Human-Centric Robotics for Telepresence
23 May: A Full-day Workshop @ ICRA 2025
The workshop “Human-Centric Robotics for Telepresence” aims to explore the impact of telepresence robotics, focusing on enriching user experience and societal well-being. This interdisciplinary event will emphasise the critical role of human factors in shaping robotic applications across industry, healthcare, and more. Participants will discuss how both technological and ergonomic insights can enhance the operational effectiveness, user experience, and acceptance of telepresence technologies – also pondering their ethical and societal implications. By bringing together experts from multidisciplinary fields like engineering and ergonomics, this workshop will highlight successful implementations and lessons learned in diverse sectors, providing practical insights into overcoming challenges and maximising benefits. The results of this workshop will directly feed into the results of the IEEE-RAS TC on Telerobotics, the IEA TC on Human Factors in Robotics, and the IEEE-Telepresence Roadmap which is currently being developed: such a synergy will be fertile even beyond the mentioned communities.
After 16 presentations of the invited experts, a discussion based on a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis and a second one on a quick roadmap focus group will follow with the involvement of the audience, especially considering the perspectives of postdoctoral and doctoral fellows.
Invited Speakers
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Agenda: 23 May 2025
| Time | Speaker’s Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:15 | N. Deshpande | How User-centred Design helps enhance the Remote Teleoperation Experience |
| 9:15- 9:30 | L. Kunze | Challenges and Opportunities for Remote Driving |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | P. Bremner | Telepresence with Social Robots |
| 9:45- 10:00 | A. Tzemanaki | Haptics and Dexterous Teleoperation with the End-User in Mind |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | M. Catalano & G. Grioli | Shared Autonomy of the AlterEgo Service Robot across Homes, Hospitals and Museums |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | A. Naceri | Telepresence for Senior Healthcare |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | N. Gans | Robotics Beyond Site: Safe Teleoperation with Accessible Interfaces for the Visually Impaired |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | C. Yang | Human Skills Learning and Robot Teleoperation |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | V. Vashista | Collaborative Teleoperation Systems for Enhanced Human-Quadcopter Interaction |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | D. Pucci | iCub3 and ergoCub Avatar System |
| 12:30 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | J. Mullenbach | The Last Millimeter Problem and High Resolution Haptics |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | M. A. Moinnereau | Enhancing Telepresence with Real-Time Human State Monitoring |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Z. K. Tai | Cost-effectiveness of telerehabilitation application in rehabilitation recovery |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | F. Ferro | PAL Robotics’ Approach to Human-Centric Telepresence |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | T. Yang | How telepresence technology boosts humanoid robot technology future |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 16:40 | Panel Discussion | SWOT Analysis as Panel Discussion with Audience Engagement |
| 16:40 – 17:25 | Panel Discussion | Telepresence Roadmap Session as Panel Discussion with Audience Engagement |
| 17:25 – 17:30 | Final remarks and conclusions |