Event Overview for Thursday, May 22

As we approach the tail end of ICRA 2025, we have a packed schedule with technical sessions, keynotes, and our farewell reception! For information about the conference venue, registration, and the program, check out our know before you go guide.

The registration hours for Thursday, May 22, are 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM Registration is located in the Level 4 Concourse of Building A.

For the most up-to-date information, monitor the website. Don’t forget to check InfoVaya on your browser for direct access to the program, videos, live streams, papers, and more.

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Thursday Highlights

Exhibit Hall: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | Location: Hall A1/A2 (Level 1)

Plenary Session – Models are dead, long live models! 1:45-2:45 PM | Location: Hall A3 (Level 1)
Presented by: Prof. Raffaello (Raff) D’Andrea, Professor of dynamic systems and control, ETH Zurich & CEO, Verity

Keynote Sessions: View the full keynote schedule here | Location: Sidney Marcus Auditorium

  • 8:30 AM: Manipulation
  • 9:55 AM: Locomotion
  • 11:15 AM: Safety & Formal Methods
  • 3:15 PM: Multi-Robot Systems
  • 4:35 PM: DEBATE: Data will Solve Robotics and Automation: True or False?

If you’re joining us remotely for Plenary or Keynote sessions, use the browser version of InfoVaya to access the live streams or join us on Vimeo using the link here.

Undergraduate Robotics Education Programs: Structures, Platforms, and Approaches
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Location: Meeting Room 401
The purpose of this forum is to gather educators to discuss various topics in undergraduate robotics education, such as curricular structures, educational robotics platforms, and more.

Science Communication Crash Course
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Location: Meeting Room 310

Arts in Robotics
Keynote: Entertainment Methods in Social Robotics
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Location: 101A
Presented by: Heather Knight, CHARISMA Robotics, Oregon State University

Arts in Robotics Awards Ceremony
11:00 AM | Location: 101A

Working Group Meeting
3:30 PM | Location: 101A

RAS Awards Ceremony and ICRA 2025 Awards Ceremony
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM | Location: Meeting Room: Hall A3

Robot Parade
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Location: Hall A1/A2

Fairwell Reception
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Location: Block Party – Marietta Street

Competitions
View the full schedule here.

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