부산대학교 도서관

We offer a warm welcome to all of the attendees of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009). This is a conference that over the years has established itself as a truly global enterprise of major technical importance. Our conference venue is St. Louis, Missouri located on the Mississippi River. St. Louis is the historical gateway to the West during the early years of growth and expansion in the United States. Crossing the Mississippi was the demarcation from east to west for early pioneers embarking on new hopes and horizons in the unsettled regions to the west. Building on this history, the conference theme is “Exploring New Horizons in Intelligent Robots and Systems.” Indeed, most think of IROS as a conference where an attractive blend of recent results encompassing basic through applied research can be viewed. We believe this year's technical program offers just that.