IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine - December 2014 - 2

A Publication of the IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION SOCIETY
Vol. 21, No. 4 December 2014 ISSN 1070-9932 http://www.ieee-ras.org/publications/ram

EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief
Eugenio Guglielmelli
(ram-eic@ieee.org)
Campus Bio-Medico
University, Roma (Italy)
Associate Editors

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
4 FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Antonio Franchi
Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique, CNRS (France)
Yi Guo
Stevens Institute of Technology (USA)

8 COMPETITIONS
14 ROS TOPICS
16 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
19 FROM THE GUEST EDITORS
108 ON THE SHELF
112 SOCIETY NEWS
120 HISTORY
128 EDUCATION
130 WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
134 CALENDAR

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Society Project Specialists
Kathy Colabaugh
Rachel O. Warnick
ras@ieee.org

Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena
Imperial College (UK)

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Yu Sun
University of South Florida (USA)

IEEE Periodicals
Magazines Department

Loredana Zollo
Campus Bio-Medico University, Roma
(Italy)

Debby Nowicki
Managing Editor
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Past Editor-in-Chief
Peter Corke
Queensland University of Technology
(Australia)

Janet Dudar
Senior Art Director

Industry Editor
Raj Madhavan
University of Maryland College Park (USA)

Theresa L. Smith
Production Coordinator

Hesuan Hu
Xidian University (PR China)

6 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

IEEE RAS Vice-President
of Publication Activities
Antonio Bicchi
University of Pisa (Italy)

RAM Editorial
Assistant and Column Manager
Rachel O. Warnick (USA)
COLUMNS
Competitions: Stephen Balakirsky
and Dan Popa (USA)
From the Editor's Desk: Eugenio
Guglielmelli (Italy)
ROS Topics: Steve Cousins
(USA)
On the Shelf: Alex Simpkins
RDP Robotics (USA)
Student Corner: Lauren Miller
Northwestern University (USA)

Gail A. Schnitzer
Assistant Art Director

Felicia Spagnoli
Advertising Production Manager
Peter M. Tuohy
Production Director
Dawn M. Melley
Editorial Director
Fran Zappulla
Staff Director,
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