The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2013) will take place in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan from August 4 to August 7, 2013. Organized Sessions: Proposals with the title, the organizers, and a brief statement of purpose of the session must be submitted to an OS Chair by March 30, 2013. An invited session consists of at least four papers that must be electronically submitted for review using the same procedure for contributed papers. Contributed Papers: All papers must be submitted in PDF format prepared strictly following the IEEE PDF Requirements for Creating PDF Documents for IEEE Xplore®. The standard number of pages is 6 and the maximum page limit is 8 pages with extra payment for the two extra pages. See detailed instructions in the conference web site. All paper accepted by IEEE ICMA 2013 will be indexed by EI and included in IEEE Xplore®. Extensions of selected papers will be published in a regular or a special issue of the following journals: International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation (IJMA) Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics