Latin American Robotics Symposium - LARS and Latin American Robotics Competition - LARC are the most important academic events in robotics in all Latin America. Every year LARS/LARC takes place in a Latin American Country. This is a Latin-American event that brings together several sub-events that aim to encourage research and development in the area of Robotics.
This event is the union among the most respected competitions and the most important scientific congresses in the fields of robotics and A.I (Artificial Intelligence) in Latin America. In 2024, these event will take place in Arequipa - Peru and will be done in parallel with the XIV ORE 2024 (Olimpiadas de Robótica Educativa 2024).
Perú is a millenary country located in South America which offers a great cultural and gastronomic experience. Arequipa is located in the south of Perú and has become a hub for technological talent in Peru, which has its roots in the San Pablo Catholic University. San Pablo University has become a leading institution in research and technological development in Perú, specially on intelligent autonomous systems.
Arequipa combines the comfort of a metropolis, with the beauty of its green countryside, volcanoes, and cultural heritage; it offers an impressive gastronomy, majestic churches, mansions, and convents. Likewise, the Colca Canyon, twice as deep as the Colorado Canyon. Also, it is close to Machu Picchu and Nazca lines.
Even though it is a Latin American event, every year LARS/LARC receives researchers and teams from countries from North America, Europe and Asia. It is a singular event with a focus on scientific and technological development.
“Welcome to Arequipa - Peru, In the 2024 edition of LARS/LARC/ORE events, attendees will share, learn and discuss the latest advances in scientific and technological development in autonomous robotic systems and artificial intelligence.”
D. Sc. Raquel Esperanza Patiño Escarcina
General Chair
Call for papers
Papers must be written in English and must not exceed six (6) pages in standard IEEE format, including title, abstract, tables, figures, and references. Papers should present new solid results in theoretical, empirical, and applied research related to the conference topics. This year the reviewing process will be DOUBLE BLINDED, so authors must hide their names, contact information, acknowledgments, and any other reference in the text to where their research takes place.
The best selected papers will be invited for submission of an extended version in the Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems - JINT
Papers must be written in English and must not exceed six (6) pages in standard IEEE format, you can download templates for the preparation of your manuscript in the next links:
☛ Word Template ☚
☛ Latex template ☚
Conference topics of interest are, but not limited to:
Aerial Robots
Autonomous vehicles
Biologically-Inspired Robots
Cognitive Robotics
Dynamics and Control
Educational Robotics
Embedded and Mobile Hardware
Evolutionary Robotics
Field and Service Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction and Interfaces
Humanoid Robots
Industrial applications
Learning and Adaptation
Micro and Nano Robotics
Mobile Robots
Motion Planning
Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems
Robot Competitions
Robot Modeling
Robot Perception
Robot Programming
Robotic Architectures
Robotic Manipulators
Robotic surgery and rehabilitation
Robotic Swarms
Robotics and Entertainment
Search and Rescue Robots
Self-Localization, Mapping and Navigation
Sensor Modeling and Sensor Networks
Simulation and Visualization
Underwater Robotic Systems
Vision in Robotics and Automation
REGULAR PAPERS |
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TUTORIALS AND SHORT COURSES |
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| Tutorials and short courses proposals submission | May 19th |
| Notification of tutorials and short courses acceptance | June 9th |
PARTICIPATING THE EVENT |
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| Deadline for author registration | September 30nd |
| LARS Papers Presentations | November 11th yo 13th |
| Tutorials and short courses Presentations | November 11th yo 13th |
You can submit your manuscript in the next link:
You can submit your tutorial or short course proposal send for lars.larc.2024@ucsp.edu.pe:
☛ Deadline : June 23 ☚
You can submit your camera ready paper in the next link:
Organizing Chairs
General Chair - Dr. Raquel Esperanza Patiño Escarcina
Local LARS Chair - Dr. Dennis Barrios Aranibar
Program Chair - Dr. Luiz Chaimowicz
Technical Program Members
Dr. Luiz Chaimowicz
Dr. Luiz Marcos Garcia Gonçalvez
Dr. Pablo Javier Alsina
Dr. José Alberto Diaz Amado
Dr. Raquel Esperanza Patiño Escarcina
Dr. Dennis Barrios Aranibar
Dr. Eber Huanca Cayo
Organizing Committee
Dr. Dennis Barrios Aranibar
LARS Local Chair
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Universidad Católica San Pablo - Arequipa, Peru
Dr. Luiz Chaimowicz
LARS Program Chair
Department of Computer Science - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil
Team Description Papers (TDPs)
The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a document in article format that describes the ideas implemented by the team. You can describe the entire system or focus on one or two components – we recommend that innovative and important topics or alternative approaches taken are included in the TDP, as the same problem and topics may be of interest to other teams.
