 2023: Author Notification/Registration Open
15 Jun 2023: Camera-Ready Deadline
5-8 Sep 2023: EPIA'2023 Conference
## IROBOT Description
IROBOT'2023 poses itself as a follow-up on the previous nine International
Thematic Tracks/Workshops on Intelligent Robotics held at EPIA since 2005.
Its main purpose is to bring together researchers, engineers and other
professionals interested in the application of AI techniques in real/simulated
robotics to discuss current work and future directions.
Robotics, from the point of view of AI, has been an important
application field, from which AI has also gained. Namely, the dynamic
and unforeseen nature of the environment, especially for mobile robots,
has fostered research in these aspects of AI. Together with the developments
in Robotics Research, the use of Robotics in industry and services has
changed a lot in recent years. New paradigms and approaches for industrial
robots and service robots have emerged, for example, on mobile robots
learning, localization, mapping and navigation in unstructured environments.
IROBOT 2023 will discuss will discuss these new developments on industrial
and service robotics with focus on robotic assistive platforms/solutions and
robotics application related to nature (ocean, florest, agriculture, etc.).
## Topics of Interest
The Thematic Track will be structured around the following themes:
- Adaptive and flexible industrial robotics
- Agriculture robots
- AI Planning for robotics
- Autonomous vehicles
- Cognitive robotics
- Computer vision and object recognition
- Coordination in robotics
- Evolutionary robotics and reactive intelligence
- Human-robots interface and interaction
- Humanoid robotics
- Intelligent buildings and warehouses
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Mobile robots localization and navigation
- Modelling and simulating complex robots
- Multi-Robot systems
- Field Robots
- Real-time reactivity
- Robot behaviour engineering
- Robot learning and adaptation
- Robotic surveillance
- Sensor fusion
This topics' list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the
topics, and authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related
topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in the thematic track main
subject.
## Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit original research contributions or
experience reports in English. Scientific or technical articles describing
state-of-the-art techniques, algorithms, systems, environments, problems
or applications relevant to the area of Intelligent Robotics may
be submitted. Papers discussing application transfer from simulated to
real robots and papers showing socially useful robotic applications
generated by participations in robotic competitions are also welcome.
Although the main focus is on robot learning, there will be space for
reporting research in AI applied to other types of robots.
Submissions must follow the guidelines specified in the EPIA'2023 site.
The Springer LNCS format must be used (instructions in
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…).
Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers.
The length of submitted full papers must not exceed 12 pages. Authors must remove
their names from the submitted papers, and should take reasonable care
not to indirectly disclose their identity. Paper submissions will be made
in PDF format, through the submission page:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=epia2023
Three program committee members will be assigned to review each
paper. Acceptance will be based on the paper's significance, technical
quality, clarity, relevance and originality. Accepted papers, must be
presented at the conference by one of the authors. Accepted papers will
be scheduled for presentation, which requires that at least one of the
authors should register at the Conference. All accepted papers will be
published in the Conference Proceedings.
## IROBOT'2023 Organizing Committee
Luís Paulo Reis, Universidade do Porto / LIACC, Portugal
Nuno Lau, Universidade de Aveiro / IEETA, Portugal
João Alberto Fabro, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil
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Call for Interest
ERL – Smart City competition in 2023
Milton Keynes, UK
18-21 September 2023
https://eu-robotics.net/erl-smart-city-competition-in-2023/
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In line with its aim to boost European Robotics Leagues (ERL) activity, euRobotics is pleased
to announce that a SmartCity competition will take place during 18th – 21st September 2023
in Milton Keynes, UK. The ERL Smart City Robotics Competition follows a series of successful
competitions which were organised under the SciRoc project, including a competition in Milton
Keynes in 2019 and another in Bologna, Italy, in 2021.
At the present time, the competition episodes include:
Episode 1 – Deliver coffee shop orders
Episode 2 – Through the Door
Episode 3 – Take the elevator
Episode 4 – Shopping pick and pack
Episode 5 – Socially Acceptable Item Delivery
Full details about the competition can be found on the following website:
https://eu-robotics.net/erl-smart-city-competition-in-2023/
If you are interested in participating, please fill the registration form at ERL website
by April 17th. Form link: https://forms.gle/XVwTT1o2MaBUbeLj9
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Important dates:
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Call for interest deadline: April 17th 2023
Application deadline: May 31st 2023
ERL Smart City competition: 18th-21st September 2023
Dear RoboCuper,
Please find attached the first RoboCup Newsletter.
We wish you and your team a successful preparations for RoboCup 2023,
and we hope to see you all in Bordeaux.
Best regards,
The Executive Working Committee
[ https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/ ]
Ornella OWOUNDI
Cheffe de projet RoboCup 2023
RoboCup 2023 project manager
Direction de la planification stratégique (DiPSi)
Pôle Pilotage et aide à la stratégie (PAS)
T. 05 40 00 61 36
P. 07 77 25 41 82
[ https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/ | https://www.u-bordeaux.fr ]
*Apologies for any cross-posting*
Dear colleagues,
Apologies for any cross-posting, the *deadline for Special Sessions has
been EXTENDED to 31st March 2023.*
We are very pleased to invite you to the Special Session called *To err is
robotic: Understanding, preventing and resolving robots' failures in HRI *(
code u3f1h)*.*
This special session welcomes works: 1) focusing on how people from
perceive robot's failures in short- and long-term interactions, and
highlight how different failures influence their perceptions and emotions
toward the robots, and 2) exploring different techniques (e.g. inner
speech, predictability and transparency of robotic behaviours, Theory of
Mind, robot etiquette, Verification Methods, explanations) can foster a natural
human-robot communication to reduce the perception of failures and/or help
people understand the implications, risks, and goals of robot behaviour.
