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SUMMARY:LatinX in AI & Robotics
DESCRIPTION:Room: Room 401 (Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park) \nLaunched in January 2018\, a group of leaders from academia\, industry\, and social impact sectors united to focus on “Creating Opportunity for LatinX in AI.” This initiative aims to elevate LatinX representation in AI and address the biases that permeate machine learning\, ultimately benefiting our communities. As the number of Hispanic and LatinX AI practitioners grows\, it is crucial that we have opportunities to share our work at global AI conferences\, unlocking opportunities for collaboration\, funding\, and career advancement. \nFor ICRA\, our specific goal is to enhance networking opportunities within the Latin American and Hispanic communities and broader community\, particularly in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence\, and to foster greater engagement in these areas. IEEE’s mission to foster technological innovation and excellence to benefit humanity requires the talents and perspectives of people with many disciplinary backgrounds.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/latinx-in-ai-robotics/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule,Diversity Day
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SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-8/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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SUMMARY:Robotics Pitch Competition
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URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/robotics-pitch-competition/
CATEGORIES:Stage Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163500
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SUMMARY:Break
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/break-4/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T175500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T192526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213549Z
UID:10000052-1747845300-1747850100@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-9/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T192556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213542Z
UID:10000053-1747900800-1747938600@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Registration Open
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/registration-open-5/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T093000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T192631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213535Z
UID:10000054-1747902600-1747906200@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-10/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241106T192707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T180642Z
UID:10000055-1747904400-1747933200@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Exhibit Hall Open
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/exhibit-hall-open-3/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T095500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T192825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213527Z
UID:10000056-1747906200-1747907700@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Morning Coffee Break
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/morning-coffee-break-2/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T121500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250310T144552Z
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SUMMARY:Undergraduate Robotics Education Programs: Structures\, Platforms\, and Approaches
DESCRIPTION:Room: 401 \nMany formal undergraduate degrees in Robotics have emerged in the last fifteen years. The purpose of this forum is to gather educators to discuss various topics in undergraduate Robotics education\, such as curricular structures\, educational Robotics platforms\, and more. Most of the sessions will be interactive ones with posters and demos.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/undergraduate-robotics-education-programs-structures-platforms-and-approaches/
CATEGORIES:Forums
ORGANIZER;CN="Sterling Mcleod%2C North Caroline State University":MAILTO:smmcleod@ncsu.edu
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T110500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213512Z
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SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-11/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T110500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T111500
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CREATED:20241206T193105Z
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SUMMARY:Break
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URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/break-5/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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CREATED:20241206T193141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213500Z
UID:10000059-1747912500-1747916100@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-12/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T134500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T193555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213455Z
UID:10000060-1747916100-1747921500@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Awards Lunch
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URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/awards-lunch/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T144500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T193743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213450Z
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SUMMARY:Plenary Session
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URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/plenary-session-3/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T144500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T151500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T193823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213443Z
UID:10000062-1747925100-1747926900@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Afternoon Coffee Break
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/afternoon-coffee-break-3/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T162500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241217T212920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213438Z
UID:10000067-1747926900-1747931100@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-14/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T162500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T163500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T194033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213432Z
UID:10000063-1747931100-1747931700@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Break
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URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/break-6/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T163500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T175500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T194105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T215424Z
UID:10000064-1747931700-1747936500@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-13/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241206T194145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213415Z
UID:10000065-1747938600-1747947600@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Farewell Reception
DESCRIPTION:  \n 
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/farewell-reception/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20241217T213004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213409Z
UID:10000068-1747985400-1748008800@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Registration Open
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/registration-open-6/
CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T142702Z
UID:10000152-1747989000-1748003400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Nonverbal Cues for Human-Robot Cooperative Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Humans can perceive social cues and the interaction context of another human to infer internal states including cognitive and emotional states\, empathy\, and intention. This unique ability to infer internal states leads to effective social interaction between humans. Such unique ability is desirable for intelligent systems like robots\, virtual agents\, and human-machine interfaces to collaborate and interact seamlessly with humans in the era of Industry 5.0\, where intelligent systems must work alongside humans to perform a variety of tasks anywhere at home\, factories\, offices\, transit\, etc. \nThe underlying technologies to achieve efficient and intelligent collaboration between humans and ubiquitous intelligent systems can be realized by cooperative intelligence\, spanning interdisciplinary studies between robotics\, AI\, human-robot and -computer interaction\, computer vision\, cognitive science\, etc. \nThis workshop is dedicated to discussing computational methods for sensing and recognition of nonverbal cues and internal states in the wild to realize cooperative intelligence between humans and intelligent systems. Specifically\, we are interested in cognition-aware computing by integrating environmental contexts and multi-modal nonverbal social cues not limited to gaze interaction\, body language\, and para language. \nMore importantly\, we extend multi-modal human behavior research to infer the internal states of humans and to generate empathetic interactions between humans and intelligent systems. We gather researchers from different expertise\, yet have the common goal\, motivation\, and resolve to explore and tackle this delicate issue considering the practicality of industrial applications. We are calling for papers to discuss novel methods to realize human-robot cooperative intelligence by sensing and understanding humans’ behavior\, internal states\, and to generate empathetic interactions.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/nonverbal-cues-for-human-robot-cooperative-intelligence/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T184938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155534Z
UID:10000136-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Pulling the Strings on Creative Collaborations: A Retrospective on Puppetry\, Choreography\, and Control
DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides a critical retrospective and forward-looking discussion about an NSF-funded project that studied the science and engineering behind creating and controlling robotic puppets. The project explored multiple dimensions of the challenge\, such as the sequencing and composition of controllers and the integration of meaning with kinematically and dynamically distinct systems. This effort required a diverse team of researchers\, artists\, and industry professionals. \nParticipants will hear from the principal investigators and supporting researchers about the project’s outcomes\, new research directions\, and spin-offs that emerged from this unconventional approach. \nA highlight of the workshop will be a fun\, hands-on puppetry tutorial led by a professional puppeteer. This session will demonstrate how puppeteers design movement\, develop scores for puppetry plays\, and create meaningful performances using both scripted and improvisatory movements. \nThe workshop will also feature an interactive panel on current research collaborations at robotics labs that leverage the arts and interdisciplinary approaches across various use cases\, including music\, dance\, architecture\, and healthcare. \nStudent researchers will have the opportunity to present their work\, share ideas\, and network with like-minded researchers. The day will conclude with a summative breakout session\, where participants will synthesize the discussions and insights shared throughout the event. \nThis workshop is specifically targeted at interdisciplinary robotics researchers who are interested in collaborating with partners from the arts\, fostering connections that bridge technology and creativity.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/pulling-the-strings-on-creative-collaborations-a-retrospective-on-puppetry-choreography-and-control/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T190736Z
UID:10000137-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:AQ²UASIM : Advancing Quantitative and QUAlitative SIMulators for marine applications
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/aq%c2%b2uasim-advancing-quantitative-and-qualitative-simulators-for-marine-applications/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155613Z
UID:10000138-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Block by Block: Collaborative Strategies for Multi-agent Robotic Construction
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities that multi-agent systems (MAS) present for push manipulation of loose materials for site preparation and prefabricated assembly. Specifically\, this workshop focuses on the planning and coordination of MAS for both push manipulation and modular assembly tasks\, with an emphasis on decentralized approaches. \nPush Manipulation: Many essential site preparation tasks are accessible to robots with general-purpose pushing tools. These tasks—such as mapping the material on the ground\, leveling the ground\, clearing debris\, and shaping loose materials like soil and gravel—are crucial before building can begin. This workshop will address the organization and coordination of MAS to carry out these tasks; by leveraging precise coordinated pushing actions\, robots will create a solid foundation for the construction process. \nModular construction: Modular construction\, where prefabricated units are assembled into larger structures\, offers a flexible\, scalable approach ideal for robotic systems. Coordinating a team of heterogeneous robots to efficiently execute these tasks requires sophisticated planning and scheduling algorithms. The workshop will address sequencing module placements and ensure seamless agent coordination\, utilizing bioinspired techniques and optimization strategies to enhance performance and scalability. \nThis workshop aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools needed to advance the modular construction and site preparation field\, focusing on the latest state-of-the-art research. We emphasize the importance of formulating clear and impactful research questions\, as better questions lead to better research outcomes.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/block-by-block-collaborative-strategies-for-multi-agent-robotic-construction/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155740Z
UID:10000139-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Novel Approaches for Precision Agriculture and Forestry with Autonomous Robots
