ARSO is a single track conference, aiming to provide world class researchers, engineers, investors, economists, and representatives of industry and government with a forum to discuss cutting-edge robotics technologies, business opportunities, and other impacts on human society. Topics range from advanced robotics technologies, innovation, socio-economic aspects, but also psychological and philosophical aspects of human robot interaction. The conferece will be held in conjunction with the World Robot Sumit 2020 (WRS2020) and IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR2020).

Paper submission
It is our great honor to announce the 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO 2020), is held in Aichi International Exhibition Center [Aichi Sky Expo], Tokoname, Japan on October 8 - 10, 2020. Advanced Robots are expected in their promising applications into various services dedicated to our society. The robots must bring great impacts to the society positively and might do negatively. Those impacts should be considered and discussed from viewpoint of not only technical solution but also the social issues including safety, law, ethics, psychology and philosophy. The topic of interest includes, but are not limited to the following:

HRI and social robotics
Safety issues of human-robot interactions in physical & psychological aspects
Safety standards for advanced robots and autonomous systems
Legal and ethical issues for advanced robots
Robot business, marketing & economic impact
Advanced industrial robots for future manufacturing
Healthcare and medical applications
Rehabilitation and transfer robots
Service and assistance
Entertainment and education
Robotics and autonomous driving
AI and robotics
Bio-inspired robotics
Important dates
April 24, 2020, Deadline for Organized Session Proposal
May 24, 2020, Deadline for Full Paper Submission
July 24, 2020, Notification of Acceptance
August 31, 2020, Deadline for Final Paper Submission