ICIRA2009 conference welcomes contributions of quality papers presenting new research, new applications, and new technological developments at the hardware and/or software levels for intelligent and autonomous robots.


In general, the topics of interest for the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications include, but are not limited to:

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Robot Intelligence
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Robot Cooperation
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Human-Robot Interaction
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Robot Mechanism and Design
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Robot Motion Analysis
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Robot Motion Planning
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Robot Motion Control
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Robot Sensors and Actuators
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Robot Vision Systems
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Robot Speech Systems
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Robot Learning
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Robot Grasping
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Robot Manipulation
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Robot Legged Locomotion
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Robot Wheeled Locomotion
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Robot Tele-operation



* Digital Manufacturing
* Autonomous Vehicles
* Robots for Industrial Automations
* Robots for Homecare
* Robots for Eldercare
* Robots for Security
* Robots for Rehabilitation
* Robots for Biomedical Applications
* Robots for Edutainment
* Robots for Surveillance
* Robots for Defence
* Robots for Planetary Exploration
* Robots for Inspection
* Robots for Algriculture
* Robots for Construction
* Robots for Sustainable Mobility






The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. All published papers will be indexed in EI.

Also, ICIRA2009 will invite the authors of papers with high review scores to submit the extended versions of their papers, which will be reviewed and published in special issues of SCI/SCIE journals, such as:

* Industrial Robot: An International Journal
* Advanced Robotics
* International Journal of Humanoid Robotics


Prizes & Awards:

* Robotics Theory Best Papers (Certificates and S$500)
* Robotics Application Best Papers (Certificates and S$500)
* Industrial Robot Best Paper (Certificates and one year subscription to Advanced Automation suite of journals valued at over US$500, sponsored by Emerald Publishing Co., UK)