Special Session on Domestic Robotics and Smart Device Ecologies
Session Chairs:
Simon Egerton, Monash University, Malaysia, Simon.Egerton(at)infotech.monash.edu(dot)my
Alessandro Saffiotti, Orebro University, Sweden, asaffio(at)aass.oru.se
Domestic robotics is envisioned as being at the forefront of the next social revolution, taking the mantle from the internet and the information revolution we are currently experiencing. It is expected that domestic robots will form an integral part of the intelligent environments of the future, along with humans. Together they will form the new ecosystem or smart-device-ecology, acting in synergy to provide intelligent seamless services. Domestic robotics has been the focus of continued applied research over the years, while research into smart-device-ecologies is a new, emerging, paradigm for intelligent environments. The aim of this years track is to provide a forum for the latest research in both areas, with an integrated view where domestic robots and smart devices co-exist and collaborate within the new digital ecology paradigm.
The robots operating in tomorrow’s smart homes maybe represented by a diverse range of instances and maybe autonomous, fixed or mobile, specialised for a specific task around the home, or generalised devices capable of performing a number of general or specialised services. Such robots will need to operate and co-operate with humans and other robots within the smart device ecology of the smart home. Both robots and the ecology may have to learn, adapt and modify their behaviours along with the changing environment and needs of the occupants, with a goal of maintaining a synergy between all devices within the ecology to provide useful and optimal services.
Possible areas include but are not restricted to:
This track will particularly welcome practical results, description and analysis of user experiments and demonstrations of working prototypes of domestic robots or smart device ecologies.
Contact Persons:
Simon Egerton, Simon.Egerton(at)infotech.monash.edu(dot)my
Alessandro Saffiotti, Sweden, asaffio(at)aass.oru.se
Important Dates:
Deadline for Manuscript Submission: April 3rd, 2009
Acceptance Decisions: April 24th, 2009
Final Accepted Manuscript: May 10th, 2009
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