RSS: Robotics: Science and Systems
A premier annual robotics research conference known for its single-track format ensuring the highest paper quality. RSS brings together researchers working on algorithmic and mathematical foundations of robotics, including manipulation, planning, perception, learning, and multi-robot systems. Strong culture of releasing open-source code alongside published papers.
- Organiser: RSS Foundation
- Founded: 2005
- Frequency: annual
- Usually held in: June-July
- Duration: 5 days
- Typical attendance: 500-700
- Audience: Robotics researchers, PhD students, industry R&D
- Topics: manipulation, planning, perception, robot learning, multi-robot systems, motion planning, SLAM, computer vision
- Tags: robotics, research, single-track, open-source
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Editions
- RSS 2027, Jul 6 – 11, 2027, Athens, Attica, Greece
- RSS 2026, Jul 13 – 17, 2026, Sydney, Australia
- RSS 2025, Jun 21 – 25, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- RSS 2024, Jul 15 – 19, 2024, Delft, Netherlands
- RSS 2023, Jul 10 – 14, 2023, Daegu, South Korea
- RSS 2022, Jun 27 – Jul 1, 2022, New York City, NY, USA
- RSS 2021, Jul 12 – 16, 2021, Virtual
- RSS 2020, Jul 12 – 16, 2020, Virtual
- RSS 2019, Jun 22 – 26, 2019, Freiburg, Germany
- RSS 2018, Jun 26 – 30, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- RSS 2017, Jul 12 – 16, 2017, Cambridge, MA, USA
- RSS 2016, Jun 18 – 22, 2016, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- RSS 2015, Jul 13 – 17, 2015, Rome, Italy
- RSS 2014, Jul 12 – 16, 2014, Berkeley, CA, USA
- RSS 2013, Jun 24 – 28, 2013, Berlin, Germany
- RSS 2012, Jul 9 – 13, 2012, Sydney, Australia
- RSS 2011, Jun 27 – 30, 2011, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- RSS 2010, Jun 27 – 30, 2010, Zaragoza, Spain
- RSS 2009, Jun 28 – Jul 1, 2009, Seattle, WA, USA
- RSS 2008, Jun 25 – 28, 2008, Zurich, Switzerland
- RSS 2007, Jun 27 – 30, 2007, Atlanta, GA, USA
- RSS 2006, Aug 16 – 19, 2006, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- RSS 2005, Jun 8 – 11, 2005, Cambridge, MA, USA