Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce The 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2014) to be held from December 5 to 10 at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The theme of Robio 2014 is "Robots that serve people", reflecting the ever growing interests in research, development and applications in the dynamic and exciting areas of robotics and biomimetics. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is located on the bank of the Red River in the northern section of the country. Hanoi has been inhabited since 3000 B.C. The city is nicknamed the "city of lakes". Halong Bay, the World Unessco Heritage Site, is one of the most popular attractions and only 150km away from Hanoi. In 2012, the New 7 Wonders Foundation officially named Halong Bay as one of new seven natural wonders of the world. Robio 2014 promises to be a great event for all participants, with excellent technical and social programs.

Contributed Papers: Full papers must be submitted in PDF format prepared strictly following the IEEE PDF Requirements for Creating PDF Documents for the IEEE Xplore?. For detailed format information, please visit the conference website. All accepted papers will be indexed by EI and included in IEEE Xplore.

Tutorials & Workshops: Proposals for tutorials and workshops addressing new topics in robotics and biomimetics are invited for submission to the T/W chair.

Journal Publications: Expanded versions of the accepted and presented papers with high quality will be invited for publication in Robotics and Biomimetics (a Springer open journal).

Proposals for special sessions are welcome. The conference invites high quality original research papers in the broad areas related to robotics, biomimetics and their applications.

Important Dates:

Jun. 30, 2014 Submission of original PDF full papers in IEEE format
Jun. 30, 2014 Submission of organized focused theme session proposals
Sep. 15, 2014 Notification of paper and organized session acceptance
Oct. 15, 2014 Submission of final papers and advance registration

We look forward to meeting you in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2014.

For further information, please access the website www.robio2014.org

Kindest regards,

General Chairs:
Yunhui Liu, China
Yili Fu, China

Program Chairs:
Hesheng Wang, China
Organizing Chair:
Pham Thuong Cat, Vietnam