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Dear colleagues,</div>
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we are pleased to invite you to participate in the workshop entitled <i>Benchmarking via Competition in Robotic Grasping and Manipulation</i>, which will be held at IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 15th in Room 10.</div>
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We invite interested authors to submit extended abstracts (2 pages) of relevant works that will be peer-reviewed. Accepted abstracts will be posted on the workshop website and can be presented during the poster session of the workshop. The best extended abstract
will have the chance to give a talk during the main event of the workshop.</div>
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<b>Important Dates:</b></div>
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31 August 2024: Submission deadline for extended abstracts</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
15 September 2024: Acceptance notification</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
22 September 2024: Best abstract notification</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">15 October 2024: Workshop (Room 10)</div>
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<b>Topics of interest:</b></div>
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Topics of interest for the extended abstract include, but are not limited to: </div>
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Grasping</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
Manipulation</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
Datasets related to robotic manipulation and grasping</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
Learning grasping and manipulation from datasets</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
Human-to-robot handovers</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
Performance metrics and benchmarks</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;">
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<b>Workshop webpage</b></div>
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<b>Abstract Submission</b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Júlia Borras, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial: <u>Benchmarking cloth manipulation: object standardization, task representation, success measures and competitions</u> </div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0px;">Kapil D. Katyal, Amazon Robotics: <u>Current Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Manipulation for Warehouse Automation</u></div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0px;">Francesco Ferro, PAL Robotics: <u>TIAGo experiences in competitions</u></div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0px;">Yucheng Xin, Tsinghua University: <u>A cluttered object grasping framework based on a multifunctional soft gripper</u></div>
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<u>Advancements in Human-to-Robot Handover: A fast and robust solution</u></div>
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Dexterous and Contact-Rich Manipulation with Dual-Arm Robot and In-hand Solution</u></div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0px;">Fuchun Sun, Tsinghua University:<i> </i> <u>Universal assembly manipulation solution based on manipulation skill library</u> </div>
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We look forward to receiving your submission and to seeing you in Abu Dhabi for what promises to be a stimulating and rewarding event.</div>
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Salvatore D'Avella</div>
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Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI,</div>
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Mechanical Intelligence Institute,</div>
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