Activities

2025

1. Enhancing Dexterity in Space Environments: The Potential of Soft Robotic Systems, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19 May 2025.
2. Soft Robotics for Space Applications, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 23 May 2025.
3. iSpaRo 2025 (International Conference on Space Robotics), Sendai, Japan, 1–4 December 2025.

2024

1. HERMES Workshop on Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Cooperation for Exploration and Science in Extreme Environments, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, 13 May 2024.
2. Robots for Unstructured Environments Cluster Forum, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, 14 May 2024
3. iSpaRo 2024 (International Conference on Space Robotics), Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 24–27 June 2024.
4. i-SAIRAS 2024 (International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space), Brisbane, Australia, 19–21 November 2024.

2023

1. HERMES Workshop on Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Cooperation for Exploration and Science in Extreme Environments, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, United Kingdom, 02 June 2023.
2. Workshop on Assembling Large Infrastructures in Space using Intelligent Robots, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, USA, 1 October 2023.

2022

1. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 5-12 March 2022.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”
2. Workshop on Climbing Robotics, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, Japan, 23–27 October 2022.

2021

1. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 6-13 March 2021.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2020

1. Workshop on Planetary Exploration Robots, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 29 October 2020.
2. Robotic In-Situ Manufacturing, Structural Assembly and Servicing. Workshop at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 25-29 October 2020. (hq.wvrtc.com/iros2020/)
3. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS), Pasadena, California, USA, 18-21 October 2020
4. Opportunities and Challenges in Space Robotics, online workshop for the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2 June 2020.
5. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 6-13 March 2020.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2019

1. Space Robotics.  Workshop at Robotics Science and Systems Conference, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 22-26 June 2019.
2. Robotic Technology for In-Space Assembly. Half-day Workshop at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 23 May 2019.
3. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 2-9 March 2019.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2018

1. Autonomous Space Robotics. Workshop at Robotics Science and Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 June 2018.
2. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS), Madrid, Spain, 4-6 June 2018.
3. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 3-10 March 2018.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2017

1. 11th Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR), Zurich, Switzerland, 12-15 September 2017
2. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 4-11 March 2017.  Special sessions, including “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.
3. Gravity Offload Testbeds for Space Robotics Mission Simulation Workshop, Full-day Workshop at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vancouver, Canada, 24 September 2017.

2016

1. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS), Beijing, China, 19-22 June 2016.
2. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 5-12 March 2016.  Special session on “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2015

1. 10th Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR), Toronto, Canada, 24-26 June 2015.
2. 13th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 11-13 May 2015.
3. The Next Generation of Space Robotic Servicing Technologies, Full-day Workshop at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, USA, 26 May 2015.
4. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 7-14 March 2015. Special session on “Robotic Mobility and Sample Acquisition Systems”.

2014

1. Workshop on “Modeling, Estimation, Perception and Control of All Terrain Mobile Robots” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Hong Kong, China, May 2014.
2. IEEE/AIAA Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 1-8 March 2014.
   Special sessions, including “Mobility and Robotics Systems for In Situ Exploration”.
3. Journal of Field Robotics, Special Issue on Space Robotics.  Call for papers, due 19 September 2014.

2013

1. Space Robotics Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2013.
2. IEEE/AIAA Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 2-9 March 2013.
   Special sessions, including “Mobility and Robotics Systems for In Situ Exploration”.

2012

1. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS), Turin, Italy, 4-6 September 2012.
2. International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, 16-19 July 2012.
3. Long-Term Autonomy Workshop. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, Minnesota, 18 May 2012.
4. Satellite Servicing Workshop.  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, Minnesota, 14 May 2012.
5. Exploration Telerobotics Symposium.  Hosted by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.  2-3 May 2012
6. IEEE/AIAA Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 5-12 March 2012.
   Special sessions, including “Mobility and Robotics Systems for In Situ Exploration”.

2011

1. Challenges in Robotics: Down to Earth, An International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany, 21-22 November 2011.
2. Workshop on Space Robotics Simulation, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), San Francisco, California, USA, 26 September 2011.
3. Space Robotics Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, 13 May 2011.
4. IEEE/AIAA Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 5-12 March 2011.
   Special sessions, including “2.07 – Mobility and Robotics Systems for In Situ Exploration”.

2010

1. Japan-U.S. Technology and Space Applications (JUSTSAP), Island of Hawaii, USA 14-18 November 2010.  Symposium was attended by SRTC member Rick Wagner, who provided a report.
2. Planetary Rovers Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Anchorage AK, 3 May 2010.
3. Space Robotics TC Triennial Report, May 2010.

2009

1. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Special Issue on Space Robotics. Editors: Richard Volpe, Rick Wagner, Gianfranco Visentin. Volume 16, No. 4. December 2009.

2008

1. Planetary Rovers Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Pasadena CA, 19 May 2008.
2. Orbital Robotics Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Pasadena CA, 20 May 2008.

2007

1. Space Robotics Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Rome Italy, 14 April 2007.
2. Presentation of the RAS Space Robotics TC to the AIAA SARTC meeting at NASA Ames Research Center on September 19, 2006. See a report on the meeting.