Ma-Def2020: Managing Deformation: A Step Towards Higher Robot Autonomy The Caesars Forum Convention Center Las Vegas, NV, United States, October 25, 2020 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/view/madef-iros2020/home |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=madef2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 6, 2020 |
Submission deadline | October 1, 2020 |
CFP for IROS WS on Managing Deformation: A Step Towards Higher Robot Autonomy
The ability to interact with deformable objects of any scale is a prerequisite for advanced robot autonomy. Depending on the size of the object, the development of these skills may involve all the degrees of freedom of one or more robotics systems, and even the mobility of an active platform. These skills are necessary in multiple fields, ranging from grasping and handling of everyday objects (food, clothing, etc.) in consumer robotics, surgical robotic procedures (manipulating tissues, guiding flexible needles, etc), picking up of agricultural products, or movement of large flexible objects (such as cables, ropes, and tents).
However, taking into account deformation introduces new challenges, in particular:
- The complication of sensing deformation
- The curse of infinite dimensionality of the deformation configuration
- The complexity of high nonlinearity in modeling the deformation
New paradigms are needed to address these challenges. Therefore, the aim of this workshop is to discuss new research prospects considering the object’s deformation in various robotic applications.
Structure of the event (25th of October)
2:00 - 2:10 Welcome by Jihong Zhu (Uni Montpellier, TU Delft)
2:10 - 3:10 Theme: Produce, assemble and build with deformable objects
Speakers: Youcef Mezouar (I. Pascal), Kensuke Harada (Osaka U.), Mathew Schwartz (New Jersey I. of T.)
3:10 - 4:10 Theme: Safe interaction with delicate deformable objects
Speakers: Farshid Alambeigi (U. Texas Austin), Fanny Ficuciello/Bruno Siciliano (U. of Naples Federico II), Wenzhen Yuan (CMU), Frederic Colledani (CEA)
4:10 - 5:00 Coffee break + Interactive session
5:00 - 6:00 Theme: Modeling and characterizing deformation
Speakers: Dmitry Berenson (U. of Michigan), Jia Pan (HKU), Jeannette Bohg (Stanford U.)
6:00 - 6:30 Wrap-up and roundtable discussion
For the full schedule of our event please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/madef-iros2020/home
The Interactive (poster or screen) sessions will be arranged in order for young researchers to spread their research within the IROS community.
Submission Guidelines
Contributed papers (2 pages abstract + video) will be accepted based on their quality, originality, and relevance to the workshop. Each accepted paper will be given 40 minutes interactive poster session. A prize will be awarded given to the best poster. Authors of the selected papers may be later asked to submit extended versions of their papers for a Special Issue in a Robotic Journal that we are going to organize.
Venue
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
The Caesars Forum Convention Center, Las Vegas
Organizers
- Jihong Zhu, TU Delft/University of Montpellier, the Netherlands/France
- Andrea Cherubini, University of Montpellier, France
- Claire Dune, Université de Toulon, France
- David Navarro-Alarcon, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Contact
Jihong Zhu: j(dot)zhu-3(at)tudelft(dot)nl