ABU DHABI: Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced an impressive array of thought leaders and innovation experts in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are lined up for the plenary and keynote sessions during the 36th edition of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) in Abu Dhabi, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region’s first-ever global conference.
Themed ‘Robotics for Sustainable Development’, IROS 2024 will run from 14th-18th October 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and highlight the region’s rapidly advancing capabilities in robotics and intelligent transport systems. Four plenary and more than 20 keynote speakers will focus on human-robot collaboration, Multi-Robot Systems, Embodiment of AI and Biomechanics/Neuroscience, and the Security Strategies for the Next Generation of Robotics.
The keynote speakers will focus on drone racing, speeding up flying machines through agility and collaboration, drones fo
r environmental health, safe learning in autonomous systems, bio-robotics, applied artificial intelligence, TelecomGPT, (soft) robot control, crossmodal learning, beyond lingual and visual intelligence, competitions including the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenges, and translation of technologies from lab to market.
IROS 2024 has gathered several thousand researchers, academics, leading corporate majors, and industry professionals from across the globe. One of the largest and most important robotics research conferences in the world, IROS 2024 is themed ‘Robotics for Sustainable Development’ and provides a platform for the international robotics community to exchange knowledge and ideas about the latest advances in intelligent robots and smart machines.
Source: Emirates News Agency
