UbiRobs 2012 - Workshop on Smart Gadgets Meet Ubiquitous and Social Robots on the Web (UbiRobs)

Ubiquitous robots are smart software or physical service providers within ambient intelligence environments. The integration of these robots within cloud computing and ubiquitous computing technologies will enhance our daily lives. Ubiquitous robots as cognitive entities have been able to add value to services compared to traditional systems. They are able to coordinate their activities with other physical or logical entities, move around, sense and explore the environment, and decide, act or react to the situations they may face anywhere and anytime.

In this multidisciplinary workshop, we would like to facilitate the discussions and build a bridge to strengthen the relationship between the ubiquitous computing, robotics and human-computer interaction communities. To allow for that, the workshop program will have invited speeches and papers from these communities that discuss the future trends, impacts and challenges for these fields and their combination, in addition to submitted papers and presentations. Without being restrictive, the workshop will cover the following topics:
Ubiquitous computing frameworks vs. ubiquitous robotics frameworks
Interaction techniques for ubiquitous computing and ubiquitous robotics
Context awareness and cognitive capabilities
Ubiquitous robots integration within the semantic web and cloud computing
Novel application fields of ubiquitous computing and ubiquitous robotics