The 18th IASTED International Conference on
Robotics and Applications
RA 2017
November 9 – 10, 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Past Conference Speakers
Past RA conferences have had the following exceptional speakers and tutorials:
Keynote Speakers
RA 2014
"Novel Robots for Patient-Cooperative Rehabilitation"
Prof. Robert Riener
University Hospital Balgrist and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Robert Riener
University Hospital Balgrist and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
RA 2011
"Large Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Dynamics and Control for Fun and Profit"
Prof. Mark Balas
University of Wyoming, USA
Prof. Mark Balas
University of Wyoming, USA
RA 2010
"Robotics Technology for Minimally Invasive Surgery"
Prof. Pierre E. Dupont
Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Chair, Children's Hospital Boston
Professor, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering,
Boston University, USA
Prof. Pierre E. Dupont
Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Chair, Children's Hospital Boston
Professor, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering,
Boston University, USA
RA 2009
"A Retrospective Look at the DARPA Urban Challenge"
Prof. John Leonard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. John Leonard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
RA 2007
"Human-Robot Interfacing by the Aid of Cognition based Tele-Interaction"
Dr. Aarne Halme
Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Dr. Aarne Halme
Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
RA 2006
"Exploring the New Frontier: Robots, Humans, and Human-Robot Teams in Space"
Dr. Paul S. Schenker
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Dr. Paul S. Schenker
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
RA 2004
Tutorial Sessions
RA 2010
"Probabilistic Approaches for Artificial Robotic Perception"
Dr. Jorge Dias
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Jorge Dias
University of Coimbra, Portugal
"Biologically-Inspired OOD / OOP for Robotics and AI"
Dr. Paul Frenger
A Working Hypothesis, Inc., USA
Dr. Paul Frenger
A Working Hypothesis, Inc., USA
RA 2006
RA 2005
Plenary Speakers
RA 2005
"The Cassini/Huygens-Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan"
Prof. Klaus Schilling
Julius-Maximilians-University, Germany
Prof. Klaus Schilling
Julius-Maximilians-University, Germany