It is time for IROS and the Modular Robotics Workshop again, and from the program it looks really interesting. I will naturally attend the workshop on Sunday and then I will attend some standards meetings on Monday (thanks Craig and Raj for letting me lurk and learn). I think that getting good, open international standards in place early is essential for SRCMR.
I will also do a number of podcast episodes (check out the ones I have already done here: http://bit.ly/eZwV8e)
For the rest of IROS you find my program in the postpage (it is quite long) and I am still looking for more things that are interesting from a SRCMR perspective, so if you have any tips I would much appreciate them.
*Final version not received Compiled on September 21, 2011
| Day | Time | Paper Title or Activity | Authors | Session | Room |  |
| Monday, September 26, 2011 | 15:15-15:30 | Virtual Chassis for Snake Robots MoAT5.8 | David Rollinson, Howie Choset | Symposium: Bio-Inspired Robotics I − MoAT5 | Continental Ballroom 5 | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Stretchable Circuits and Sensors for Robotic Origami MoAT9.8 | Jamie Paik, Rebecca Kramer, Robert Wood | Novel Actuators I − MoAT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | A Rapidly Reconfigurable Robot for Assistance in Urban Search and Rescue* MoBPT10.15 | Alexander J Hunt, Richard J. Bachmann, Roger, D. Quinn | Interactive I − MoBPT10 | Golden Gate Room | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | An Ultra-High Precision, High Bandwidth Torque Sensor for Microrobotics Applications*MoBPT10.3 | Benjamin Finio, Kevin Galloway, Robert Wood | Interactive I − MoBPT10 | Golden Gate Room | ||
| 16:00-16:15 | Semi-Plenary Invited Talk: Robotics at Boston Dynamics* MoBT5.1 | Gabriel Nelson | Symposium: Bio-Inspired Robotics II − MoBT5 | Continental Ballroom 5 | ||
| 16:15-16:30 | Semi-Plenary Invited Talk: Progress on 100 Milligram Robotic Insects* MoBT5.2 | Robert Wood | Symposium: Bio-Inspired Robotics II − MoBT5 | Continental Ballroom 5 | ||
| 16:30-16:45 | Design of a Miniature Integrated Multi-Modal Jumping and Gliding Robot MoBT5.3 | Matthew Woodward, Metin Sitti | Symposium: Bio-Inspired Robotics II − MoBT5 | Continental Ballroom 5 | ||
| 16:45-16:50 | Learning to Control Planar Hitting Motions in a Minigolf-Like Task MoBT8.4 | Klas Kronander, Seyed Mohammad Khansari-Zadeh, Aude Billard | Learning for Control − MoBT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 17:00-17:15 | Variable Impedance Due to Electromechanical Coupling in Electroactive Polymer ActuatorsMoBT9.7 | Sanjay Dastoor, Mark Cutkosky | Novel Actuators II − MoBT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 08:00-08:15 | Semi-Plenary Invited Talk: History of Microrobotics and Vision for the Future: Microassembly and Beyond* TuAT3.1 | Toshio Fukuda | Symposium: Microrobotics I − TuAT3 | Continental Parlor 3 | |
| 08:00-08:15 | Using Response Surfaces and Expected Improvement to Optimize Snake Robot Gait Parameters TuAT8.1 | Matthew Tesch, Jeff Schneider, Howie Choset | Bio-Inspired & Biomimetic Robots − TuAT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 09:15-09:30 | Caliper: A Universal Robot Simulation Framework for Tendon-Driven Robots TuAT7.8 | Steffen Wittmeier, Michael Jäntsch, Konstantinos Dalamagkidis, Markus Rickert, Hugo Marques, Alois Knoll | Software Architectures & Frameworks − TuAT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Combining Imitation and Reinforcement Learning to Fold Deformable Planar ObjectsTuBT7.1 | Benjamin Balaguer, Stefano Carpin | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:15-10:30 | Bimanual Robotic Cloth Manipulation for Laundry Folding TuBT7.2 | Christian Bersch, Benjamin Pitzer, Sören Kammel | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Toward Simpler Models of Bending Sheet Joints TuBT7.3 | Lael Odhner, Aaron Dollar | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:45-10:50 | Bi-Manual Robotic Paper Manipulation Based on Real-Time Marker Tracking and Physical Modelling TuBT7.4 | Christof Elbrechter, Robert Haschke, Helge Joachim Ritter | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:50-10:55 | Understanding the Difference between Prox and Complementarity Formulations for Simulation of Systems with Contact TuBT7.5 | Thorsten Schindler, Binh Nguyen, Jeff Trinkle | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 10:55-11:00 | Curved Surface Contact Patches with Quantified Uncertainty TuBT7.6 | Marsette Vona, Dimitrios Kanoulas | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | Estimation of Unknown Curvature using a Coarse-Resolution Sensor and Contact Kinematics TuBT7.7 | Tri Cong Phung, Hansang Chae, Min Jeong Kim, Dongmin Choi, Seung Hoon Shin, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Hyouk Ryeol Choi | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 11:15-11:30 | Singular Surfaces and Cusps in Symmetric Planar 3-RPR Manipulators TuBT7.8 | Michel Coste, Philippe Wenger, Damien Chablat | Contact and Deformation − TuBT7 | Continental Parlor 7 | ||
