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Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Robot-Era project (http://www.robot-era.eu), I would like to bring your attention to the Call for papers of the workshop "Bridging user needs to deployed applications of service robots” that will be held at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2015.
We invite researchers to submit either a 4-6 page paper OR a 2 page extended abstract that relates to the workshop theme. Video submissions will also be considered.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

    Socially assistive robotics
    Robot companions
    Abilities and capabilities (assistive manipulation, socially-aware robot navigation, multi-modal interaction, human-robot-environment cooperation, context awareness)
    Stakeholders’ Needs and expectations
    Dependability and Acceptability
    Design thinking methods
    Technical specifications and analysis
    ELS aspects (e.g. How to avoid vandalism of robots in public spaces?)
    Economic implications
    Standardization and Benchmarking
    Examples of experimentation

Authors will be allotted a short time slot to present their work during the workshop. Accepted papers will also be considered for inclusion in a proposed special issue based on the workshop theme.

The submission deadline is on the of 20th July 2015.

Other important Dates
Notification of acceptance: 14th August 2015
Camera-ready deadline: 28th August 2015
Workshop: 28 September 2015 - full day

The organizers of the workshop are Fabio Bonsignorio (The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), Filippo Cavallo (The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), and Paolo Dario (The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna).
This is the official page of the workshop:
http://www.robot-era.eu/robotera/index.php?pagina=pagine_personalizzate&blocco=92&id=261

Please direct queries to Dr. Filippo Cavallo: [log in to unmask].

Kind regards,

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Teresa Pagliai
TechnoDeal srl
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56037, Peccioli (Pisa), Italy
Ph.: +39 331 1514532
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Service Robotics and Ambient Assisted Living Lab
Via Boccioni, 1
56037 Peccioli, (Pisa), Italy
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