DESCRIPTION:Precision agriculture techniques are essential for increasing crop yields while reducing environmental impact\, particularly in the face of climate change effects. Commercial robotic solutions are actively being deployed to assist in agricultural tasks. However\, autonomous robots are far from reaching their full potential in this domain. Fully autonomous robots can significantly impact precision agriculture by providing mapping\, sensing\, or manipulation capabilities for crops and forests\, enabling fruit counting\, tree diameter estimation\, crop disease detection\, carbon sequestration quantification\, smart spraying\, and biomass estimation\, among others. \nThis workshop bridges industry and academia to discuss how to close the gap towards autonomous robots in agricultural and field robotics settings. Key topics include innovative forestry techniques for tree diameter and biomass estimation\, datasets\, semantic simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)\, motion planning and navigation in cluttered environments\, crop inspections\, and applications. Attendees will gain insights into the latest research and developments at the intersection of precision agriculture and robotics from academic and industrial perspectives\, as well as the open challenges in the field and novel approaches to tackling them. \nThis workshop will also provide a forum for researchers beyond the agricultural robotics community to learn about this field\, encouraging them to apply their expertise in this challenging domain.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/advances-in-social-robot-navigation-planning-hri-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155812Z
UID:10000140-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Autonomy Under Duress: Robots in Wildland Fire
DESCRIPTION:This full-day workshop will showcase the cutting edge of research and practice in autonomous robotics for the management and control of wildland fire. Wildland fire management presents daunting challenges due to unstructured uncertainty\, scale\, and complex multiscale nonlinear interactions between the process and its environment. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners working to advance the integration of heterogeneous autonomous robots across all stages of wildland fire management through multidisciplinary work in guidance\, navigation\, control\, sensing\, computer vision\, communications\, novel design\, security\, high fidelity computation\, operations\, policy\, and beyond. \nWhile deliberations will center on wildland fire resiliency\, the scope of this forum will extend to broader questions concerning robotics and health of the wildland fire ecosystem and climate science. Broad areas of interest for technical content to be presented in the workshop are as follows: autonomous robotics missions in wildland life; multi-agent autonomy; human-robot teaming; flight under the canopy; communication and coordination; computer vision\, machine learning and AI; online decision making; novel design in ground\, air and space; advances in sensing and data fusion; lifecycle of wildland fire: needs and policy; and\, role of robotics in climate science. \nThe workshop will follow a mixed format\, interlacing technical presentations with panels and audience interaction. In this manner\, content will be presented to the audience in blocks\, followed by engaging conversation among all participants. Expert talks and panels will feature prominent members of the wildland fire operations and research communities.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/autonomy-under-duress-robots-in-wildland-fire/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155840Z
UID:10000141-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:Ubiquitous Medical Robotics: Lessons Learned\, Vision Beyond
DESCRIPTION:In the past decade\, research into medical robotics has surged\, with thousands of academic papers published each year\, and the field gaining ever-increasing attention. Despite this growing ubiquity in academic discourse\, translation into real-world products remains relatively slow\, with few breakthroughs reaching the clinical stage. Observing the last 10 years and looking ahead to the next\, we are left with a series of critical questions: What capabilities of medical robots are still missing? What are the realistic expectations for medical robots—should they all be fully autonomous? And which emerging techniques in the next decade can potentially bridge the gap between research and clinical application? Furthermore\, how can we enhance the awareness and cognitive abilities of medical robots to improve their performance in real-world surgeries? \nThis workshop will bring together leading medical robotics researchers and clinicians\, fostering an interdisciplinary dialogue aimed at addressing these pressing issues. Together\, we will explore the latest advancements\, discuss key challenges\, and investigate the role of both automation and human oversight in future medical robotics systems. By combining diverse expertise\, we hope to find pathways towards practical\, safe\, and effective solutions for the next generation of medical robots.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/ubiquitous-medical-robotics-lessons-learned-vision-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155912Z
UID:10000142-1747989000-1748021400@2026.ieee-icra.org
SUMMARY:3rd Robot-Assisted Medical Imaging. ICRA-RAMI
DESCRIPTION:Medical imaging plays a vital role in modern clinical practice\, providing valuable information to physicians for diagnosis\, image-guided surgeries\, and more. Due to the high precision and reproducibility of robotic techniques\, the involvement of robots can help overcome some limitations in conventional imaging methods\, such as intra- and inter-operator variations. With the rise of machine learning\, the development of autonomous imaging systems has gained increasing attention. \nTo create intelligent systems that work robustly in unknown environments\, fundamental research is continuously emerging\, exploring novel approaches such as visual servoing\, shared control\, object segmentation\, scene understanding\, and learning from experts’ experiences. \nThe goal of this workshop is to bring together active research groups and clinicians to share the latest technological achievements in robot-assisted medical imaging. By gathering world-class technical and clinical researchers\, the workshop will also address remaining challenges beyond technical developments\, including ethical issues and clinical acceptance.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/3rd-robot-assisted-medical-imaging-icra-rami/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162350
CREATED:20250213T185222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T155957Z
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SUMMARY:ICRA 2025 Workshop on Towards Human Level Intelligence Vision and Tactile Sensing
DESCRIPTION:This is the 6th edition of the ViTac workshop at the ICRA conferences\, following successful workshops at ICRA 2019\, 2020\, 2021\, 2023\, and 2024. This year’s workshop will also coincide with the conclusion of the Special Collection on Tactile Robotics\, which was organized in collaboration with the IEEE Transactions on Robotics. \nThe current trend in embodied intelligence—intelligence that requires and leverages a robot’s physical body—relies heavily on rich physical interactions with the environment. Achieving these interactions requires the integration of vision and tactile sensing. Recent years have seen rapid advancements in tactile sensor development\, as well as the integration of visual and tactile modalities for applications like agile grasping and manipulation. Furthermore\, simulations that combine both vision and tactile sensing are advancing the field. \nThe full-day workshop will focus on these advancements\, aiming to empower robots with both visual and tactile intelligence. The event will also promote collaboration among experts and young researchers in the field\, addressing the challenges and exploring applications that could drive future progress in robotics toward achieving human-level intelligence.
URL:https://2026.ieee-icra.org/event/icra-2025-workshop-on-towards-human-level-intelligence-vision-and-tactile-sensing/
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials
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