IROS 2011 Call for Demonstrations
The field of robotics is moving towards deploying a new generation of real-world robotic systems. To showcase the state of the art in the deployment of such systems, IROS 2011 will include two research demonstration sessions from academic and non-commercial labs and projects, running in parallel to the main exhibition.
Standard Platform Demonstrations
A number of standard platforms for mobility and manipulaton in robotics research now exist, as both off-the-shelf commercial products, and research platforms with wide distribution. The session will leverage this phenomenon by providing a set of these platforms, both hardware and simulation, for demonstrations (see below). There are two benefits to this arrangement: demonstrators will not have to transport hardware, and the demonstrations will show the increasing use of standard hardware as a means of attacking advanced applications.
Of interest are demonstrations from all areas of robotics, however, a particular emphasis will be on demonstrations of manipulation in everyday environments.
Available Platforms:
Open Research Demonstrations
The goal of the research demonstration session is to give participants an open forum to present their latest developments on robotic systems and software. In addition, we strongly encourage students to submit demos resulting from their projects or thesis work.
Examples of demos include but are not limited to:
- Robotic systems
- Interactive systems
- Telepresence demonstrations
- UAV demonstrations
- Components and hardware presentations
- Open-source software tools
- Simulation environments
- etc.
Requirements
Demonstrators are expected to present a live interactive demo at assigned time slots during the conference. Note that a demonstration is not just another poster presentation or slide show.
The duration of the slots will depend on the number of accepted submissions and the space available. The organizers will try to maximize exposure of all participants, expect durations of around half a day.
Presentation of demonstrations will be open to academic and non-commercial labs and projects. Demonstrators need to register to the conference.
All accepted submissions will be advertised on the IROS 2011 website and in the conference booklet.
Symposium
A selection of the accepted demonstrations will be selected for presentation at a special symposium with 5-minute spotlight presentations.
More information on the symposium at:
http://www.willowgarage.com/iros-2011-robot-demo-symposium
Selection
The submission and selection processes for the IROS 2011 demos will be separate from that of the main conference. Each submission will be assessed by the organizers taking into account the evaluation criteria below, the available space at the venue, and the required infrastructure.
The main evaluation criteria are
- Relevance to IROS
- Scientific and technical quality
- Novelty and maturity of the deployed system
- Potential for interaction
- Coolness and entertainment value
Submission
We solicit submissions of demonstration proposals based on a two-page description (A4/US letter, PDF file format) of the activity to be carried out. The proposal should include:
- Demonstration title
- Authors (name, affiliation, email, address, mobile phone)
- The corresponding author with her/his email address
- Paper ID the demo is related to, if applicable
- Abstract (max. 100 words)
- Keywords
- Description: the authors should describe the system to be demonstrated, the application domain/problem/scenario, the technology used, the innovations of the system, its live and interactive aspects, etc.
- Strongly encouraged: URL with additional material (videos or photos)
- Equipment you will bring (e.g. laptop, robot)
- Special requirements (must be reasonable, e.g. space for robot)
- Number of people expected to support the demo
Submissions for the Standard Platform Demo session additionally require
- Robot hardware platform the demo is running on
- Sensor requirements
- Computational requirements
The IROS organization will provide table space, chairs and power.
Each demonstration proposal should be send to
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with either "IROS 2011 Standard Platform Demo" or "IROS 2011 Open Research Demo" in the subject line.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: July 1st, 2011, 23:59 PST
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: July 15, 2011
- Demonstration sessions: September 27-29, 2011
Organization
Oliver Brock
Robotics and Biology Laboratory
TU Berlin, Germany
Kai O. Arras
Social Robotics Lab
University of Freiburg, Germany
Kurt Konolige
Willow Garage
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Luis Sentis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin, USA
For further questions contact the organizers through
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