BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IEEE ICRA 2027 - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IEEE ICRA 2027 X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IEEE ICRA 2027 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T170000 DTSTAMP:20250505T155246Z CREATED:20241106T192707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T155246Z UID:10000055-1747904400-1747933200@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Exhibit Hall Open DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/exhibit-hall-open-3/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T093000 DTSTAMP:20250508T154249Z CREATED:20241206T192631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154249Z UID:10000054-1747902600-1747906200@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-10/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T183000 DTSTAMP:20250505T154832Z CREATED:20241206T192556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T154832Z UID:10000053-1747900800-1747938600@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Registration Open DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/registration-open-5/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T203000 DTSTAMP:20250516T143508Z CREATED:20250213T190934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T143508Z UID:10000083-1747852200-1747859400@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Community Building Day Dinner DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/community-building-day-dinner/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule,Homepage Feed,Sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T200000 DTSTAMP:20250509T154132Z CREATED:20250509T154110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T154132Z UID:10000219-1747850400-1747857600@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:TC Telerobotics + TC Haptics Meet-up DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/tc-telerobotics-tc-haptics-meet-up/ CATEGORIES:RAS Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T175500 DTSTAMP:20250508T154239Z CREATED:20241206T192526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154239Z UID:10000052-1747845300-1747850100@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-9/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T162500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163500 DTSTAMP:20250212T213554Z CREATED:20241206T192451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213554Z UID:10000051-1747844700-1747845300@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Break DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/break-4/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163000 DTSTAMP:20250325T171104Z CREATED:20250325T171104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T171104Z UID:10000208-1747840500-1747845000@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Robotics Pitch Competition DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/robotics-pitch-competition/ CATEGORIES:Stage Presentations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T162500 DTSTAMP:20250508T154229Z CREATED:20241206T192315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154229Z UID:10000050-1747840500-1747844700@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-8/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T170000 DTSTAMP:20250502T171808Z CREATED:20250213T190934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T171808Z UID:10000084-1747839600-1747846800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Black in Robotics and Blacks in Technology Social DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/black-in-robotics-and-blacks-in-technology-social/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule,Sessions,Workshops & Tutorials END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T170000 DTSTAMP:20250424T143656Z CREATED:20250213T190934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T143656Z UID:10000085-1747839600-1747846800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:LatinX in AI & Robotics DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/latinx-in-ai-robotics/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T151500 DTSTAMP:20250505T160750Z CREATED:20241206T192237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T160750Z UID:10000049-1747838700-1747840500@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Afternoon Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/afternoon-coffee-break-2/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T144500 DTSTAMP:20250516T142340Z CREATED:20241206T192202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T142340Z UID:10000048-1747835100-1747838700@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Plenary Session DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/plenary-session-2/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule,Homepage Feed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T170000 DTSTAMP:20250505T161031Z CREATED:20250505T161031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T161031Z UID:10000217-1747832400-1747846800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:ICRA Expo DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/icra-expo/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T134500 DTSTAMP:20250505T155408Z CREATED:20241206T192053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T155408Z UID:10000047-1747829700-1747835100@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Lunch DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/lunch-2/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T140000 DTSTAMP:20250424T145453Z CREATED:20250226T174122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T145453Z UID:10000175-1747828800-1747836000@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Standards Networking Prize Competition and Introduction Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/standards-networking-prize-competition-and-introduction-luncheon/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule,RAS Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T133000 DTSTAMP:20250501T133333Z CREATED:20250226T174248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T133333Z UID:10000176-1747827000-1747834200@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:RAS-WiE Voices — Women shaping the future of robotics and automation DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/wie-lunch/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule,RAS Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T121500 DTSTAMP:20250508T154218Z CREATED:20241206T191807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154218Z UID:10000046-1747826100-1747829700@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-7/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T110500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T111500 DTSTAMP:20250212T213747Z CREATED:20241206T191709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T213747Z UID:10000045-1747825500-1747826100@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Break DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/break-3/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T095500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T110500 DTSTAMP:20250508T154209Z CREATED:20241218T141759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154209Z UID:10000071-1747821300-1747825500@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-15/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T121500 DTSTAMP:20250515T201138Z CREATED:20250310T141857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T201138Z UID:10000181-1747819800-1747829700@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Harnessing Learning\, Data\, Foundation Models and Open Source: How African Scientists are Advancing Robotics Research DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/harnessing-learning-data-foundation-models-and-open-source-how-african-scientists-are-advancing-robotics-research/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule,Forums ORGANIZER;CN="Chinwe Ekenna%2C University at Albany":MAILTO:cekenna@albany.