Modern manipulation robot systems are expected to handle complex environmental changes with agility and efficiency. The reconfiguration of robotic systems has been researched and discussed for over 40 years. This workshop brings together researchers and developers working on reconfiguration technologies across multiple domains—including modular, humanoid-specific, task-specific, and hybrid designs—addressing both hardware and software aspects. Additionally, the workshop provides an opportunity to discuss promising future directions driven by novel technologies that could drastically improve the generalizability of manipulation robots.
The main topics of interest include practical technologies and methods for solving real problems in service and industrial robotics, with particular focus on:
Reconfiguration methods and components for robot systems
Generalizable recognition, planning, and control methods for:
Tool selection
System structure
Task sequencing
Motion planning for long-horizon manipulation
With this workshop, we aim to connect industrial experts with international researchers working on reconfigurable manipulation robots.
Our ultimate goal is to synthesize these results to systematize our scientific knowledge.
Half day of January 21
14:00 - 14:10 Opening Remarks by Organizers
14:10 - 14:30 Genichiro Matsuda
"Development of An Autonomous Disassembly Robot Using Design Information"
14:30 - 14:50 Natsuki Yamanobe
"Enhancing Human Comfort and Productivity Towards Human-centered Manufacturing Systems"
14:50 - 15:10 Tobias Ortmaier
"Re-Configuration of Robots and Automation Cells - A Software Enabled Approach"
15:10 - 15:30 Roman Weitschat
"The Future of Manufacturing: Plug-and-Produce Robot Work Cells for Versatile Automation"
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break, Poster Session, and Robot Demonstration
Poster presentation list
Jeremy Siburian, Cristian C. Beltran-Hernandez, Masashi Hamaya
"A holistic robotic framework: Integrating task planning, motion planning, and learning-based skills"
Akash Chikhalikar, Ankit A. Ravankar, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Yasuhisa Hirata
"Task Planning Using Large Language Models and Semantic Maps For Open Vocabulary Assistance in Service Robots"
Ryo Sakagami, Andreas Dömel, Peter Lehner, Sebastian Riedel, Sebastian G. Brunner, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Freek Stulp
"A Tree-Based World Model for Reducing Robot System Complexity in Flexible, Autonomous Logistic Tasks"
Tasuku Makabe, Tomoya Himeno, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba
"Proposal and Demonstration of Multi-type Electromechanical Couplings with Trade-offs Between Assembly/Separation Difficulty and Cost and Rigidity"
16:00 - 16:20 Ulrike Thomas
"The Transformation from Planning to Learning in Robotic Assembly"
16:20 - 16:50 Panel Discussion: Industry x Academia
Reconfigurability vs. Performance
Demands in Industry for Reconfigurable Systems
16:50 - 17:00 Closing Remarks by Organizers
Panasonic Holdings
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
voraus robotik GmbH
Leverage Robotics GmbH
Chemnitz University of Technology
Call for Poster / Robot Demonstration
We invite SII2025 attendees to submit posters with or without demonstration videos related to the following topics:
System Designs and Concepts
System Reconfiguration
Robot Reconfiguration
Self-Reconfiguration
Planning Methods
Long-Horizon Manipulation Planning
Task and Motion Planning
Sequence Planning
Applications
Flexible Assembly / Disassembly
Mobile Manipulation
Logistics
Late-breaking results, materials under review, and elaborations on previously accepted works are all welcome.
Format
Language: English
Poster size: No larger than A0 paper size (841mm wide × 1189mm high)
Poster file format: PDF (Please limit the size of the PDF file to 10 MB).
Video file format (optional): mp4 (Please limit the size of the mp4 to 10MB).
Poster format (if accepted): Content printed by the author on A0 paper/cloth for presentation in the Poster Session
There is no specific template for the posters. You'll need to choose the format that best represents your research work.
For additional information, don't hesitate to contact the corresponding organizer: Takuya Kiyokawa (kiyokawa@sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp).
Authors of accepted posters will be asked to present a poster in person at the workshop; live robot demos are greatly encouraged!
Accepted posters will be made publicly available on the workshop website.
Timeline
November 1, 2024: Call for posters/robot demonstrations open
November 12, 25, 2024: Early submission deadline to ensure decision by SII early registration deadline (November 14, 29)
December 9, 2024, January 13, 2025: Regular submission deadline
* You'll get the acceptance notification within a few days.
Osaka University
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Agile Robots
OMRON SINIC X Corporation
The University of Tokyo
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Osaka University
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
We are grateful for the support of the IEEE/SICE SII2025 committees.