Workshop at IROS'12 on Assistance and Service robotics in a human environment

Robotic for people assistance is a major research issue which would affect our lives in near future, with a particular focus on frail people. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss topics related to the challenging problems of assisting people in their everyday life. Topics related to social interaction, intelligent habitat, mobility assistance will be presented. Technologies related to this area, such as autonomous indoor vehicles, sensor and actuators networks, human-robot interaction, application to elderly and disabled people, achievements, challenges and open questions would be presented, including the topics presented in section "Topics".

General Scope

This workshop aims to present research activities in the area of robotic assistance of human in different contexts of human life. The integral assistance systems are robotic modules and technological aids in general for personal assistance, such as robots, mobile bases, electric wheelchairs, soft robot manipulator arm. They can support disabled and elderly people with special needs in their living environment. Intelligent Service Robotics cover a broad spectrum of research axis, from intelligent robots acting as a servant, secretary, or companion to intelligent robotic functions such as autonomous wheelchair navigation, embedded robotics, ambient intelligence, or intelligent space. This workshop will focus on the assistance of human in terms of its mobility, its social interaction, as well as its everyday chores that are especially pertinent to the elderly. Intended Audience concerns researchers and PhD students interested in assistive robotics, personal robotics, manipulation, Mobility aids, social interaction, teleoperated robots, Human-machine Interfaces for assistive robotics, Acceptance, Activity monitoring systems, Activity recognition, Elderly care assistive robots, Rehabilitation system, transfert machine, Sensor networks, Perception, Smart environments...

Topics

- Mobility aids for locomotion or navigation
- Automated manipulation systems
- Robot companion
- Social interaction
- teleoperated robots
- Multi-modal human-machine interfaces for assistive robotics
- Interaction control of assistive robots
- Human Behavioral modeling, Human locomotion
- Activity monitoring systems, Activity recognition
- Elderly care assistive robots
- Rehabilitation system, transfert machine
- Sensor networks, Actuator networks, Domotics, Distributive robotics
- Multi-modal perception, new sensors
- Smart environments

Organizers

Anne Spalanzani
INRIA Rhone-Alpes, 655 Avenue de l'Europe, 38334 Saint Ismier Cedex, France Phone: +33476615292 Fax: +3347661 5477 Email: Anne.Spalanzani@inria.fr
David Daney
INRIA Sophia Antipolis Mediterranee, 2004 route des lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex Phone +33492385024 Fax: +33492385028 Email: David.Daney@inria.fr
Olivier Simonin
INRIA Nancy Grand-Est 615 rue de Jardin Botanique, CS 20101, F-54603 Villers-les-Nancy Phone: +33383593043 Fax : +33383278319 Email: Olivier.Simonin@inria.fr
Jean-Pierre Merlet
INRIA Sophia Antipolis Mediterranee, 2004 route des lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex Phone +33492385024 Fax: +33492385028 Jean-Pierre.Merlet@inria.fr