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  • Dynamic Walking 2009 Update

    The online abstract submission for Dynamic Walking 2009 is now open.
    The submission deadline for these single-page abstracts is March 1,
    2009. Abstracts will be judged on both quality of research and
    relevance to dynamic walking. More details can be found under the
    Abstract Submission menu tab at www.dynamicwalking.org. Please
    subscribe to the newsletter on this page to receive regular meeting
    updates.

    Dynamic Walking 2009 will be held at Simon Fraser University in
    Vancouver, Canada, from June 8 to 11. The aim of this meeting, the
    fourth of an annual series, is to provide insight into the fundamental
    principles that underlie legged locomotion. Topics central to dynamic
    walking include energetics, stability, predictive principles and
    models, dynamic modeling, empirical data with a conceptual tie in,
    robot successes and failures. The dynamic walking approach puts less
    emphasis on vision, navigation, motion planning, kinematic data,
    kinematic control, and measurements that do not address a basic
    concept or principle. Participants are split roughly equally between
    students and professors, and between researchers studying human
    walking and those designing better walking robots.

    To promote open sharing of information, the meetings are organized to
    provide as much interaction between participants as possible. The
    format is highly informal and fluid, with a single-track of
    presentations and extensive time scheduled for interaction,
    brainstorming and idea sharing. Each day includes an enjoyable and
    hands-on tutorial, on topics such as techniques for simulating dynamic
    walking and the construction and testing of dynamic walking robots.

    Registration and lodging costs will also be posted to the website by
    March 1, 2009. We are aiming to substantially offset conference costs
    for student and postdoc attendees. While the final costs are still to
    be determined, we anticipate that registration, food and lodging costs
    will be about $1,000 CDN for regular attendees and $650 CDN for
    postdocs and students. The lodging will be mainly townhouse-style
    shared accommodation located on campus and within close walking
    distance to the meeting site.

    FEATURED SPEAKERS
    Chris Atkeson, Carnegie Mellon University
    Hugh Herr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Art Kuo, University of Michigan
    Tad McGeer, Aerovel Corporation
    David Reinkensmeyer, University of California at Irvine
    Andy Ruina, Cornell University
    Russ Tedrake, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Martijn Wisse, Delft University of Technology

    ORGANIZERS
    Max Donelan, Simon Fraser University
    Steve Collins, Delft University of Technology
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