The IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR2007) is dedicated to identifying and solving the key issues necessary to field capable robots across a variety of challenging applications. This year it will be hosted at the Istituto Superiore Antincendi, Roma Italy (September 27-29 2007). This fifth workshop in the series will address both the research challenges posed by search and rescue scenarios and the design of deployable robotic systems that satisfy user-defined requirements. It will be co-located with the Rescue Robotics Camp 2007 and Rescue Robotics Excercise to create a unique opportunity for development and exchange of research ideas and technical solutions. As always, emergency responders and other expected users will be involved in presentations and discussions to ensure the practical relevance of technology developments for actual usage. Topics for papers and demonstrations, include:

• Robot performance requirements and technical solutions for applications of SSRR (explosive ordinance disposal, urban search and rescue, CBRN hazard detection/mitigation, physical security, surveillance, …)
• Locomotion for ground, aerial, aquatic, indoor, and collapsed structures
• Perception for navigation, hazard detection, and victim identification
• Mapping of complex environments (2-D, 3-D, GIS integration, …)
• Manipulation capabilities (hazards, payloads, obstacles, doors, …)
• Communications for reliable data transfer (tether management, radio, …)
• Intelligent behaviors to improve robot performance and survivability
• Human-robot interfaces for improved remote situational awareness
• Autonomous search and exploration
• Multi-robot teams and mixed human-robot teams
• Training methods and other personnel issues
• Emerging technologies (sensors, power sources, micro robots, …)
• Emergency management issues related to robotics

Papers should be submitted electronically to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  in PDF format. Six camera-ready pages including figures are allowed for each paper. A maximum of two additional pages are permitted at $100 extra charge. Detailed instructions for paper submissions are available on the workshop web page.

Robot Demonstrations are welcome and will be incorporated into the program if accepted. Please submit a one page description of how your demonstration will be compelling for safety, security, or rescue robot developers and users to see, along with images and a video of the demonstration.

Download the PDF version of the Call for Papers.