The 2024 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots will take place in Nancy, France, on November 22-24. The conference solicits original paper contributions and workshop/tutorial proposals in all related areas with humanoid robotics. It will also host a robotics competition, a large industrial exhibition, and outreach activities for kids and the general public. The general chair of the conference is Serena Ivaldi, Inria researcher in the Larsen team. More information on Humanoids website.

The first euROBIN coopetition will take place from 25 to 28 November in Nancy. This event will offer to the participants three main areas of research, each associated with a specific challenge. The first challenge is industrial and aims to manipulate objects using a robotic arm. This challenge could be illustrated by manipulating a voltmeter to measure the voltage in a box. The second challenge is called ‘outdoor’. It aims to test the capabilities of drones and legged robots in…

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