A new HRI symposium has emerged. It will take place on December 15-18, 2008 in Sydney. Here is their call for papers:
Human-robot interaction and collaboration is a quickly growing research area with enormous potential applications in various industries, assistive technologies and human life. The need for human-machine interaction is fundamental to almost all robotic system applications, from operator control of large robot fleets, through intervention in search and rescue robotics, to use of robots in aged care and domestic settings. Together human and machine must cooperatively achieve a task, requiring a joint understanding of abilities and intent, and safe joint management of task execution. Continue reading “CFP: ISSNIP 2008 Symposium on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2008)”