This AROB 17th '12 (Jan.19(Thurs.)-Jan.21(Sat.), 2012. B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Oita, JAPAN) symposium invites you all to present original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.

We wish to thank the followings for their contributions to the success of a series of conferences:

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese government
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

History of symposium

This symposium was founded in 1996 under the support of Science and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Government. Since then, this symposium has been held every year at B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan except AROB 5th '00 (Oita) and AROB 6th '01 (Tokyo). The Eleventh to Sixteenth symposiums (2006-2011) were held at B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan.

Objective of symposium

The objective of this symposium is to develop new technologies for artificial life and robotics and their applications in various fields listed in the following Topics. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.

General session topics

Artificial intelligence	Artificial brain research
Artificial intelligence	Artificial life
Artificial mind research	Bioinformatics
Brain science	Complexity
Control techniques	Data mining
Evolutionary computations	Genetic algorithms
Human-machine cooperative systems	Human-welfare robotics
Image processing	Intelligent control & modeling
Learning	Multi-agent systems
Neural networks	Pattern recognition
Robotics	Poster Session

Organized session topics

Advanced Vehicle Control	Aware Technologies for e-Services
Bioinformatics	Bio-inspired theory and applications
Biomimetic Machines and Robots	Computer Vision and Sound Analysis
Computer-Supported Learning Systems	Control Application
Control Theory and its Application	Embracing Complexity in Natural Intelligence
Embracing Complexity in System Sensing	Information Technology for Environmental Research
Intelligent control	Intelligent control & modeling
Intelligent System and Control	Intelligent Systems and Applications
Intuitive Human-System Interaction	Management of technology
Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems	Medical Science and Complex System
Network Dynamics in Biological Information System	System sensing and control
Systems for defense of disaster