The Queer in Robotics event at ICRA aims to build an inclusive community for queer students, researchers and practitioners. Queer in AI’s demographic survey reveals that most queer scientists in the robotics community do not feel completely welcome in conferences and their work environments, with the main reasons being a lack of queer community and […]
Please join us on Wednesday, May 21st for a forum showcasing robotics research and innovations in industry, agriculture, and education in Africa, led by Africans and their partners. The event will feature keynote presentations from leading experts in the field, along with lightning talks by authors presenting their research at ICRA. This year’s focus will […]
Room: Room 401 (Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park) Launched in January 2018, a group of leaders from academia, industry, and social impact sectors united to focus on "Creating Opportunity for LatinX in AI." This initiative aims to elevate LatinX representation in AI and address the biases that permeate machine learning, ultimately benefiting our communities. […]
Room 309 Please join Black in Robotics (BiR) https://blackinrobotics.org/ and Blacks in Technology (BiT) https://blacksintechnology.org/ for a networking social hour. There will be a short presentation on the mission of these organizations, ongoing activities, and how to become involved. Following the presentation we will have networking with refreshments. IEEE's mission to foster technological innovation and […]
Humans can perceive social cues and the interaction context of another human to infer internal states including cognitive and emotional states, empathy, and intention. This unique ability to infer internal states leads to effective social interaction between humans. Such unique ability is desirable for intelligent systems like robots, virtual agents, and human-machine interfaces to collaborate […]
Precision agriculture techniques are essential for increasing crop yields while reducing environmental impact, particularly in the face of climate change effects. Commercial robotic solutions are actively being deployed to assist in agricultural tasks. However, autonomous robots are far from reaching their full potential in this domain. Fully autonomous robots can significantly impact precision agriculture by […]
This full-day workshop will showcase the cutting edge of research and practice in autonomous robotics for the management and control of wildland fire. Wildland fire management presents daunting challenges due to unstructured uncertainty, scale, and complex multiscale nonlinear interactions between the process and its environment. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners working to […]
Teleoperation systems have benefited from their mechanical and technological components, physical connections between diverse human-machine interfaces, low-latency communication protocols, and advanced control strategies. However, this perspective often overlooks the nuanced aspects of human interaction and cognitive engagement in remote operation scenarios. This oversight can lead to suboptimal user experiences, increased cognitive load, and reduced operational […]
The workshop "Human-Centric Robotics for Telepresence" aims to explore the impact of telepresence robotics with a focus on enriching user experience and promoting societal well-being. This interdisciplinary event will emphasize the critical role of human factors in shaping robotic applications across industries, healthcare, and beyond. Participants will discuss how both technological and ergonomic insights can […]
Robots navigating through uncontrolled human spaces face many challenges due to the uncertainty of human behavior and the unstructured nature of environmental context and social rules. Social robot navigation combines planning with human-robot interaction and communication strategies to provide acceptable, context-dependent robot behavior. With recent rapid transformations in AI, social robot navigation is changing, and […]