Robotics integrates many different component disciplines and technologies, such as computing technology, sensors, materials, actuators, control, and artificial intelligence. Advances in these component technologies have often driven robotics forward, and in return robotics has often provided the applications to motivate advances in the component technologies. Human-robot interaction is central to many of the most exciting applications of robotics, including medical robotics, assistive robotics, prosthetics, rehabilitation, transportation, human augmentation, entertainment and education. Recent trends shows  that human-robot interfaces are central to the applications that will affect us most profoundly. For many mobile robot and human-robot interaction applications we need fast, safe, low-cost, and reliable robots.  Advances in human robot interaction are coming rapidly and have already had an impact.

The  Colloquium  on Emerging Technologies and Trends  would examine the  continuing and likely future advances in technology,  explore their impact on robotics, and to map the implications for future robotics research directions . This program also aims to reveal the  Progress in such technologies  which are essential for capabilities and applications envisioned for robotics - Manufacturing and Automation, Healthcare and Medical Robotics, and Service Robotics.