The theme for the 20th RO-MAN is cognition and interaction for real-world human - robot cooperation. It is clear that there is a need to carefully consider the use of cognitive methods to build more robust and versatile systems that can cooperate with humans in a diverse set of environments.
We in particular encourage submissions on real-world applications of robot systems outside the laboratory setting.
Co-Worker robots
- Learning by demonstration
- Safety considerations and modelling
- Cognitive reasoning for interaction
- Gesture based programming
- Effective interfaces for non-expert users
- Human factors and methods for evaluation
Co-Inhabitants
- Social Human Robot Interaction
- The role of design in HRI
- Usability in everyday scenarios
- Integration into everyday scenarios
- Capturing and modelling human behaviour
Co-Protectors
- Cooperative systems for high risk scenarios
- Evaluation of cognitive load
- Ethics and social implications
Basic Research
- Haptics and interaction modelling
- Dialog modelling and semantics for interaction
- Computational perception for physical and social interaction
- Skill and task learning
- Context modelling, recognition and awareness