All teams need to submit a TDP to be able to participate in LARC 2024. TDPs must be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Teams that do not send a TDP or that have their TDP refused cannot participate in the event even if they have paid the registration fee. The amounts paid for registrations will not be refunded.
Teams from the same educational institution, but participating in different categories, must register a different TDP for each category.
Team Description Papers can be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese and must not exceed six (6) pages in standard IEEE format, you can download templates for the preparation of your TDP in the next links:
☛ Word Template ☚
☛ Latex template ☚
☛ Deadline to Submit your TDP: 31Th July
26Th August. ☚
IEEE Humanoid Robot Racing (HRR)
Humanoid robots attract interest from the public and researchers around the world. However, coordination and fluidity of movement, maintaining balance to perform a given task, is still an open challenge for humanoid robots.
The main goal of HRR competition is to motivate researches to develop and enhance the walking and running movements of a bipedal robot, in order to complete a course in the shortest time.
Chair:
Rules: Humanoid Robot Racing Rules
IEEE Open
IEEE Open aims to present a high-level challenge to students. In this league, any equipment can be used to assemble an autonomous robot, which must perform a task that changes every year. IEEE Open tasks attempt to reproduce the challenges of real robotics on a smaller scale.
Chair:
Rules: IEEE Open Rules
IEEE Standard Educational Kits (SEK)
The objective of the SEK category is to present a stimulating challenge to undergraduate students who need to assemble autonomous robots using educational kits previously approved for the competition. Two cooperative robots must act to perform a specific task.
Chair:
Rules: IEEE Standard Educational Kits (SEK) Rules
Print your Arena to practice: IEEE Standard Educational Kits (SEK) Arena
IEEE Very Small Size Soccer (VSSS)
In IEEE Very Small Size Soccer, two teams of 3 robots measuring up to 7.5 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm play a soccer match. The robots are controlled remotely by a computer, but without human intervention. The computer processes the image from a video camera placed above the field and controls the robots.
*Only Peruvian Teams - The winner on this competition of HRFEST 2024 could advance to the quarter-rounds
Chair:
Brazilian site of Very Small Size Soccer League: VSSS League
Rules (in portuguese): IEEE Very Small Size Soccer (VSSS) Rules
Simulation 2D Soccer
Simulated football league, where two teams of 11 intelligent autonomous agents play a football match in two dimensions. Each agent, who represents a player, receives limited information about the game situation and must decide his action thinking about the team as a whole.
Chair:
Robocup Resources for the Soccer Simulation 2D: Simulation 2D Soccer Resources
Simulation 3D Soccer
In this simulated league, two teams of 11 autonomous humanoid robots play football in 3 dimensions. The objective of the 3D simulation competition is aimed at designing strategic football behaviors for low-level control of humanoid robots, and creating basic behaviors such as walking, kicking, turning and lifting, among others.
Chair:
Robocup Resources for the Soccer Simulation 3D: Simulation 2D Soccer Resources
Rules: Simulation 3D Soccer Rules
Rescue Simulation Robots
The purpose of this competition is to provide a common benchmark to demonstrate scientific progress in the application of robotics to Urban Search and Rescue. The rules of this competition are loosely inspired by the rules of the RoboCup Rescue Robot League. As in the Rescue Robot League, a devastated area has to be explored for victims by a team of robots controlled by an operator. Compared to the Rescue Robot League, the focus is on exploring larger areas with multiple robots rather than the mobility of individual robots.
Chair:
Robocup Wep Page for Rescue Simulation Robots: Rescue Simulation Robots Official Site
Resources and Documentation of Rescue Simulation: Rescue Simulation Resources
Open Source Code of Rescue Simulation: Rescue Simulation Source Code
Rescue Simulation Agents
The Agent Simulation competition involves primarily evaluating the performance of agent teams on different maps of the RoboCup Rescue Agent Simulation (RCRS) platform, a comprehensive simulation environment for research in disaster response management.. Specifically, this competition involves evaluating the effectiveness of Ambulances, Police Forces, and Fire Brigades agents on rescuing civilians and extinguishing fires in cities where an earthquake has just happened.
