Workshop - The 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023) - Robotics & AI in Future Factory

Submission Guidelines

We encourage researchers to submit 1-2 page extended abstracts (excluding references) or a preprint of relevant work. Accepted abstracts will be posted on the workshop website and will not appear in the official IEEE proceedings. The reviewing process is single-blind and will be carried out by the workshop organizers.

List of Topics

• Robotics and Automation in Manufacturing: Present and Future Perspectives
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and its Role in Smart Factories
• Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments
• Cognitive Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Factory
• Automation Autonomous Systems and Decision-Making in Manufacturing Processes
• Intelligent Sensing and Perception for Robotic Systems in Factory Settings
• Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Factory Optimization
• Cyber-Physical Systems in Future Factories
• Robotics and AI for Quality Control and Inspection in Manufacturing
• Robotic Manipulation and Dexterity in Factory Applications
• Safety and Ethics Considerations in Robotic Systems for Factories
• Robotic Swarm Systems and Coordination in Factory Environments
• Integration of Robotics and AI in Supply Chain Management
• Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Factory Planning and Simulation
• Robotic Assembly and Manufacturing Techniques for Complex Products
• Autonomous Mobile Robots for Material Handling and Logistics in Factories
• Human Factors and Ergonomics in Human-Robot Interaction in Factories
• Reinforcement Learning and Control in Robotic Systems for Factories
• Robotic Maintenance and Repair in Manufacturing Environments
• Case Studies and Success Stories in Implementing Robotics and AI in Factories

Committees

Program and Organizing Committee

• Dr. Zhenshan Bing, Technical University of Munich
• Dr. Fan Wu, Technical University of Munich
• Dr. Jihong Zhu, University of York
• Dr. Fares Abu-Dakka, Technical University of Munich
• Dr. Korbinian Nottensteiner, German Aerospace Center
• Prof. Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan
• Prof. Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• Prof. Birgit Voger-Heuser, Technical University of Munich

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Dongheui Lee, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien)
• Prof. Kensuke Harada, Osaka University
• Prof. Nadia Figueroa, University of Pennsylvania
• Prof. Miao Li, Wuhan University
• Prof. Javier Alonso-Mora, Delft University of Technology
• Prof. João Cavalcanti Santos, University of Montpellier 
• Prof. Aleš Ude, Jožef Stefan Institute
• Dr. Jan R. Seyler, Festo SE & Co. KG

Venue

The conference will be held on October 1st, 2023 at Detroit, USA.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Zhenshan Bing (zhenshan.bing@tum.de) and Dr. Fan Wu (f.wu@tum.de)

Sponsors

This workshop is partially funded by the Technical University of Munich, the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, and Franka Emika Gmbh