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Call for Abstracts
“Human-Robot Companionship for Healthcare and Wellness: Which Form of Companionship for What Type of Care?”
A Workshop at ICRA 2024, the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
PACIFICO Yokohama, Japan
Workshop:
May 17, 2024
https://2024.ieee-icra.org/program/#Workshops-Tutorials
ICRA 2024:
May 13-17, 2024
https://2024.ieee-icra.org/
Submission deadline: March 20, 2024
This workshop will address major challenges concerning different forms of human-robot companionship (HRC) in key healthcare and wellness applications, focusing also on the social implications at large, from ethical concerns to impact on social models. The workshop will provide an opportunity for young researchers (PhD students, post-docs, early career researchers, etc.) to present their research in a stimulating and open environment, and to discuss their ideas with selected speakers and colleagues. We invite different kinds of engineers, biomedical engineers, bio-medical roboticists, social scientists and philosophers to contribute to our workshop.
TOPICS OF INTEREST OF THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
Philosophical, ethical and social implications of health care robotics:
- Human-robot companionship
- Autonomous assistive robotics
- Elderly care robotics
- Social robots
- Human-Machine integration (Cyborg)
- Motor and Neural Prostheses
- Wearable devices
- Treatment/Enhancement distinction
- Ability/disability distinction
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Participants can submit their abstract in English (500 words) to robot.companionship@santannapisa.it by 20 March 2024. Although we invite to present interdisciplinary contributions, we ask to explicitly indicate whether the abstract proposed is intended to fall mainly within the “Philosophy” or “Robotics” domain. Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the scientific committee of the Conference. Results will be notified by 1 April 2024.
Selected presenters will be expected to present their research paper in English in presence in Yokohama, Japan.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Submission Deadline: March 20, 2024
- Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2024
- Workshop date: May 17th, 2024
ORGANIZERS:
Paolo Dario
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
paolo.dario@santannapisa.it
Alberto Pirni
The Dirpolis Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
alberto.pirni@santannapisa.it
Cecilia Laschi
Soft Robotics Lab, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore; on leave from The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
mpeclc@nus.edu.sg
Toshie Takahashi
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Support of IEEE RAS Technical Committees: Cyborg and Bionic Systems, Human robot interaction coordination, Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics, Soft Robotics, Robot Ethics, Wearable Robotics, Bio Robotics, Digital Manufacturing and Human-Centered Automation, Automation in Healthcare Management