Chair:
Robocup Wep Page for Rescue Simulation Agents: Rescue Simulation Robots Official Site
Resources and Documentation of Rescue Simulation: Rescue Simulation Resources
Open Source Code of Rescue Simulation: Rescue Simulation Source Code
@Home Social Standard Platform League (SSPL)
The RoboCup @Home league aims to develop service and assistance robot technology for future personal home applications. Robots need to perform tasks and tests inside a simulated home, a realistic and non-standard environment.
The SSPL takes robots away from a traditional passive servant role, as the robot is now the one who actively looks for interaction. From a party waiter in a domestic environment to a hostess in a museum or shopping mall, in SSPL we look for the next user who may require the robot’s services. Hence, this league focuses on Human-Robot Interaction, Natural Language Processing, Person Detection and Person Recognition, Adaptive Behaviors, and safe outdoor Navigation and Mapping. The robot to be used in the SSPL is the Softbank Pepper
Chair:
Robocup Wep Page for @Home Social Standard Platform League: @Home Social Standard Platform League (SSPL) Official Site
Rules: @Home Rules
Organizing Chairs
General and Local LARC Chair - Dr. Raquel Esperanza Patiño Escarcina
Local LARC Co-Chair - M. Sc. Percy Willianson Lovón Ramos
Technical Members
IEEE Humanoid Robot Racing (HRR) Chair
IEEE Open Chair
IEEE Standard Educational Kits (SEK) Chair
IEEE Very Small Size Soccer (VSSS) Chair
Simulation 2D Soccer Chair
Simulation 3D Soccer Chair
Rescue Simulation Robots Chair
Rescue Simulation Agents Chair
@Home Social Standard Platform League Chair
Organizing Committee
Dr. Raquel Esperanza Patiño Escarcina
LARC Local Chair
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Universidad Católica San Pablo - Arequipa, Peru
Keynote Speakers
M. Ani Hsieh, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania
Multi-Robot Systems for Ocean Monitoring and Modeling
Guilherme A. S. Pereira, PhD
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering West Virginia University
Improving Mining Safety with Autonomous Drones
Dr. Luiz Chaimowicz
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Coordination of Robotic Swarms
Tutorials
David Saldaña, PhD.
Lehigh University
Tutorial 1: Design and Control of Aerial Robots
Miguel Andres Solis, PhD.
Engineering Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello
Tutorial 2: Practical Introduction to Reinforcement Learning with Gym in Python
John Carlos Quispe Chambi, Mg.
Ingeniería Mecatrónica, Universidad Nacional de Juliaca
Tutorial 3:Robot programming with ROS and AI on a Jetson Nano
Marcelo Saavedra, MSc.
Mechatronic Engineering, Universidad Catolica Boliviana
Tutorial 4: Probabilistic Search Using Robots
Eber Huanca Cayo, Phd.
