We would like to bring your attention to the submission deadlines for the 21st edition of the “Robotics: Science and Systems” (RSS) conference to be held in Los Angeles, California, on June 21-25, 2025!

In addition to the Call for Papers and Demos previously announced, you can now also find the Call for Workshops posted on our website:

• Call for papers and Demos: https://roboticsconference.org/information/cfp/ 
• Call for Workshops: https://roboticsconference.org/information/cfw/ 

RSS is a single-track conference that connects researchers working on all aspects of robotics including scientific foundations, mechanisms, algorithms, applications, and analysis of robotic systems. The single-track format gives attendees an opportunity to learn about state-of-the-art research in all areas of robotics. The conference will consist of oral and poster presentations of accepted papers and demos, as well as invited talks and panels.

The conference will preserve the RSS tradition of selecting excellent papers via a thorough review process. Paper submissions will be evaluated in terms of their novelty, technical quality, significance, potential impact, and clarity.

As in previous years, the conference will include the category of Demo contributions, similar to conferences in related research areas, resulting in a Demo Track during the main conference.

RSS also features a series of vibrant and engaging workshops and tutorials across a diverse range of topics. The RSS workshops and tutorials provide high-quality, topically focused forums for researchers at the forefront of robotics. They will take place at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, USA, on Saturday, June 21 (half-day events) and Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (full-day events). Workshops are intended to supplement the research presented in the main proceedings. Tutorials should support researchers new to the field in quickly gaining the necessary skills and knowledge. We are encouraging events that will promote discussion and interaction among the participants. We will prioritize proposals with high educational value, interest, and relevance.

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    Important Dates (all deadlines are 11:59PM AoE)

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  *   January 17, 2025:               Abstract/Title Submission Deadline 

  *   January 24, 2025:     Paper and Demo Submission Deadline

  *   January 31, 2025:              Supplementary Material Submission Deadline

  *   February 16, 2025:   Workshop Submission Deadline

  *   March 22, 2025:       Workshop Acceptance Notification

  *   April 10, 2025:                    Paper and Demo Acceptance Notification

  *   June 21 – June 25, 2025:  RSS 2025, Los Angeles, California, United States

Workshop/tutorial schedules should adhere to the following timelines to allow for room access and catering:

• 8:00am Earliest Start Time
• 10:00am – 10:30am Coffee Break
• 12:30pm – 2:00pm Lunch Break
• 3:30pm – 4:00pm Coffee Break
• 5:00pm Latest End Time

Detailed submission instructions are available at the conference website https://roboticsconference.org/.

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Highlights of RSS 2025

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  *   RSS 2025 and its accompanying workshops are planned as in-person events.

  *   Demo submissions will be possible for RSS 2025 contributors. These single-blind submissions can range from early research demos (e.g., innovative, proof-of-concept given the state-of-the-art) to mature production-ready systems (e.g., accessible, large-scale industrial systems). Open-source and open-access systems or interactive systems that are accessible by the community are especially encouraged. Demos can relate to hardware or software contributions or their integration. They can also relate to critical system components and useful tools for the community. The deadline and the review process for demos will take place in parallel with the review of regular RSS paper submissions. Detailed submission guidelines for Demos will be available on the conference website and will be similar to last year’s process.

  *   The review process will continue RSS’ strong tradition in emphasizing quality, fairness, and rigor. As in previous iterations of the conference, authors are encouraged to submit “systems” papers and the program committee will be encouraged to evaluate them by gauging their potential impact and usefulness to the community.

  *   The conference includes a rebuttal stage. The submissions will undergo an initial review process and initial decisions will be announced by March 17. The submissions above the threshold will have one week to prepare a short rebuttal to address the reviewers’ and Area Chair’s concerns and provide clarifications. An Area Chair meeting will finalize decisions, taking into account both the initial reviews and the rebuttal, by April 10.

  *   RSS 2025 will require papers to include a “Limitations” section, describing shortcomings and open problems related to the proposed contribution.

  *   RSS 2025 requires authors to submit the title/abstract of their paper(s) by January 17, one week before the full paper submission. This gives extra time to the Program Committee for coordinating the review process.

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    Subject Areas

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RSS seeks high-quality research papers and demos that introduce new ideas and stimulate future trends in robotics. We invite paper and demo submissions in all areas of robotics, including:

  *   Assembly, Logistics and Manufacturing;

  *   Assistive, Entertainment and Service Robots;

  *   Autonomous Vehicle Navigation & Mobile Robots;

  *   Bioinspired Robots;

  *   Control & Dynamics;

  *   Cognitive Modeling & Knowledge Representation for Robots;

  *   Field Robotics (e.g., Aerial, Agricultural, Construction, Space, Underwater Robotics);

  *   Formal Methods for Robotics;

  *   Grasping & Manipulation;

  *   Human-Robot Interaction;

  *   Humanoid & Walking Robots;

  *   Mechanisms & Design;

  *   Medical Robotics;

  *   Multi-Robot & Networked Systems;

  *   Robot Learning: Foundation Models;

  *   Robot Learning: Reinforcement Learning;

  *   Robot Learning: Imitation Learning;

  *   Robot Learning: Model Learning;

  *   Robot Learning: Datasets and Benchmarks;

  *   Robot Modeling & Simulation;

  *   Perceptual Learning

  *   Robot Perception, Sensing & Vision;

  *   Robot Planning;

  *   Robot State Estimation, Localization & Mapping;

  *   Soft Robots.

 Please check the conference website as well as the conference’s social media accounts (links available on the website) for more information:

https://roboticsconference.org/