| 14:55-15:00 | Development of a Fabric Sensor Using Tension-Sensitive Electro-Conductive Yarns in Recognition of Slippage TuCT9.6 | Van Ho, Daisuke Kondo, Shima Okada, Takahiro Araki, Emi Fujita, Masaaki Makikawa, Shinichi Hirai | Novel Sensors − TuCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| Wednesday, September 28, 2011 | 08:00-09:30 | Real-Time Swept Volume and Distance Computation for Self Collision Detection*WeAPT10.1 | Holger Täubig, Berthold Bäuml, Udo Frese | Interactive V − WeAPT10 | Golden Gate Room | |
| 08:00-09:30 | Development of a Fabric Sensor Using Tension-Sensitive Electro-Conductive Yarns in Recognition of Slippage* WeAPT10.24 | Van Ho, Daisuke Kondo, Shima Okada, Takahiro Araki, Emi Fujita, Masaaki Makikawa, Shinichi Hirai | Interactive V − WeAPT10 | Golden Gate Room | ||
| 08:30-08:45 | Optimal Maintenance Strategy in Fault-Tolerant Multi-Robot Systems WeAT8.3 | Satoshi Hoshino, Hiroya Seki, Jun Ota | Networked Robots − WeAT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:00-16:15 | Modeling Mutual Capabilities in Heterogeneous Teams for Role AssignmentWeDT8.1 | Somchaya Liemhetcharat, Manuela Veloso | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:15-16:30 | Collision Avoidance for Persistent Monitoring in Multi-Robot Systems with Intersecting Trajectories WeDT8.2 | Daniel E. Soltero, Stephen L. Smith, Daniela Rus | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:30-16:45 | Evaluation of a Power Management System for Heterogeneous Modules in Self-Reconfigurable Multi-Module Systems WeDT8.3 | Zhuowei Wang, Florian Cordes, Alexander Dettmann, Roman Szczuka | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:45-16:50 | Generalized Programming of Modular Robots through Kinematic Configurations WeDT8.4 | Mirko Bordignon, Kasper Stoy, Ulrik Pagh Schultz | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:50-16:55 | Energy-Aware Coverage Control with Docking for Robot Teams WeDT8.5 | Jason Derenick, Nathan Michael, Vijay Kumar | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 16:55-17:00 | Optimization of Personal Distribution for Evacuation Guidance Based on Vector FieldWeDT8.6 | Masafumi Okada, Teruhisa Ando | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 17:00-17:15 | Intent Inference and Strategic Escape in Multi-Robot Games with Physical Limitations and Uncertainty WeDT8.7 | Aris Valtazanos, Subramanian Ramamoorthy | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| 17:15-17:30 | Optimisation Model and Exact Algorithm for Autonomous Straddle Carrier Scheduling at Automated Container Terminals WeDT8.8 | Binghuang Cai, Shoudong Huang, Dikai Liu, Shuai Yuan, Gamini Dissanayake, Haye Lau, Daniel Pagac | Multirobot Coordination & Modular Robots − WeDT8 | Continental Parlor 8 | ||
| Thursday, September 29, 2011 | 08:55-09:00 | Optimization of Stochastic Strategies for Spatially Inhomogeneous Robot Swarms: A Case Study in Commercial Pollination ThAT4.6 | Spring Berman, Radhika Nagpal, Adam Halasz | Symposium: Stochasticity in Robotics and Biological Systems I − ThAT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | |
| 10:50-10:55 | Programmable 3D Stochastic Fluidic Assembly of Cm-Scale Modules ThBT4.5 | Michael Thomas Tolley, Hod Lipson | Symposium: Stochasticity in Robotics and Biological Systems II − ThBT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 10:55-11:00 | Hierarchical Congestion Control for Robotic Swarms ThBT4.6 | Vinicius Graciano Santos, Luiz Chaimowicz | Symposium: Stochasticity in Robotics and Biological Systems II − ThBT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 14:45-15:00 | (Self-)assembly from the nano to the macro scale* ThCT4.1 | Nikolaus Correll, M. Ani Hsieh, Mark Yim | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 14:45-15:00 | Communication Assisted Navigation in Robotic