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Dear
friends,
It's our pleasure to greet you once again!
Here we come with a complete issue of our
monthly newsletter. You will find lots of
information which includes ICRA
and IROS conferences, RAS SAC call
for volunteers, and our periodic
newsletter sections such as toolbots,
interesting news, and upcoming
events. Please use
the navigation bar on the left to
find sections you are most interested in.
It
is worth mentioning that we are grateful
to all those who participated in the
survey we sent out last month. It will
help us improve the newsletter to include
new and useful content for all of you!
If you have not completed it yet, please
take it! It's really short...
As
you know, IROS 2011 is quickly approaching
and we want to bring that to your
attention! Below you can find organizers'
call for participation. When such a great
number of IEEE RAS students come together,
the SAC naturally has to organize some
events! Take a look at the IROS student
programs section to find out what's in
store.
Finally, don't forget that you are always
invited to be a part of all activities
promoted by the SAC. Please visit our site
to stay up to date with SAC projects and
to get involved!
Keep in touch!
Marcelo
Cochair 2011/Newsletter Editor
IROS
2011 Call for participation
IROS 2011 will be held in San Francisco,
California on Sept. 25-30. The conference
has received a record of submissions, and
its novel format will feature interactive
presentations, robot demonstrations,
thematic plenary sessions on design,
bio-robotics, and intelligent
transportation, and special-topic symposia
celebrating 50 years of robotics. In
addition, the program includes workshop,
tutorials, industrial forums, technical
tours, and a large exhibition showing some
of the latest developments in the field.
The venue and social program are designed
to provide an atmosphere for fruitful
discussions and meaningful interactions
among the participants. Further
information about IROS 11 may be found on
the conference website: http://www.iros2011.org
We
look forward to seeing you in San
Francisco!
Oussama
Khatib, General Chair
Gaurav Sukhatme, Program Chair
Aude Billard, Publicity Chair
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SAC
activities at IROS 2011
Please take a look at the tentative
schedule of activities planned by SAC. You
can find official IROS activities and RAS
SAC planned activities all together. Some
of these activities require us to make
reservations and we do not want to leave
any participants behind. Thus, please let
us know if you want to join in advance!
Don't forget that RAS members will be
prioritized on activities with limited
vacancies (Indicate your membership in the
application email). Not a member yet? Sign
up now at www.ieee-ras.org!
Please
note that this schedule is subject to
change, so check back closer to the day
of the event: http://wiki.ieee-ras.org/mab/sac/iros2011
Finally, don't forget about the ongoing
programs from RAS! The details are below.
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FIBRS
(Fostering Interaction Between
Robotists and Students)
Student/Chair Mentorship Program
At this year's
IROS, students can get involved in a
fun way! Get the "behind the scenes"
experience of a conference! This
program will give you a chance to
interact with key researchers in your
field. Students will be paired with a
Session Chair, where they will learn
how to run a conference session.
Students who are interested, should
start by reading the session guide to
decide on a session chair that they
would like to be paired with. Please
email the name of the session, the
date, and your relevant contact
information to fibrs@ieee.org.
Keep in mind that people are
occasionally very busy, so you may
wish to provide an alternative mentor
name.
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Student Photo
Contest
You are
invited to submit your photographs
taken during IROS 2011. This is a
seasonal amateur photography
competition, which is open to IROS
undergraduate and graduate student
attendees. Evaluation of submitted
photographs will be made by the IEEE
RAS SAC with involvement of
independent judges. Three winners will
be announced and awarded after the
conference. You can upload your
pictures at the following website: http://photocontest.ieee-ras.org/iros2011/upload.php.
All submitted photos will be retained
for archival purposes.
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Student Reporters
program
This is your
chance to become famous with your
writing skills: we are calling for
entertaining, yet professionally
written reports on different sessions
at IROS. The best reports will receive
awards and will be published in the
Robotics and Automation Magazine's
upcoming issue. You can register
yourself for a session via this link.
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ICRA
2011 Contests Results
Thanks to all RAS student members who
participated in the ICRA 2011 SAC
programs. Here are the final results!
Congratulations to the winners! They will
receive their prizes shortly.
Student Photo Contest
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1st place:
#13: Top-down
approach from the top of the tower
From Luca
Gherardi
Universita degli Studi di
Bergamo
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2nd place:
#18: Huxingtin:
Shanghai's most famous tea house
From Bipin
Suresh
Standford University
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3rd place:
#10: "Better
robots Better life": The ultimate
aim of robotics: Reach the common
(wo)man.
From Krishna
K. Narayanan
Technische Universitat Dortmund
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You can review all the contest submissions
here.
ICRA Student Reporters
1st
Prize: Mark
Whitty, University of New
South Wales
You can find his reports here:
Merit: Fausto
Ferreira, CNR IEIIT Genova
, University of Genoa
His report:
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Toolboots:
Useful Resources
By Tania
Thanda
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Robotics
Tutorial
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The Society of
Robots is an excellent resource
for Robotics enthusiasts of all
ages. It provides step-by-step
instructions on how to construct a
simple robot as well as in-depth
explanations on the functionality
of actuators, batteries, and
micro-controllers which are useful
for improving any robot.
