Welcome
The "Latin American Robotics Symposium" (LARS 2009) is an international event that aims to gather together prominent speakers and researchers in the field of robotics and its related technologies.
In its sixth version the symposium will feature presentations of distinguished experts and a call for papers for researchers of the Region 9, wich are Mexico, the Caribbeans and South America.
This event will be preceded by the "8th Latin American Robotics Competition" (LARC 2009) and the "5th Latin American Robocup Open".
When and Where
- Deadline for full paper submissions: July 27th 2009 through the EasyChair system
- Deadline for author registration and early registration discount: September 25th
- Deadline for regular registration October 16th
- Days of the symposium: October 29th and 30th 2009
- Venue of the symposium: Main campus of Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaiso, Chile
Invited Speakers
- Ph.D. Ronald Arkin, Georgia Tech
- Topic: "Ethics and Lethality in Autonomous Combat Robots"
- About Ronald: Personal page
- Ph.D. Javier Ruiz del Solar, Universidad de Chile
- Topic: "Fall Detection, Avoidance and Management in Biped Humanoid Robots"
- About Javier: Personal page
- Ph.D. Alfredo Weitzenfeld, USF Polytechnic
- Topic: "A Biological Model of Spatial Cognition in Robots Inspired in Rat Studies"
- About Alfredo: Personal page
Organizers
The general chairs are:
- Alfredo Weitzenfeld (Chair)
- Javier Ruiz del Solar (Co-Chair)
- Pablo Zegers (Program Chair)
- Rodolfo García (Publications Chair)
The IEEE Latin American Robotics Council and the Centro de Robótica of Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María invite all those interested in the fields covered in this symposium to take part in this event to be held at the main campus of Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, in the city of Valparaíso, Chile, in October 29th and 30th 2009.
