Competition
How the robots can be part of our life to assist, serve and entertain us? What is the next Big Thing and the next Killer App for robots? Where is the new generation of such social robots heading and what should be the innovative societal applications? Have a solid idea/working prototype, send your entries to ICSR 2017 Robot Design Competition. Whatever your background or experience, this competition is a great way to present your work to an international multidisciplinary R&D community as well as representatives from robotics and AI companies, and get their valuable feedback, and above all get recognized.
Submission
The ICSR 2017 robot design competition welcomes applicants from any background. Each submission should have a (maximum) 2 page summary including a concise abstract/synopsis of a maximum of 50 words. Additionally a single link of related video be included. 10 submissions will be selected as finalists for exhibition and presentation at the conference, and will be judged by the jury.
Email your submission to Amit Kumar Pandey, SoftBank Robotics Europe (formerly Aldebaran Robotics) akpandey@softbankrobotics.com with the subject line starting with: [ICSR 2017 Competition]
Dates
Submission deadline: September 10, 2017
Notification: September 30, 2017
Prizes
This year, certificates will be awarded in two categories:
- Innovation in software, applications and interaction modalities
- Innovation in hardware, design and interfaces
All the submissions will be considered for both the categories.