Programming techniques pertaining
to timers, line following robots,
and robot simulation among others,
will enlighten beginners about the
diverse applications of Robotics.
Tutorials on mechanics, dynamics,
robot suspension systems, brazing,
etc. are also mentioned. Explore
it and learn more!
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The
Robotic
Social Network
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"Robotic People"
is the equivalent of Facebook but
for Robotics zealots. It is a
playground for all those who want
to share and obtain knowledge in
the field of Robotics. Members are
acquainted with relevant news,
robotic trends, and fascinating
videos. There is also an
opportunity for open Q&A with
other members of the group and
much more.
Read
more...
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Call
for 2012 RAS SAC Chairs
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
is seeking applications for the new board
of the Society's Student Activities
Committee (SAC) - one chair and two
co-chairs. The chair will serve for two
calendar years (2012-13), and the
co-chairs for a one year term in 2012.
The board members of the SAC are appointed
from a slate of candidates, approved by
the Membership Activities Board.
Candidates may be undergraduate or
graduate students, but must be student
members of the IEEE Robotics and
Automation Society in good standing.
The ideal candidate will have strong
social and professional skills, will be
willing to take part in the ongoing
activities of the society, and will have
proposals for new initiatives. There is no
geographical preference!
If
you wish to be considered for a
nomination, please visit our wiki
for further information. All applications
are due by October 31, 2011.
We
are looking forward to seeing your
application!
IEEE RAS MAB
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Interesting
Robotics News
By Brian
Walker
Are
Companies Ready for an All Robot Work
Force?
Foxconn, an electronics manufacturing
heavyweight, plans on purchasing one
million robotic workers over the next
three years. Their current workforce
consists of 1.2 million human workers and
10 thousand robots. If this deal goes
through, Foxconn may be able to replace
their entire workforce. Obviously, they
will need a staff of robot maintenance
technicians, but nearly a million people
may find themselves unemployed as a
result. An alternate possibility is that
Foxconn will retain their human workforce
and expand their market share from 40
percent of electronics to ALL electronics.
Read more...
Enthusiasm
for Online Course is Overwhelming
 Recently, Stanford
Professors Sebastian Thrun and Peter
Norvig offered a few computer science
courses online for free to the public.
Much to their surprise, the Intro to
Artificial Intelligence course received
over 100,000 requests for enrolment. The
course website allowed you to sign-up to
receive information about how the course
will work. I signed-up when there were
only 10,000 requests and have yet to hear
anything from them. It appears that they
may not have been prepared to handle such
volume. You can follow the course twitter
feed at: http://twitter.com/#!/aiclass
Stanford's Introduction
to Databases and Introduction
to Machine Learning are also
available online this fall!
Read more...
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e-Learning
RAS SAC project
A
new e-learning project is being developed
by active SAC members. The goal is to
create a platform for sharing knowledge
and resources between all RAS members.
Specifically, our goal is to generate regular
webinars conducted by RAS
professionals, teachers, and advanced
students in areas related to robotics and
automation.
At this stage of
the project, we are organizing our ideas
on the wiki: http://wiki.ieee-ras.org/MAB/SAC/lc.
We also need your valuable input! Please
do not hesitate to leave your comments on
the wiki (you need to login) or to write
to our project leader Angelos
Wafik directly.
Finally,
we are seeking volunteers to present these
webinar series. If you belive you know
someone with expertise in a specific area,
please let us know!
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Upcoming
Conference Deadlines
Here is a reminder of some upcoming
conferences and their deadlines:
Upcoming
conferences:
- 50th Annual Conference of the
Society of Instrument and Control
Engineers of Japan (SICE2011)
From September 13th to September
18th in Tokyo, Japan
- 2011 IEEE/RSJ International
Conference on Intelligent Robots and
Systems (IROS
2011)
From September 25th to September
30th in San Francisco, CA, United
States
- 2011 IEEE Workshop on Advanced
Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO
2011)
From October 2nd to October 4th in
San Francisco Bay Area, United
States
Upcoming deadlines:
- 25th IEEE International Conference
on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS
2012)
From January 29th to February 3rd in
Paris, France
Abstract Submission Deadline: 13
September 2011
- 2012 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS
2012)
From March 1st to March 5th in
Vancouver, Canada
Paper Submission:September 16,
2011 (Friday)
- 7th ACM/IEEE International
Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
(HRI 2012)
From March 8th to March 13th in
Boston, United States
Submission of full papers: 9
September 2011
- 2012 IEEE International Conference
on Robotics and Automation (ICRA
2012)
From May 14th to May 19th in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Submission deadline: September
16, 2011
- 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS
International Conference on Biomedical
Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob
2012)
From June 24th to June 28th in Roma,
Italy
Submission deadline: 30
November 2011
Don't forget that you can always check the
RAS
Calendar for more event information.
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