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The conference Robotics: Science and Systems was held at the University of Washington in Seattle, from June 28 to July 1, 2009. More than 300 international researchers attended this single-track conference to learn about the most exciting robotics research and most advanced robotic systems. The program committee selected 39 papers out of 154 submissions. The program also included invited talks. The plenary presentations were complemented by workshops.
The fifth annual international conference Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2009 was held at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA, from June 28 to July 1, 2009. Within its first five years, RSS has established its position as the largest single-track mainstream robotics conference with papers of the highest quality covering a broad range of topics. This year's list of technical cosponsors grew to four: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, International Foundation of Robotics Research, and the Robotics Society of Japan. Despite the downturn in the economy, private sponsorship of RSS expanded, helping again to keep costs low for all participants, especially students. Notably, Springer sponsored the Springer Best Student...