The IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM) is the flagship conference of both IEEE-SMC TC on Bio-mechatronics and Bio-robotics Systems, and IEEE-RAS TC on Neuro-Robotics Systems. The ICARM 2019 will take place on Toyonaka Campus, Osaka University, Japan, from July 3 to 5, 2019. Toyonaka campus is one of the three campuses of Osaka University. It is the major campus where 1st year undergraduate students spend most of their time in Osaka University. The campus is full of young passion. The 2019 conference is collaboratively organized by robotic researchers from Osaka University, The University of Tokyo, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and Ritsumeikan University, Japan. The conference will provide an international forum for researchers, educators, engineers in general areas of mechatronics, robotics, automation and sensors to disseminate their latest research results and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields.