Expected participants of the network includes but not be limited to: students, engineers and researchers of women in robotics and automation, human science and technology; who are interested in research and development activities conducted by women in these fields; who would like to explore technical and social needs of women for marketing; and who have interests in our activities. We welcome your participation and proposal for technical and educational activities for future research and development.

In April 2007, the first special event "Birds of a Feather on Gender Diversity" is held during the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'07), one of the major conferences in the field.

Organizers

• Allison Okamura
  
• Danica Kragic
  
• Aude Billard
  
• Nancy Amato
  
• Mihoko Otake
  
• Robin Murphy
  

In July 2006, special issue on “Women in Robotics” was published in the Journal of Robotics Society of Japan (JRSJ) (Vol. 24, No.5). The issue contains 12 articles, and 16 women in robotics in Japan, the U.S., Spain, Switzerland and China contributed. For further information, please see the 'Activities' -> 'JRSJ Special Issue' subsection from the Main Menu on the left.

Authors

• Mihoko Otake
• Keiko Homma
• Deirdre Meldrum
• Ruzena Bajcsy
• Klara Nahrstedt
• Lisa Wymore
• Adriana Tapus
• Maja J Matarić
• Julie A. Adams
• Lynne E. Parker
• Yoky Matsuoka
• Allison M. Okamura
• Cynthia Breazeal
• Alícia Casals
• Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
• Li Cao

Editorial Board

• Mihoko Otake
• Keiko Homma

"Women in Robotics, Human Science and Technology" is the organized session, which is held at the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-9). For further information, please see the 'Activities' -> 'IAS-9' subsection from the Main Menu on the left.

Presenters (Alphabetical Order)

• Kae Doki
• Maria Gini
• Keiko Homma
• Kazuko Itoh
• Kahori Kita
• Noriko Nagata
• Naoko Ogawa
• Mihoko Otake
• Fumi Seto

Organising committee

• Mihoko Otake
• Keiko Homma

"Women in Robotics, Human Science and Society" is the panel discussion, which is held at the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-9). For further information, please see the 'Activities' -> 'IAS-9' subsection from the Main Menu on the left.

Panellists

• Maria Gini
• Rolf Pfeifer
• Hisako Ohtsubo
• Mihoko Otake
• Keiko Homma (Coordinator)

Organising committee

• Mihoko Otake
• Keiko Homma

"Women in Robotics and Automation towards Human Science, Technology and Society" was originally started from advocates of FRAU, the network for female researchers in robotics and automation in Japan. The following are the starting members of "Women in Robotics and Automation towards Human Science, Technology and Society" who participate in Women in Robotics at IAS-9: Kae Doki, Maria Gini, Keiko Homma, Kazuko Itoh, Kahori Kita, Noriko Nagata, Naoko Ogawa, Fumi Seto and Mihoko Otake. Dr. Mihoko Otake, one of the members of FRAU, proposed and took the initiative of these activities, and developed this website.