Mechatronic Engineering, Universidad Catolica San Pablo
Tutorial 5: Modelling and Desing of Terain and Aquatic Robots
Bruno J. Santos. Phd(c)
Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Sao Paulo
Tutorial 6: 3D Modelling For Use as Synthetic Images In Artificial Intelligence Training Applied In Computer Vision
Program Overview LARS
ORE Competitions
09:00 to 15:00 h
LARC Warm up
15:00 to 18:00 h
Know Arequipa
09:00 to 18:00 h
LARS/LARC REGISTRATION
LARS: Campus San Lazaro - 09:00 to 11:00 h
LARC: Campus Salaverry - 09:00 to 11:00 h
LARS Technical Session 1
11:00 to 13:00 h
LUNCH
13:00 to 14:00 h
LARS Technical Session 2
14:00 to 16:00 h
LARS / LARC Openning
16:00 to 16:30 h
LARS / Conference 1: M. Ani Hsieh, Ph.D. - University of Pennsylvania
"Multi-Robot Systems for Ocean Monitoring and Modeling"
16:30 to 17:45 h
LARS / LARC Welcome Coktel
18:00 to 19:15 h
Tutorial 1: Dr. David Saldana - Lehigh University
Design and Control of Aerial Robots
08:30 to 11:00 h
Tutorial 2: Dr. Miguel Andrés Solís Cid - Universidad Andrés Bello
Practical Introduction to Reinforcement Learning with Gym in Python
08:30 to 11:00 h
Tutorial 3: Mg. John Carlos Quispe Chambi - Universidad Nacional de Juliaca
Robot programming with ROS and AI on a Jetson Nano
08:30 to 11:00 h
LARS Technical Session 3
11:00 to 13:00 h
LUNCH
13:00 to 14:00 h
Technical Session 4
14:00 to 16:00 h
Hybrid Technical Session 5
16:00 to 17:20 h
Conference 2: Guilherme A. S. Pereira, PhD - Dep. of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering West Virginia University
Improving Mining Safety with Autonomous Drones
17:20 to 18:15 h
Tutorial 4 : Mg. Marcelo Saavedra - Universidad Catolica Boliviana
Search Using Mobile Robots
08:30 to 10:00 h
Tutorial 6 : Bruno J. Santos. Phd(c) - Universidad Sao Paulo
3D Modelling For Use as Synthetic Images In Artificial Intelligence Training Applied In Computer Vision
8:30 to 10:00 h
LARS Technical Sessions 6
10:00 to 13:00 h
LUNCH
13:00 to 14:00 h
Tutorial 4 Mg. Marcelo Saavedra - Universidad Catolica Boliviana
Search Using Mobile Robots
13:45 to 15:15 h
Tutorial 6 : Bruno J. Santos. Phd(c) - Universidad Sao Paulo
3D Modelling For Use as Synthetic Images In Artificial Intelligence Training Applied In Computer Vision
13:45 to 15:15 h
Technical Session 7
Modelling and Desing of Terain and Aquatic Robots
15:30 to 16:30 h
Conference 3: Dr. Luis Chaimowicz - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
16:00 to 17:45 h
Dinner LARS/LARC
18:00 h
Tutorial 5 : Phd. Eber Huanca Callo - Universidad Catolica San Pablo
Modelling and Desing of Terain and Aquatic Robots
08:30 to 11:00 h
Technical Session 8
09:00 to 11:00 h
Hybrid Technical Session 9
11:00 to 13:00 h
LUNCH
13:00 to 14:00 h
Hybrid Technical Session 10
14:00 to 16:00 h
Close LARS/LARC
16:00 to 16:30 h
LARS/LARC Registration Fees and Link
Registration and Schedule of LARC
- The Teams of LARC must to send their TDP's until 26th August.
- The accepted TDP's will be published until September 02.
- All of accepted Teams of LARC must to pay the register until 16Th September, however the early register ends 06/09.
- To register, you must click of the link Click me and after register your pay by the form REGISTER FORM and attach your voucher.
Registration and Schedule of LARS
- The fees of IEEE Member include SBC Member.
- Only the Full LARS registration includes the cost of the Official Dinner. If you wish to include the dinner in your registration, please contact the organization before paying the registration fee.
- Registration for groups of more than 10 students from the same institution may qualify for discounts. Please contact the organization before paying.
- IEEE and SBC members must be active members of their associations. The organization may request proof of this status at any time. In case of irregularities, your registration may be cancelled without refund.
- Each accepted article must have at least 1 author registered in the FULL category. If the paper is not covered by a FULL registration, the student must pay his registration and a publication fee. Publication fee is the difference between what the student paid for his category and the "Professional" category, for the same deadline. Additionally, each Professional registration can cover up to 2 (two) papers. The student registration + publication fee covers 1 (one) paper.
