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Understanding the Human Hand for Advancing Robotic ManipulationFull-Day Workshop at Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, 2009 |
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Prof. Yoky Matsuoka Dillon Eng WhenSunday, June 28, 20098:20 AM to 6 PM Note: Our workshop schedule starts earlier than other workshops! WhereElectrical Engineering building, EEB 125, University of Washington.The RSS conference site has additional visiting and conference information. Parking information is available here. Some parking lots close to the workshop location are C10, C12, C14, and C15. Sundays should be free parking, but please check signs at the lot before parking. Important DatesAbstract submission deadline: April 29, 2009 (Thank you for the terrific response!)Notification of acceptance: Final camera-ready draft deadline: June 15 2009 (firm). Workshop: June 28, 2009 Workshop IntroductionRecent advances in the human sciences have energized the field of robotics toward personal assistants and brain machine interface. There is an increased interest to solve the robotic manipulation question: Can we build robotic hands that can accomplish our daily manipulation tasks? The human hand is adept at many diverse tasks in varied contexts, including power and precision grasping, twisting, and tapping. But we still do not know what features of the human hand enable such capability. For example, do biomechanical features like the complex tendon-hood, synergistic muscle actuation, and bone shapes make the difference? Or is it the neural coding of movement? Importantly for robotics, we need to understand what features should be included in future robotic hands. This workshop is a forum for researchers to discuss manipulation viewed in light of the human hand’s features and hopes to push the state of the art of the robotic hand. We expect that the workshop will bring together researchers from diverse areas such as robotics, biomechanics, neuroscience, and anthropologists.Topics of InterestTopics addressed include but are NOT LIMITED to:-- human hand’s biomechanics, such as bones, tendon hood, and muscles structure and usage. -- neural control systems, learning, and representation of movement/action. -- sensory perception and feedback. -- robotic manipulation and haptics, such as grasping, dexterity analysis, sensitivity. -- evolution of the hand across species. -- human hand behavior/function measurements in different tasks. SpeakersTalk duration: total 30 mins (suggested 23 mins talk time + questions) Here is the tentative schedule.
Participation/RegistrationPeople interested in the workshop should register here. The workshop is open to non-presenters, and one can register just for the workshop if they do not wish to attend the entire conference. AccomodationThe RSS conference website has accommodation information here.Poster FormatThe easel size is 32"x40". The posters can be attached to the boards with pins or spray adhesive which will be provided. Abstracts SubmittedClick here to view contributors' abstractsResearchers were asked to submit a 1--2 page abstract by the abstract submission deadline, and each abstract was reviewed by two reviewers. The accepted abstracts will be published as part of the workshop proceedings and be presented as posters at the workshop. Here is the Call for Participation if you would like announce this workshop to your groups. ContactRavi Balasubramanian, PhD Email: bravi@cs.washington.edu Phone: +1-412-477-1121 (Cell) |
