workshop in IROS 18: Task-Informed Grasping (TIG) for rigid and deformable object manipulation Madrid, Spain, October 1, 2018

The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) is one of the largest and most impacting robotics research conferences worldwide. Established in 1988 and held annually, IROS provides an international forum for the international robotics research community to explore the frontier of science and technology in intelligent robots and smart machines. In addition to technical sessions and multi-media presentations, IROS conferences also hold panel discussions, forums, workshops, tutorials, exhibits, and technical tours to enrich the fruitful discussions among conference attendees.

This workshop on "Task-Informed Grasping (TIG) for rigid and deformable object manipulation" is held on the first day of IROS 2018 (1/10/2018). Smart grasping and manipulation (i.e. making stable contacts on an object's surface and acting smartly on it) are crucial for robots functioning in our society. Recent advances in robotic grasping have shown promising results; however, for making robots see, perceive, decide and act in a way a human or a primate does, many challenges still need to be addressed. Cognitive science revealed that primates anticipate the outcome of grasping actions. This permits successful manipulation of deformable and rigid-body objects. For instance, to tie a knot or simultaneous manipulation and cutting a deformable tissue during medical procedures, a human predicts that grasping parts of the deformable object enables successful task completion. Indeed, scientists have shown these smart anticipatory grasping and object coordination- i.e. Task-Informed Grasping (TIG)- is mostly performed based on the (i) optimal affordance, (ii) minimum spending energy, and (iii) providing maximum reachability along an intended trajectory. To better integrate robots into our society, TIG must be properly understood and addressed to mimic human predictive grasp planning.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Extended abstract (maximum 2 pages) will be accepted for poster presentation at this workshop.
• Full papers Contributed papers (maximum 6 pages) will be accepted based on their quality, originality, and relevance to the workshop. Authors of selected papers may be asked to submit extended versions of their papers for an RA-L special issue. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication anywhere else. Submission of papers and review process will be handled through EasyChair conference management system. Submissions should follow the IROS format.

Please submit your paper at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=workshopiniros18 

and also email it to workshop.tig@gmail.com

Accepted papers will be available online on the workshop webpage.

Committees

Organizing committee

• Amir Masoud Ghalamzan Esfahani
• Farshid Alambeigi
• Sahba Aghajani Pedram
• Renaud Detry
• Veronica J. Santos
• Rustam Stolkin

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to a.ghalamzanesfahani@bham.ac.uk