March 26-28, 2019
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scope: The WearRAcon Conference will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 26-28, 2019. The conference provides an international forum for wearable robotics professionals and entrepreneurs from industry, academia, and government. The annual event brings together more than 300 attendees from across the globe, to hear cutting-edge presentations, see robotics demonstrations, participate in the Innovation Competition, and network with those creating and using wearable robotic devices.
Topics of Interest
- Medical Exoskeletons
- Industrial Exoskeletons
- Human-robot interaction
- Advances in Exo component technology (ie. Sensors, motors, controllers, etc)
Key Forums
- Automotive Forum
- Logistics Forum
- Insurance Forum
- Standards and Regulations
Important Dates
September 15, 2018: Submissions open through Paper Plaza
November 14, 2018: Deadline for submission of full-length papers
December 15, 2018: Notification of acceptance for papers
January 15, 2019: Submission of final papers deadline
To submit your paper proposal click here and scroll down to WearRAcon 19. Click the submission link on the right-hand side of the screen and follow the instructions. Questions? Contact Amy Gallagher, Conference Manager.
Review Panel: IEEE RAS TC on Wearable Robotics, contact: Thomas.sugar@asu.edu
Technical Co-Sponsor:
Authors wishing to participate at the conference must register individually. Only papers registered for the Conference shall be included in the conference publications and be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
Paper submissions will follow a single stage review and acceptance process, should align with at least one of the topics listed above, be 4000 – 5000 words max. on up to 6 pages and must comply with the IEEE format and specifications. Authors of accepted papers are required to submit the final updated camera-ready manuscript using the submission form by the Final Paper Submission deadline.
Acceptance/rejection of full papers is based on a peer review by the IEEE TC on Wearable Robotics.
Program Committee:
Bruce Floersheim (USA)
Joseph Hitt (USA)
Arun Jayaraman (USA)
Samer Mohammed (France)
Juan C. Moreno (Spain)
Thomas Sugar (USA)
Nicola Vitello (Italy)
Qining Wang (China)