Call for Papers

• Your contribution will be reviewed according to the innovation content as well as the possibility to apply this methods. Please avoid commercial or advertising content.
• When submitting your contribution, you agree with the copyright agreement: www.vde.com/typing-instructions
• The conference language is English.
• The accepted contributions (oral or poster) will be published in the proceedings (VDE-Special Report (FACHBERICHT) with ISBN-Number). A max. of 6 pages per paper. All the papers will be sorted in the proceedings according to thematical order.
• One author per accepted paper is granted from the registration fees (oral or poster presentation).
• For oral presentations the time slot is 20 min. incl. diskussion for each contribution.
• After the conference all the presentations and posters should be available for download in a password protected area.

Describe in your abstract most relevant content and results of your work. Significant pictures and charts can point these out.

The abstract should not exceed a DIN A4 page or 500 words.

Submit your abstract as pdf and as file name "Surname_Firstname.pdf".

Wenn Sie die Titelgrafik der Veranstaltung oder die Logos der Veranstalter einfügen möchten, finden Sie diese unter Downloads.

Unsere Empfehlung zum Umfang der Präsentation: Eine Faustregel besagt: 1 Folie pro Vortragsminute".

Videos konvertieren Sie mit dem Microsoft Movie Maker in Windows Media-Videodateien (.wmv). Diese binden Sie in Ihre Präsentation ein. Sound ist nicht möglich.

Am Veranstaltungstag, spätestens in der Pause vor Ihrem Vortrag, bringen Sie bitte Ihre Präsentation als ppt- oder pdf-Datei auf einem USB-Stick mit und geben Ihre Präsentation bei Ihrer Ankunft am Registrierungscounter bzw. direkt im Vortragsraum bei der Technik ab.

Für die Präsentation stehen ein Windows-Laptop mit Powerpoint 2010 (ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx), Acrobat Reader (pdf) und ein Beamer zur Verfügung. Wenn Sie besondere Schriftarten und Logos verwenden, bringen Sie bitte wegen möglicher Inkompatibilitäten einen eigenen Laptop mit.

In der Pause vor Ihrem Vortrag testen Sie bitte den Start der Präsenatation und die korrekte Darstellung der Seiten. Bitte machen Sie sich mit der Ausrüstung vertraut.

Wir empfehlen die Erstellung eines Posters in der Größe DIN A0 lang Format. You are free to design the layout of your poster.

If you wish to use the banner oder logo of the event, you can find this under "downloads".

Pinnboards (1,40 m x 1,20 m breit). Pins will be provided on site. The poster titles will be mentioned on boards.

Please put your poster on the your poster board on the the first day of the event (starting from 9:00 h) and remove it at the ene dof the event. Please note that posters that haven't been removed from authors will be disposed.

Please be at your poster board during the poster session in order to answer the questions of the attendees.

automatica is the leading marketplace for automated production. It features the world‘s largest range of robotics, assembly solutions, machine vision systems and components. It gives companies from all branches of industry access to innovations, knowledge and trends with a great deal of business relevance. As the digital shift continues, automatica ensures market transparency and provides orientation with a clear objective: Being able to manufacture higher-quality products with greater efficiency. Professional service robotics will again be presented with its own exhibition sector. Here, manufacturers of service robots, service robotics components and turnkey products as well as renowned research organizations will present marketable products and innovative developments. Again, the simultaneous organization of the events will provide a number of benefits to the participants: The conference offers the latest results in the fields of research and development in robotics as well as in new applications.The trade show automatica will present the latest products, systems and components for assembly and handling, machine vision, industrial robotics and service robotics.

1. Modeling, Planning and Control

• Mechanisms and kinematics
• Calibration and identification
• Theoretical foundations

2. Components and Technologies

• Vision / tactile / auditory sensors
• Visual serving and tracking
• Actuators and controllers
• Virtual Commissioning
• Robot end-effectors / robot infrastructure

3. Robotics in Production

• Industrial Robots Assembly, handling, painting, machining, processing, logistics etc. 
• Robot programming and languages Intelligent manufacturing systems
• New applications
• Matrix Production
• Digital Twin
• Open Source Software
• OPC UA

4. Robotics in Service

• Mobile Robotics
• Home and office robotics
• Service robotics for professional services Rescue / surveillance / security / defence robotics
• Assistance / rehabilitation / medical robotics
• Educational and entertainment robotics
• Exploration / space / aerial / underwater robotics

5. Robotics in New Markets & Applications

• Food / pharmaceutical / biology robotics
• Micro / nano robotics
• Cognitive robotics / learning and adaptive systems / network and ubiquitous robotics Biologically inspired robotics: humanoids /
• biomimetics / legged robots
• Platform economy

6. Human-robot-collaboration / Future of work

• Standards / safety / profitability / ergonomics / socio-economics / industrial engineering
• Industrial papers related to applications and case studies are welcome
• Safe human-robot-collaboration

7. AI in Robotics – Robotic Applications that use AI

• Autonomous Robots,
• Machine Vision,
• Mobile Robotics
• Probabilistic Reasoning,
• Estimation, Decision