- The authors need to link to Pay Click me and register your information in REGISTER
Registration for Assistance
- The fees of IEEE Member include SBC Member and Aneimera Members
- The assistances need to link to Pay Click me and register your information in REGISTER
INFORMES E INSCRIPCIONES
Universidad Católica San Pablo
Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y ElectrónicaMagdalena Vasquez Sandobal
Correo: mvasquezs@ucsp.edu.pe
Teléfono:+51932900547
+51 932900547Fees for Registration :
| LARS REGISTRATION FEES | ||||||
| EARLY 27/09/2024 | REGULAR 01/11/2024 | |||||
| MODALIDAD | INCLUDE | IEEE/SBC MEMBER | NO IEEE MEMBER | IEEE/SBC MEMBER | NO IEEE MEMBER | |
| Internacional/ Nacional | Full Inscription | 02 papers 01 Conference Dinner |
S/. 646.00 | S/. 950.00 | S/. 836.00 | S/. 1140.00 |
| Internacional | Student | No Peruvian attendance | S/. 304.00 | S/. 380.00 | S/. 494.00 | S/. 570.00 |
| Nacional | Student | Event Peruvian attendance | S/. 110.00 | S/. 130.00 | S/. 140.00 | S/. 160.00 |
| Nacional | Student UCSP | Event Peruvian attendance | S/. 70.00 | S/. 90.00 | S/. 100.00 | S/. 110.00 |
LARC Registration Fees |
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| Team Registration | EARLY 16/09/2024 | REGULAR UNTIL 30/09/2024 | ||||||
| Description | Include | Team| | IEEE Member | NO IEEE Member | Team | IEEE Member | NO IEEE Member | |
| No Peruvian | 01 team | 01 robot 01 team member |
S/. 684.00 | - | - | S/. 760.00 | - | - |
| Peruvian | 01 team | 01 robot 01 team member |
S/. 300.00 | - | - | S/. 400.00 | - | - |
| Simulation Categorie |
01 team | 01 robot 02 team member |
S/. 380.00 | - | - | S/. 570.00 | - | - |
| International member | Team member No Peruvian | 01 team member | - | S/. 304.00 | S/. 342.00 | - | S/. 380.00 | S/. 437.00 |
| National member | Team Member Peruvian | 01 team Member | - | S/. 100.00 | S/. 150.00 | - | S/. 150.00 | S/. 200.00 |
| International Professor Member | Team Professor No Peruvian | 01 Member Professor | - | S/. 456.00 | S/. 494.00 | - | S/. 551.00 | S/. 760.00 |
| National Professor Member | Team Professor Peruvian | 01 Member Professor | - | S/. 200.00 | S/. 300.00 | - | S/. 300.00 | S/. 350.00 |
Special Conditions
- The fees of IEEE Member include SBC Member.
- Only the Full LARS registration includes the cost of the Official Dinner. If you wish to include the dinner in your registration, please contact the organization before paying the registration fee.
- Registration for groups of more than 10 students from the same institution may qualify for discounts. Please contact the organization before paying.
- Fees of SBC member is the same of IEEE Member.
- IEEE and SBC members must be active members of their associations. The organization may request proof of this status at any time. In case of irregularities, your registration may be cancelled without refund.
- Each accepted article must have at least 1 author registered in the Professional category. If the paper is not covered by a Professional registration, the student must pay his registration and a publication fee. Publication fee is the difference between what the student paid for his category and the "Professional" category, for the same deadline. Additionally, each Professional registration can cover up to 2 (two) papers. The student registration + publication fee covers 1 (one) paper.
Conference Venue
This 2024, Latin American Robotics Symposium and Latin American Robotics Competition (LARS/LARC 2024) take place in the Campus San Lázaro of the San Pablo Catholic Univerity in Arequipa - Peru.
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 1'226,440 it is the second most populous city of the country. Arequipa lies in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,335 meters (7,661 ft) above sea level; the former snow-capped volcano Misti overlooks the city. It is also the central city of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru. Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, known as Aeropuerto Internacional Rodríguez Ballón in Spanish, is an airport serving Arequipa, three airlines serve Arequipa, they are LATAM, Sky Airlines and Jet Smart.
Accommodation
List of Hotels in Arequipa with the international Safe Travels seal
Educational Robotics Olympics
The Educational Robotics Olympics were born with the objective of contributing to the development of robotics in basic, secondary and university education at a national and international level, helping to promote healthy competition at an academic level, sharing experiences and knowledge related to robotics.
This is with the intention of preparing and giving prior experience to participants seeking to compete in events at the Latin American and global level such as the LARC (Latin American Robotics Competition) and the ROBOCUP.
For 2024, the Educational Robotics Olympics (ORE) have an international focus based on high-level Autonomous Robotics competitions in order to provide the opportunity to prepare teams that can represent us internationally.
MORE INFO (In Spanish):
☛ Olimpiadas de Robótica Educativa ☚