2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2009)
December 18-22, 2009, Guilin，Guangxi，China

First Call for Paper

Co-sponsors:
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
National University of Defense Technology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Guangxi Normal University

The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics
(ROBIO) is to provide a forum for researchers in the interdisciplinary
areas of robotics and biomimetics to disseminate their latest research
results. The theme of 2009 ROBIO is “Robot-assisted bioengineering
to serve humans”.

The 2009 ROBIO will be held in Guilin of Guangxi, a famous tourism
city in China. Guilin (Chinese: 桂林) is located in the northeast of
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River.
Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large
number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city. The city
has long been renowned for its unique scenery. The 2009 ROBIO will
provide the participants an opportunity to enjoy the fantastic scenic
spots and the unique culture of the minority nations of Guangxi in
addition to technical programs.

Contributed Papers: Original papers are solicited in all related areas
of robotics and biomimetics. Full papers must be submitted in PDF
format prepared strictly following the IEEE PDF Requirements for
Creating PDF Documents for the IEEE Xplore®. For detailed format
information, please visit the conference website. All accepted papers
will be indexed by EI and included in IEEE Xplore®.

Tutorials & Workshops: Proposals for tutorials and workshops
addressing new topics in robotics and biomimetics are invited for
submission to the T/W chairs.

Important Dates:
July 15, 2009 Submission of full papers
August 31, 2009 Proposals of workshops/tutorials
September 30, 2009 Paper acceptance
October 15, 2009 Final Paper Submission

For the most up to date information, please visit the conference website

www.robio2009.org


Advisory Committee:
Tzyh-Jong Tarn, Washington University, USA
Toshio Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan
Zhaowen Zhuang, National University of Defense Technology, China

General Chair:
Yunhui Liu, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, HK
General Co-Chairs:
Hajime Asama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Antonio Bicchi, University di Pisa, Italy
Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
Tianmiao Wang, Beihang University, China

Program Chair:
Dong Sun, City University of Hong Kong, HK
Program Co-Chairs:
Tatsuo Arai, Osaka University, Japan
C. C. Cheah, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Rolf Johansson, Lund University, Sweden
James K. Mills, University of Toronto, Canada

Secretariat:
Miss Pat Chan
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin,
NT, Hong Kong
Tel: (852)-2696-1381
Fax: (852) 2603-6002
Email: pchan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk