November 2th, RoboNED organizes a seminar focusing on the enablers of robotics. The goal of the seminar is to create the base for the second part of the National Robotics Roadmap on the different technologies, education and ‘Ethical, Legal and Social’ (ELS). This roadmap will be used to give input to the policy of the Dutch government on entrepreneurship by the topsectors. Based on the advice of the topsectors the financial resources will be divided. 

It is of great importance that there is a clear picture of the subjects, themes and fields within robotics. YOUR INPUT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE!

On the seminar of November 2th, sessions will be held, in which we will brainstorm, focus and program:
• Navigation and Motion planning - Arnout Appelo
• Sensing and Perception - Ton ten Kate
• Human-Robot Interaction and Haptics - Thom Warmerdam en Richard van der Linde
• Learning and Adaptive Systems - Robert Babuska
• Software Engineering for Robotics and Automation - Herman Bruyninckx
• Safety for Service Robots - Heico Sandee
• Education - Arno Stienen
• Ethical, Legal and Social - Bibi van den Berg

More information on the workshop groups.

Program
13:15 Reception
13:30 Opening by Maarten Steinbuch
13:50 Workshop part 1: Brainstorming
14:50 Break
15:15 Workshop part 2: Focusing & Programming
16:15 Elevator pitches by the workshop groups
17:15 Discussion and closing by Stefano Stramigioli
17:45 Drinks

Location
Hoog Brabant at Utrecht Central Station. Here you can find the route. 

Contact Information and Registration
Please make use of the registration form. Before filling out this registration form choose a first and second preferred workshop you want to participate in. Registration is possible till October 23th, 2011. This seminar is free of charge.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact ir. Ditske Kranenburg-de Lange, RoboNED platform manager: d.j.b.a.kranenburg@utwente.nl or 053-4892778