HLR 2014 - French-German-Japanese Conference on Humanoid and Legged Robots

The French-German-Japanese Conference
on Humanoid and Legged Robots,
will be held in:
Heidelberg, 12 - 14 May 2014
Scope of the conference
The construction of humanoid and bipedal robots based on humans and legged animals, is a complex, interdisciplinary and rapidly evolving research field. There are diverse scientific challenges in designing a robot that can walk, run, jump, and move in a robust manner similar to its biological counterpart. Technical applications of such robots are expected in the near future in fields ranging from service robotics (households, public or industrial environments, hazardous sites) to medical robotics (neuro-prosthetics, exo-skeletons etc).
This conference aims to bring together leading researchers from France, Germany and Japan to hold technical talks and discussions on the topics related to Humanoid and Legged Robots.
List of conference topics:
Optimisation
Locomotion of humanoid robots on varying terrains
Manipulation and grasping for humanoid robots
Cognitive skills for humanoid robots
Walking models (biological & human) for robots
Stability analysis and Robustness of robot motion
Efficient control algorithms for robot motions
Compliance for walking robots and humanoid robots
Modeling in robotics - model reduction/simplification
Simulation- and optimization methods for walking and humanoid robots
New technologies for actuation and sensor-systems
HLR 2014 is the follow-up of two successful French-German HLR Conferences in Karlsruhe in 2006 and in Paris in 2011