The AROB was founded in 1996 under the support of Science and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Government.

This symposium will bring together researchers to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies, and to share findings on how advancements in artificial life and robotics technologies that relate to artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and computer science are creating the basis for exciting new research and applications in various fields listed in the following Topics.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to

1. Artificial brain research
2. Artificial intelligence
3. Artificial life
4. Artificial living
5. Artificial mind research
6. Bioinformatics
7. Bipedal robot
8. Brain science
9. Chaos
10. Cognitive science
11. Complexity
12. Computer graphics
13. Control techniques
14. Date mining
15. DNA computing
16. Evolutionary computations
17. Fuzzy control
18. Genetic algorithms
19. Human-machine cooperative systems
20. Human-welfare robotics
21. Image Processing
22. Intelligent control&modeling
23. Learning
24. Management of Technology
25. Medical surgical robot
26. Micromachines
27. Mobile vehicles
28. Molecular biology
29. Multi-agent systems
30. Nano-biology
31. Nano-robotics
32. Neurocomputing technologies and its application for hardware
33. Neural networks
34. Pattern recognition
35. Quantum computing
36. Robotics
37. Soccer robot
38. Virtual reality
39. Visualization

and also workshop, tutorial, and robotics exhibition will be held at the same time during the symposium (AROB 17th ’12). The workshop committee and robotics exhibition committee members will be announced soon.

Paper Submission

Submissions must be sent to us in an electronic form as PDF format from our website. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original research. The length of submitted papers and abstracts must be at most 4 printed pages and from 400 to 600 words respectively. Poster presentation is available. The number of sheets at Poster Session is 2 at most. Submissions will be peer-reviewed at least 3 blind peer reviewers. General Sessions, Organized Sessions, and Poster Sessions are included in this symposium. All papers will be directed to the appropriate session.

Important Dates

September 1, 2011 :Deadline for abstract submissions
September 15, 2011 :Notification of acceptance
October 1, 2011 :Author's kit except final camera-ready papers
October 15, 2011 :Final camera-ready papers
Conference Language: English

Contact Information

All correspondence related to the symposium should be addressed to:
AROB Secretariat
ALife Robotics Corporation Ltd.
1068-1 Oaza Oshino, Oita, 870-1121, JAPAN
Tel: +81-97-567-3088
Fax: +81-97-594-0181
E-MAIL: arobsecr@alife-robotics.co.jp
Home Page: http://alife-robotics.co.jp/