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T095500 DTSTAMP:20250505T155314Z CREATED:20241218T141707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T155314Z UID:10000070-1747819800-1747821300@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Morning Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/morning-coffee-break-3/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T180000 DTSTAMP:20250505T154929Z CREATED:20241206T190234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T154929Z UID:10000043-1747818000-1747850400@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Exhibit Hall Open DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/exhibit-hall-open-2/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T170000 DTSTAMP:20250516T142223Z CREATED:20250110T165117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T142223Z UID:10000072-1747818000-1747846800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Community Building Day DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/community-building-day/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule,Homepage Feed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T130000 DTSTAMP:20250424T143501Z CREATED:20250409T190917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T143501Z UID:10000213-1747818000-1747832400@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Queer in Robotics: Building a Community and Generating Inclusive Guidelines DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/queer-in-robotics-building-a-community-and-generating-inclusive-guidelines/ CATEGORIES:Community Building Day,Daily Schedule,Sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T093000 DTSTAMP:20250508T154200Z CREATED:20241206T190028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154200Z UID:10000042-1747816200-1747819800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-5/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T173000 DTSTAMP:20250516T141213Z CREATED:20241206T185748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T141213Z UID:10000041-1747814400-1747848600@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Registration Open DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/registration-open-4/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule,Homepage Feed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T210000 DTSTAMP:20250424T145424Z CREATED:20250414T143236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T145424Z UID:10000214-1747767600-1747774800@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:SAC and Young Reviewers Program (YRP) Social Hour DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/sac-and-young-reviewers-program-yrp-social-hour/ CATEGORIES:RAS Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T184500 DTSTAMP:20250709T165042Z CREATED:20250226T170630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T165042Z UID:10000174-1747763100-1747766700@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:IEEE RAS Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/ieee-ras-town-hall-2/ CATEGORIES:Homepage Feed,RAS Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T163500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T173500 DTSTAMP:20250508T154150Z CREATED:20241206T185345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T154150Z UID:10000039-1747758900-1747762500@2027.ieee-icra.org SUMMARY:Technical Sessions & Keynote DESCRIPTION:Meeting Room: International Ballroom E (Omni Hotel)\n\nEmpowering the Next Generation: IEEE Young Professionals Luncheon\n\nJoin us for a dynamic and engaging luncheon designed to empower the next generation of leaders in technology and engineering. This event provides a unique opportunity for IEEE Young Professionals to network with peers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights into career development\, emerging technologies\, and strategies for professional growth. Enjoy a delicious meal while participating in interactive discussions and activities aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration. Don’t miss this chance to build connections\, share experiences\, and be inspired to take your career to the next level. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Tool to Threat? Generative AI and the Future of Robotic Research \n \n \n \n As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve\, their integration into robotic research has ushered in unprecedented possibilities\, from accelerating simulation environments and optimizing control systems to enabling autonomous decision-making and human-robot interaction. However\, alongside these innovations arise critical concerns around transparency\, reproducibility\, ethical boundaries\, and the potential for misuse. The objective of the event is to discuss both the constructive and controversial roles of generative AI in robotics. Topics of discussion will include methodological integrity\, dataset biases\, synthetic data generation\, algorithmic accountability\, and the implications of AI-authored research. The event aims to have a critical reflection to chart a responsible path forward for integrating generative AI in robotics while safeguarding scientific rigor and societal trust. \n \n \n \n SPEAKERS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena De Momi\, Full professor at Politecnico di  MilanoTitle of the presentation: “Gen AI in the medical robotics domain” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena received her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2002\, PhD in Bioengineering in 2006\, and she is currently Full Professor in the Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department (DEIB) of Politecnico di Milano. She is co-founder of the Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory\, in 2008\, being responsible of the Medical Robotics section. IEEE Senior Member\, she is currently Senior Editor of the Int. Journal of Robotics Research\, Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Robotics and Automation Letters and of the IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. She has been Publication Chair and Co-Chair for IEEE ICRA 2019\, 2023 and 2024 and is Program Chair of IROS 2025. She is responsible for the lab course in Medical Robotics\, of the courses on Clinical Technology Assessment and Smart Hospital of the MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and of the course in Healthcare Robotics and Active Ageing at MEDTEC (Humanitas University) and she serves in the board committee of the PhD course in Bioengineering and of the National PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachid Alami\, Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRSTitle of the presentation: “Toward AI-enabled HRI: Human and robot are not equal” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read Speaker Bio \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachid Alami is Senior Scientist at LAAS-CNRS. He received an engineer diploma in computer science in 1978 from ENSEEIHT\, a Ph.D in Robotics in 1983 from Institut National Polytechnique and an Habilitation HDR in 1996 from Paul Sabatier University. He contributed and took responsibilities in several national\, European and international research and/or collaborative projects (ESPRIT: MARTHA\, PROMotion\, IST FP6 projects: COGNIRON\, URUS\, PHRIENDS\, and FP7 projects: CHRIS\, SAPHARI\, ARCAS\, SPENCER\, H2020: MuMMER\, France: VAP-RISP for planetary rovers\, several ANR projects). He is holding since 2019 the Academic Chair on Cognitive and Interactive Robotics at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) His main research contributions fall in the fields of Robot Decisional and Control Architectures\, Task and motion planning\, multi-robot cooperation\, and human-robot interaction. URL:https://2027.ieee-icra.org/event/technical-sessions-keynote-4/ CATEGORIES:Daily Schedule END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR