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FinE-R 2015                                                                                   Preface


Preface
This volume contains the papers presented at FinE-R 2015: The Path to Success: Learning
from Failures in real Robots held on October 1, 2015 in Hamburg.
   There were 9 final accepted submissions where each submission was reviewed by at least 3
reviewers (including at least one senior reviewer). The program also included 2 invited talks.

    Main goals of the workshop
    Along the history there are many important discoveries that resulted from long trials and
error processes (e.g. the electric light bulb from Edison) or from analyzing ’failed’ results (e.g.
the Michelson-Morley experiment). In each case, the key contributor for the final success was
the willingness to learn from previous mistakes and to share the gained experience with the
research community.
    The path to progress in the field of robotics is not free of failures and caveats. These failures
provide valuable lessons and insights on future approaches by analyzing errors and finding
methods to avoid them. As such, the robotics community could benefit from the experience of
those who had faced and overcome similar failures before.
    The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers to share their personal
experiences on their ”failure to success” stories, to present what they have learnt, what others
should avoid while experimenting in similar context, providing tips for better research practices
and for creating more successful robots that meet people’s expectations.
    In addition, well known speakers in robotics will be invited to the workshop to share their
experiences, how they avoid failures, and their recommendations for creating more robust and
successful robots. Finally, the panel session will provide the right environment for attendees
to learn and discuss good practices in the robotics area to avoid failing to satisfy people’s
expectations around robots.
    Topics of interest (but not limited to)

   • Analysis of failures when participating in robotic challenges

   • Design of robust human-computer interfaces for robots

   • When failure is not an option: creating an outstanding robot from HW to SW

   • The search for errors: benchmarking and tools for testing robots

   • Avoiding common but frequently seen errors when deploying robots for industrial or
     general public environments

   • Advanced techniques for failure recovery and troubleshooting

   • Matching the expectations and needs of industries and consumers with the current tech-
     nology

   • Alternatives to techniques and algorithms that are prone to fail

   • The keys for successful research projects and proposals on robotics

   • Analysis of failed results and projects when using smart algorithms, well-established tech-
     niques or brilliant designs

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FinE-R 2015                                                                            Preface




    Acknowledgements
    We want to specially thank to our two invited speakers (Prof. Ryad Chellali from Nanjing
Tech University, Nanjing, China and Prof. Laurence DeVillers from LIMSI-CNRS, Sorbonne
University, France) and to all members of the Advisory Committee (Rafael E. Banchs, Suraj
Nair, and Marco A. Gutierrez) and the scientific committee for their valuable contribution and
suggestions. In addition, we thank the Human Language Technology department at Institute
for Infocomm Research (I2R-A*STAR) and TUM Create for their support to this workshop.


October 20, 2015                                                     Luis Fernando D’Haro
Singapore                                                              Andreea I. Niculescu
                                                                Aravindkumar Vijayalingam




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