Latin American Robotics Council [Regional]

Although there is tremendous enthusiasm and opportunities for robotics in Latin America, robotics activities have been extremely sparse in contrast to other regions of the world. On the other hand, there are more than 20 countries in Latin America, with hundreds of universities offering various engineering degrees, whereas robotics-related activities have been very limited, including a dramatic lack of robotics industry.Taking this situation into consideration, the Latin American Robotics Council (LARC) was established at the end of 2002, with the mission of integrating, extending, and motivating the interest in robotics across the region.