The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) is a
professional society of the
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
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that supports the development and the exchange of scientific knowledge in the fields of robotics and automation, including applied and theoretical issues.
History
The initial IEEE Robotics and Automation (R&A) entity, the Robotics and Automation Council, was founded in 1984 by a number of IEEE Societies including Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Circuits and Systems, Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, Computers, Control Systems, Industrial Electronics, Industry Applications, and Systems, Man and Cybernetics. In 1987 the council became the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Field of interest
The Society states in its constitution that it "is interested in both applied and theoretical issues in
robotics
Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
and
automation
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...
. Robotics is here defined to include intelligent machines and systems used, for example, in
space exploration,
human services
Human services is an interdisciplinary field of study with the objective of meeting human needs through an applied knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall qu ...
, or manufacturing; whereas automation includes the use of automated methods in various applications, for example, factory, office, home, or transportation systems to improve performance and productivity."
Publications
The society publishes a range of peer-reviewed journals, including
*IEEE Transactions on Robotics
*IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
*IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
*IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Co-sponsored publications include:
*''IEEE/ASME MicroElectroMechanical Systems Journal (MEMS)''
*''IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics''
*''IEEE Transactions on Haptics''
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IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing''
*''IEEE Transactions on Nano–Bio Science''
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IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology''
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IEEE Sensors Journal''
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IEEE Systems Journal''
Conferences
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society sponsors and co-sponsors a number of annual international
conferences such as the
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, the
International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering and
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.
Fully Sponsored RAS Conferences
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References
External links
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