Call for Participation

Workshop on Robotics in Virtual Reality (RVR) welcomes contributions that explore the intersection of robotics and virtual reality, including but not limited to the following diverse areas:

• Robotics in virtual reality games and applications

• Virtual robots

• Video games with robots

• Novel uses of robots in virtual reality

• Assistive technologies that merge virtual reality and robotics

• Immersive virtual environments using robotics

• Remote controlled virtual robotic systems

• Novel virtual reality interaction techniques using robotic devices

• Augmented reality/Mixed reality and robotics

• User studies and evaluations

• Inclusive design

• Reviews/surveys of virtual reality and robotics

• New trends of virtual reality and robotics applications

• Telepresence and virtual robots

We welcome submissions of 2-6 pages in the double column IEEE ICRA format, which is available at http://icra2018.org/submission-instructions/ The submission can be in one of the following categories: research papers with preliminary results, novel concepts, case studies, user studies, survey papers, works in progress or position papers that propose new directions. Submissions will be judged on novelty, scientific contribution, clarity, and relevance.

Authors of accepted papers are expected to give a 10-minute presentation at the half-day workshop, which will be followed by a 10-minute question & answer session.  All submissions must be original and not previously or simultaneously submitted to another venue.

Please email all submissions directly to lboz(at)email(dot)arizona(dot)edu

Selected publications will be published in a book chapter by River Publishers that will be indexed in abstracting & indexing databases such as the Web of Science Book Citation Index. 

Important Dates:

• • Submission Deadline: April 15, 2018

  • Notification of Acceptance: April 24, 2018

  • Camera-Ready: May 14, 2018

  • Workshop: May 25, 2018