<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-7a30deaf-7fff-0bc8-5008-152aa2f4ad45"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-3e42bcda-7fff-a647-3b3f-69ef47d25777" style="font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear colleagues, students, and researchers,</font></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">_______</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">LACORO 2025 - 4th </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Latin American Summer School on Robotics</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Rancagua (Chile) in person, 8-12 December 2025</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-da0a0519-7fff-4e41-12ab-a1b713b04500"><a href="https://www.lacoro.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://www.lacoro.org</font></span></a></span></p></span><br><div><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-61d1776c-7fff-659b-4280-26a2b891459e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 4th edition of the Latin American Summer School on Robotics (LACORO). The school will take place in person from December 8-12, 2025, at the Universidad de O’Higgins in Rancagua, Chile.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Important dates</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">Registration opens: </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">June 1, 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Registration deadline: <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">September 30, 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Early Registration Pricing Ends</span><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">:</strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"> Sunday, 31st August 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Travel and Registration Grants Applications Open:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Sunday,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"> 1st June 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Travel and Registration Grants Applications Close:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"> Wednesday, 30th July 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Travel and Registration Grants Notifications:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">Friday, 15th August 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Extended Abstract Submission Opens:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"> Sunday, 1st June 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Extended Abstract Submission Closes:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">Tuesday, 15th July 2025</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Extended Abstract Acceptance Notifications:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"> Friday, 15th August 202</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Poster & Cinematic Video Submission Closes:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">To be announced</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><b style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Registration</b></p></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div style="text-align:justify"><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-78d86880-7fff-a0f6-11ab-ff63bdf52aec"><p style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Click here to register: </span><a href="https://www.lacoro.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:start;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://www.lacoro.org</font></span></a></p><p style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Travel Grant Application</b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt">If you want to apply for a travel grant, select the travel grant option when you register. The grants will be awarded based on the predefined criteria on our website, including the quality of the extended abstract.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Confirmed Speakers</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Summer School will have presentations by renowned international speakers, including the following confirmed speakers:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:14.95px">Cecilia Laschi, National University of Singapore.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">Danica Kragic, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="line-height:14.95px">Heather Culbertson, University of Southern California.</span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="line-height:14.95px">Lorenzo Jamone, University College London (UCL), UK, Computer Science Department.</span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent"><span style="line-height:14.95px">Xavier Hinaut, Inria (Mnemosyne team) & Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux France.</span></span></p></li></ul><span style="background-color:transparent"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-8e1ee8f1-7fff-391c-02cc-b154fad08af9"><span style="color:rgb(14,16,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We would like to highlight that there are limited spots for this event. They will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis as registrations are completed. Registration for students is free.</span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-6133764a-7fff-70f0-d485-8017a2ee4b91"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact the organizing committee: </span><a href="mailto:lacoro@innovacionyrobotica.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(13,110,253);box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center">lacoro@innovacionyrobotica.com</a> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">or visit our website: </span><a href="https://www.lacoro.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:start;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://www.lacoro.org</font></span></a></p></span><span id="m_-1202798529833945416m_4283720482671285469m_1862360799299232029m_7946557532373084521m_1166256135065068882m_2688675888762049191gmail-docs-internal-guid-150520c3-7fff-985e-4b56-7f55a8df4f7c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">LACORO 2025 Organizing Committee</span></p></span></div></span></span></div></font></div></div>