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. The abstracts and author profiles of the special issue of the JRSJ are available on this website. The articles are ordered by the areas of the authors, from west to east. The article starts from Japan, then goes to the United States from the West Coast to the East Coast, moves to Europe and finishes in China.

Author: Mihoko Otake 1)2), Keiko Homma 3), Hiroshi Yokoi 1), Hajime Asama 1), Tamio Arai 1)
Affiliation: 1) University of Tokyo, 2) JST, 3) AIST
Bibliography: Mihoko Otake, Keiko Homma, Hiroshi Yokoi, Hajime Asama, Tamio Arai, "Women in Robotics towards Human Science, Technology and Society at IAS-9", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.564-569, 2006. (In Japanese)

[Abstract] [Profile: Mihoko Otake][Profile: Keiko Homma]

Author: Deirdre Meldrum
Affiliation: University of Washington
Bibliography: Deirdre Meldrum, "Automated Systems for Genome Analyses", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.570-572, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Deirdre Meldrum]

Authors: Ruzena Bajcsy 1), Klara Nahrstedt 2) and Lisa Wymore 1)
Affiliation: 1) University of California, Berkeley, 2) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Bibliography: Ruzena Bajcsy, Klara Nahrstedt and Lisa Wymore, "Humans in Real and Virtual Space: Studies of Interaction and Collaboration Mediated by Information Technology", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.573-575, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Ruzena Bajcsy] [Profile: Klara Nahrstedt] [Profile: Lisa Wymore]

Author: Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić
Affiliation: University of Southern California
Bibliography: Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić, "Toward Socially Assistive Robotics", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.576-578, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Adriana Tapus] [Profile: Maja J. Matarić]

Author: Julie A. Adams
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Bibliography: Julie A. Adams, "Supporting multiple robot systems", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.579-581, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Julie A. Adams]

Author: Lynne E. Parker
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Bibliography: Lynne E. Parker, "Why Autonomous Robotics and Artificial Intelligence? One Researcher's Perspective", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.582-584, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Lynne E. Parker]

Author: Yoky Matsuoka
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
Bibliography: Yoky Matsuoka, "Neurobotics for Women Recruitment and Retention", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.585-587, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Yoky Matsuoka]

Author: Allison M. Okamura
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Bibliography: Allison M. Okamura, "Robotics with a Human Touch: Haptics and Medical Applications", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.588-590, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Allison M. Okamura]

Author: Cynthia Breazeal
Affiliation: MIT
Bibliography: Cynthia Breazeal, "Sociable Robots", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.591-593, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Cynthia Breazeal]

Author: Alícia Casals
Affiliation: Technical University of Catalonia
Bibliography: Alícia Casals, "Medical Robotics: An Exciting Field", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.594-596, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Alícia Casals]

Author: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
Affiliation: University of Geneva
Bibliography: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, "Virtual humans: Their Past, Their Present and Their Future", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.597-599, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann]

Author: Li Cao
Affiliation: Tsinghua University
Bibliography: Li Cao, "Information Acquisition and Processing Technique by Integrating Internal Sensors into External Sensing", Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.600-603, 2006.

[Abstract] [Profile: Li Cao]