Swarms: Self-Organization and CooperationThCT9.1 | Frederick Ducatelle, Gianni A. Di Caro, Carlo Pinciroli, Francesco Mondada, Luca Gambardella | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:00-15:15 | Enhanced Directional Self-Assembly Based on Active Recruitment and Guidance ThCT4.2 | Nithin Mathews, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Rehan O’Grady, Philippe Rétornaz, Michael Bonani, Francesco Mondada, Marco Dorigo | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 15:00-15:15 | Effect of Sensor and Actuator Quality on Robot Swarm Algorithm Performance ThCT9.2 | Nicholas Hoff, Robert Wood, Radhika Nagpal | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:15-15:30 | Self-Assembly for Maximum Yields under Constraints ThCT4.3 | Michael Fox, Jeff Shamma | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 15:15-15:30 | The Distributed Co-Evolution of an Embodied Simulator and Controller for Swarm Robot Behaviours ThCT9.3 | Paul Jason O’Dowd, Alan Winfield, Matthew Studley | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:30-15:35 | Flocking: Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Robot Recognition ThCT9.4 | Benjamin Fine, Dylan Shell | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:30-15:35 | Towards Language-Based Verification of Robot Behaviors ThCT4.4 | Anthony Cowley, Camillo Jose Taylor | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 15:35-15:40 | Self-Assembly of Modular Robots from Finite Number of Modules Using Graph GrammarsThCT4.5 | Vijeth Rai, Anne van Rossum, Nikolaus Correll | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 15:35-15:40 | Gas Source Localization in Indoor Environments Using Multiple Inexpensive Robots and Stigmergy ThCT9.5 | Maurizio Di Rocco, Alessandro Saffiotti, Matteo Reggente | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:40-15:45 | Reynolds Flocking in Reality with Fixed-Wing Robots: Communication Range vs. Maximum Turning Rate ThCT9.6 | Sabine Hauert, Severin Leven, Maja Varga, Fabio Ruini, Angelo Cangelosi, Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Dario Floreano | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:40-15:45 | Constrained Task Partitioning for Distributed Assembly ThCT4.6 | James Worcester, Joshua Rogoff, M. Ani Hsieh | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 15:45-16:00 | Human Swarm Modeling in Exhibition Space and Space Design ThCT9.7 | Masafumi Okada, Yuichi Motegi, Ko Yamamoto | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 15:45-16:00 | Structure Synthesis On-The-Fly in a Modular Robot ThCT4.7 | Shai Revzen, Mohit Bhoite, Juan Antonio Miguel Lim Macasieb, Mark Yim | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 16:00-16:15 | Constraint-Aware Coordinated Construction of Generic Structures ThCT4.8 | David Stein, Timothy Ryan Schoen, Daniela Rus | Symposium: (Self-)assembly from the Nano to the Macro Scale: State of the Art and Future Directions − ThCT4 | Continental Ballroom 4 | ||
| 16:00-16:15 | ARGoS: A Modular, Multi-Engine Simulator for Heterogeneous Swarm Robotics ThCT9.8 | Carlo Pinciroli, Vito Trianni, Rehan O’Grady, Giovanni Pini, Arne Brutschy, Manuele Brambilla, Nithin Mathews, Eliseo Ferrante, Gianni A. Di Caro, Frederick Ducatelle, Timothy Stirling, Alvaro Gutierrez, Luca Gambardella, Marco Dorigo | Swarms and Flocks − ThCT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 16:45-17:00 | Quadrocopter Ball Juggling ThDT9.1 | Mark Wilfried Müller, Sergei Lupashin, Raffaello D’Andrea | Novel System Designs: Sensing and Manipulation − ThDT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 17:00-17:15 | 2-DOF Contactless Distributed Manipulation Using Superposition of Induced Air FlowsThDT9.2 | Anne Delettre, Guillaume J. Laurent, Nadine Le Fort-Piat | Novel System Designs: Sensing and Manipulation − ThDT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 17:15-17:30 | Compact Design of a Torque Sensor Using Optical Technique and Its Fabrication for Wearable and Quadrupt Robots ThDT9.3 | Sarmad Shams, Dongik Shin, Jungsoo Han, Ji Yeong Lee Lee, Kyoosik Shin, Chang-Soo Han | Novel System Designs: Sensing and Manipulation − ThDT9 | Continental Parlor 9 | ||
| 17:30-17:45 | Development of a High Efficiency and High Reliable Glass Cleaning Robot with a Dirt Detect Sensor ThDT9.4 | Yoshio Katsuki, Takeshi Ikeda, Motoji Yamamoto | Novel System Designs: Sensing and Manipulation − ThDT9 | Continental Parlor 9 |
