1st International Workshop on Cognition for Technical Systems

6-8 October 2008
Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

A major goal in current robotics research is to tear down currently existing barriers between humans and robots in order to enable tight interaction and close collaboration. Such systems can pave the way to highly flexible production methods in industry, more efficient support by technical systems in service applications, or personal butlers in private homes. Such challenging goals can only be achieved, if robots are capable to perceive their environment, reflect on it, and autonomously decide on the most appropriate action in the given situation. Such closed perception-reflection-action loop requires skills from the robot which are commonly referred to as cognitive abilities. Closing the perception-reflection-action loop also closes a loop through many formerly strictly separated research disciplines like neuro-cognitive sciences, psychology, computer science, mathematics, and engineering. This workshop will discuss requirements for cognitive technical systems from the perspective of different research disciplines following the goal to make a big step towards pushing cross-disciplinary exchange and discussion to enable cognitive technical systems.

Relevant Topics include

• Psychophysical, neurobiological, and neurocognitive foundations of cognitive systems
• Multi-sensor fusion -- perception, modeling and diagnosis
• Learning and knowledge
• Action planning, control and joint action
• Human-robot interaction
• Embodiment of cognitive systems -- hardware implementations

Instructions for authors

Standing Steering Committee

Thomas Brandt
Heiner Deubel
Olaf Stursberg
Hans-Joachim Wünsche
Hermann Müller
Leo van Hemmen
Susanne Ihsen
Barbara Deml
Eckehard Steinbach
Alois Knoll
Darius Burschka
Sandra Hirche
Kristina Shea
Gerd Hirzinger

Organizational Committee

General Chair:
Martin Buss

Program Chair:
Eckehard Steinbach