This Special Session is organised within the 32nd IEEE International
Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN 2023)
will be held at Paradise Hotel in Busan, South Korea from August 28 to 31,
2023.
Please find attached the full call for papers for the Special Session "*To
err is robotic: Understanding, preventing and resolving robots' failures in
HRI*".
Kindest regards
Alessandra Rossi, Kheng Lee Koay, Kerstin S. Haring
*Dr. Alessandra Rossi*
Postdoctoral researcher
PRISCA research lab
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Adaptive Systems Research Group
University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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SPECIAL SESSION
To err is robotic: Understanding, preventing and resolving robots' failures
in HRI
Code u3f1h
Robots placed in human-oriented dynamic environments, such as private
homes, shopping malls, healthcare facilities, are likely to exhibit
occasional behaviours which are perceived by people as unexpected,
failures, or actual errors. Robots' errors can negatively affect people's
perception of the robotic behaviours, in terms of usefulness,
functionalities and capabilities, trustworthiness and acceptability.
Robotics errors and how these are perceived by people do not only depend on
robot self, but they are also a consequence of other factors. For example,
they may be a consequence of human errors, or an unclear and
non-transparent communication, or they may depend on a misunderstanding and
miscommunication of the social, psychological and cognitive conventions
expected by people. Moreover, there are also some cases in which these
behaviours may be perceived as if robots intentionally deceive or cheat
people. As a consequence, these may result in people wrongly interpreting
and predicting the robots’ intents and behaviours, and negatively affecting
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).
This session will focus on examine how people from perceive robot's
failures in short- and long-term interactions, and highlight how different
failures influence their perceptions and emotions toward the robots.
This will help with subject related to classifying of robot errors from the
aspect of human (e.g. intentional, voluntarily, perceived vs. real errors
-- recklessness, forgetfulness, poor motivation --) and robot dimensions
(e.g. actual error - algorithms, sensors, actuators). Moreover, while
dealing with robotic failures, it is fundamental to consider two different
strategies. The first one is oriented to prevent robots from exhibiting
unintended behaviours, which in some extreme cases may even endanger
people’s, pets’ safety, or break objects. Some examples are meant to enable
robots to adapt and recover from any erroneous behaviour, such as the use
of Software Verification Methods, Theory of Mind, robot etiquette. Others
are focused on mitigating the effects of robot errors with apologies,
promises or creating transparent robotic behaviours.
This session will explore how different techniques can be used to enhancing
natural human-robot communication (such as inner speech, legibility,
predictability and transparency of robotic behaviours, explicit and
non-explicit strategies) can be used to help people understand the
implications, risks, and goals of robots' behaviours and to mitigate the
perception of the failures. In this session, we also want to explore
strategies both to prevent robots from exhibiting unintended behaviours,
and to mitigate the effects of robot errors on human-robot interaction.
The topics covered in this special session are in line with the main theme
of the conference (i.e., “Design New Bridge for H-R-I”). In particular, we
want to start by fostering the [R] Robotic Recovery and Reconnection to
allow [I] Intelligent Interface and Interaction for the [H] Human Health,
Happiness and Hope. Notably, accepted topics include, but are not limited
to:
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Explainable AI (XAI) in HRI
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Multi-modal situation awareness and spatial cognition
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Social intelligence for robots in interactive and non-interactive tasks
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Verifications Methods for autonomous agents
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Legibility, Predictability and Transparency in HRI
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Cognitive robotics
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Deception in HRI
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Robot cheating in HRI
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Theory of Mind, Mental models in HRI
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Robot etiquette
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Modelling Trust and Acceptance in HRI
Important Dates
All dates are in UTC Time Standard
Initial Paper Submission Deadline: March 17, 2023 March 31, 2023
Notification of Acceptance: May 26, 2023
Final Paper Submission: June 30, 2023
How to submit
Authors should submit their papers electronically in PDF format via the
Papercept
<https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/J7oDCwEQYFRkjN9S93A0b?domain=ras.papercep…>
submission site. For the initial submission, a manuscript can be of 6-8
pages including references. For the final submission, a manuscript should
be of 6 pages, With 2 additional pages allowed with an extra charge (TBA).
All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process.
All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process: authors
declare their names and affiliations in the manuscript for the reviewers to
see, but reviewers do not know each other's identities, nor do the authors
receive information about who has reviewed their manuscript.
Authors should use the templates provided by the electronic submission
system. The templates for US Letter format paper should be used. Please use
the following templates:
Templates: LaTeX
<https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/zDWRCxVRZhQDlXwtw2vE2?domain=ras.papercep…>
or
MSWord
<https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/-Aj0Cy6V1syK14ktNA3jc?domain=ras.papercep…>
Papers should be submitted on http://ras.papercept.net/
<https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/J7oDCwEQYFRkjN9S93A0b?domain=ras.papercep…>
under
the "Submit a contribution to RO-MAN 2023", by selecting special session
paper, and use the code: u3f1h
Do not forget the code and to select the special session paper.
Organisers
Dr. Alessandra Rossi - University of Naples Federico II, Italy -
alessandra.rossi(a)unina.it
Kheng Lee Koay - University of Hertfordshire, UK - k.l.koay(a)herts.ac.uk
Kerstin Sophie Haring - University of Denver, USA - b.d.researcher(a)ieee.org
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us!