General Information

The IEEE Int. Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication ROMAN is an annual event, which is devoted to the discussion of the various aspects of the interaction and communication between humans and robots. These aspects include but are not limited to:

• Multi-modal human-robot communication
• Face/body expression and recognition
• Philosophical issues of robot /human coexistence
• Cognitive psychology in robot/human interactions
• Artificial emotion and emotional communication
• Measurement and evaluation of Kansei information
• Interactive virtual environments
• Interactive tele-presence and operations
• Proactive human interface
• Robotic therapy
• Socially interactive robots
• Entertainment and education robots
• Assisting robots for housekeeping and elderly care
• Collaborative robots in manufacturing environments
• Situation recognition and understanding of task contexts
• Motion and task planning and coordination in human-robot teams
• Intuitive instruction of robot assistants
• Safety, dependability, and suitability in everyday environments

ROMAN was launched in Japan and has a history of 10 years. See www.ro-man.org

For further information
please contact: roman2002@gps-stuttgart.de