CDS TC Task Force on Robotics

Aim and Scope

“Task Force on Robotics” has been renamed to “Task Force on Cognitive Development and Symbol Emergence in Robotics.”

The CDS Task Force on Task Force on Cognitive Development and Symbol Emergence in Robotics is primarily concerned with processes of cognitive development in humans and humanoids, focusing on constructive approaches using robots and computer simulations. Members of this task force have been leading research projects and also organizing TC CDS main conference (ICDL-EpiRob), in addition to the regular researchers on robotic systems, human-robot interaction, symbol emergence in robotics and mother-infant interaction.

TF Chair

Lorenzo Jamone
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
London, UK
l.jamone@qmul.ac.uk
http://lorejam.blogspot.co.uk/

TF Vice-Chair

Tadahiro Taniguchi
College of Information Science and Engineering
Ritsumeikan University, Japan
taniguchi@ci.ritsumei.ac.jp
http://www.em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp/

TF Members

Tetsuya Ogata
Department of Intermedia Art and Science
School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
Waseda University, Japan
ogata@waseda.jp

Minoru Asada
Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan
asada@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
http://www.er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/

Giorgio Metta
Italian Institute of Technology
University of Genoa
Genoa, Italy
giorgio.metta@iit.it
http://pasa.cognitivehumanoids.eu

Gordon Cheng
Institute for Cognitive Systems
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Munich, Germany
gordon@tum.de
https://www.ei.tum.de/ics/people/cheng/

Yiannis Demiris
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
London, UK
y.demiris@imperial.ac.uk
http://www.iis.ee.ic.ac.uk/yiannis/

Zhijun Li
Department of Automation
University of Science and Technology of China, China
zjli@ieee.org
http://www.ieee-nrs.org/index.php/zhijun-li/

Wei He
School of Automation and Electrical Engineering
University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China
weihe@ieee.org
https://ensaee.ustb.edu.cn/facultystaf/overview/znkxyjzx/10626253.htm

Yoshihiro Nakata
Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
The University of Electro-Communications
Tokyo, Japan
ynakata@uec.ac.jp
http://www.yoshihiro-nakata.net/

Emre Ugur
Department of Computer Engineering
Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey
emre.ugur@boun.edu.tr
https://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~emre/

Erhan Oztop
SISReC, Osaka University / Computer Science, Ozyegin University
Istanbul, Turkey
erhan.oztop@ozyegin.edu.tr
http://robotics.ozyegin.edu.tr/members/erhan-oztop/

Recent Activities:

Activities in 2021

Workshop at ICDL-Epirob 2021
2nd SMILES Workshop: Sensorimotor Interaction, Language and Embodiment of Symbols: 3rd SMILES workshop 2022
Workshop on Grand Challenges of Next-Generation Cognitive and Developmental Robotics: WS on GCs of NG Cognitive Developmental Robotics
Non-IEEE events
Workshop on Declarative and Neurosymbolic Representations in Robot Learning and Control, RSS 2021: https://dnr-rob.github.io/
Transactions
Special Issue on Symbol Emergence in Robotics and Cognitive Systems, Advanced Robotics: https://si-ar.emergent-symbol.systems/

Activities in 2020

Workshops at ICRA 2020 (with RAS Cognitive Robotics TC)
Human-Robot Handovers: ICRA 2020 workshop on Human-Robot Handovers – Overview
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Advance Physical Human-Robot Interaction: https://phrc2020icra.loria.fr/
ViTac 2020: Closing the Perception-Action Loop with Vision and Tactile Sensing: http://wordpress.csc.liv.ac.uk/smartlab/vitac-2020/
Workshop on Interactive Robot Learning: WIRL-ICRA2020
New advances in brain-inspired perception, interaction and learning: icra2020 | BRAIN-PIL workshop on New advances in Brain-inspired Perception, Interaction and Learning
Unconventional Sensors in Robotics: Perception for Online Learning and Adaptive: ICRA Workshop on Unconventional Sensors in Robotics: Perception for Online Learning, Adaptive Behavior and Cognition
Workshops at ICDL-Epirob 2020
Workshop on Sensorimotor Interaction, Language and Embodiment of Symbols (SMILES) : 3rd SMILES workshop 2022
Tutorial at IROS 2020 (with RSJ)
Tutorial on Deep Probabilistic Generative Models for Robotics DPGMfR
Conferences
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Focused Section on Mechatronics in Unmanned Systems: Focus Sections – IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (TMECH)
ICGNC 2020 Invited Session on Intelligent Bionic Unmanned Systems: http://icgnc.buaa.edu.cn/Call_for_Invited_Sessions_ICGNC.htm
IEEE ARM 2020 Invited Session on Bioinspired Mechatronics of Intelligent Unmanned Systems: Invited Sessions – ICARM 2023
YAC 2020 Program Chair: 组委会 – 欢迎光临中国自动化学会青年工作委员会网站
CAC 2020 Workshop of Excellent Young Scholars in Automation: http://www.caa.org.cn/cac2020/

Activities in 2019

IROS 2019 Workshop on Deep Probabilistic Generative Models for Cognitive Architecture in Robotics
-The Workshop on Deep Probabilistic Generative Models for Cognitive Architecture in Robotics 2019
IROS 2019 Workshop on Behavior Trees in Robotics Systems: Tools Applications and Lesson Learned
-https://behavior-trees-iros-workshop.github.io/
IROS 2019 Workshop on Different Approaches, the Same Goal: Autonomous Object Manipulation
-https://manipulation-iros-workshop.github.io/
Advanced Robotics Special Issue on Neuro-Robotics: From Brain Machine Interfaces to Rehabilitation Robotics
-Special Issues – ICARM 2023
SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences Special Issue on Bio-Robotic Systems: Modeling, Design, Control and Perception
-Special Issues – ICARM 2023
Special issue on "Neuro-Robotics Systems: Sensing, Cognition, Learning and Control", IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, vol. 2, June 2019, Guest Editors: Zhijun Li, Fei Chen, Antonio Bicchi, Yu Sun and Toshio Fukuda.

Activities in 2018
TF Vice-Chair, Tetsuya Ogata, and TF Chair, Tadahiro Taniguchi, acted as the General Chair and the Program Chair of ICDL-Epirob 2018, respectively.
-ICRA 2018: Active touch for perception and interaction: How nature inspires robotics
ICRA2018
-IROS2018: The utility of body, interaction and self learning in robotics
http://www.ics.ei.tum.de/en/selfception/bodis-iros2018/
-IROS2018: RoboTac: New Progress in Tactile Perception and Learning in Robotics
Workshop IROS18 Robotac - Lehrstuhl für Kognitive Systeme
-IROS2018: 3rd Workshop on Semantic Policy and Action Representations for Autonomous Robots (SPAR)
-IROS2018: Latest Advances in Big Activity Data Sources for Robotics and New Challenges
-IROS2018: Workshop on Robots for Assisted Living
-IROS2018: Workshop on Language and robotics
http://iros2018.emergent-symbol.systems/