SSRR2008 is a main workshop of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, TC on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics.
The workshop will be held at the Aoba Memorial Hall (Aoba Kinen Kaikan in Japanese) in the Aobayama Campus of the Tohoku University. Please refer to the local information page for travel information.
| OCTOBER 21, 2008 | (PM) Regular Session, Welcome Reception | |
| OCTOBER 22, 2008 | (AM) Regular Session, (PM) Invited Lectures, Banquet | |
| OCTOBER 23, 2008 | (AM) Regular Session, (PM) Keynote Lecture, Regular Session | |
| OCTOBER 24, 2008 | Laboratory Tour, Demonstration |
SSRR2008 Best Paper Award was given to the following paper:
Markus Eich, Felix Grimminger, and Frank Kirchner,
A Versatile Stair-Climbing Robot for Search and Rescue Applications
Congratulations!!
The finalists of the SSRR2008 Best Paper Award were the following:
D. Calisi, L. Iocchi, D. Nardi, C. M. Scalzo, V. A. Ziparo,
Contextual Navigation and Mapping for Rescue Robots
KeijiNagatani, Naoki Tokunaga, YoshitoOkada, Kazuya Yoshida,
Continuous Acquisition of Three-Dimensional Environment Information
for Tracked Vehicles on Uneven Terrain
Markus Eich, Felix Grimminger, Frank Kirchner,
A Versatile Stair-Climbing Robot for Search and Rescue Applications
EyriWatari, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, AtoKitagawa,
Proposal of Throwing and Jumping Tool Aiming Fast Access and Efficient
Search
Daisuke Inoue, Kazunori Ohno, ShinsukeNakamura, Satoshi Tadokoro,
Eiji Koyanagi,
Whole-Body Touch Sensors for Tracked Mobile Robots Using Force-sensitive
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