International Conferenceon Robotics andAutomation

摘要

On April 18-22, 2005 Barcelona hosted the 2005 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'05), which was chaired by Alicia Casals, from the Department of Systems Engineering, Automation and Industrial Informatics of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). Throughout the seven-year span since the meeting had been last held in Europe (Leuven, Belgium 1998), the continuous advancement in robotics, automation and their related areas produced great changes in the way we use and apply robots. The motto of the ICRA'05 conference, Robots get closer to humans, raised issues in matters related to human-robot interaction, in advances and experiences of robots and automation at home, at work, for education, as well as in other emerging areas. Operating closer and closer with humans, robot interaction is an increasing research topic in robotics. Sponsor of the ICRAs is the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (IEEE stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc). The IEEE is a non-profit, technical professional association that gathers more than 377,000 individual members from 150 countries. The Robotics & Automation Society is a thriving worldwide research association working on the future of robotics. The ICRA'05 was a most suitable forum for experts and professionals to discuss on robotics and automation in technical areas including computer engineering, bio-medical technology and telecommunications, electric power, aerospace, and consumer electronics.