ACRA 2025: Call for Papers

The 2025 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2025) is the premier Australian conference dedicated to robotics, mechatronics, automation, and related fields. Jointly organised by Edith Cowan University and the Australian Robotics and Automation Association (ARAA), ACRA 2025 will be held in person from December 1st to 3rd, 2025, at the ECU Joondalup Campus in Perth, WA, Australia.

Since its inception in 1999, ACRA has been a vital forum for researchers and students from Australia and New Zealand to present their work in robotics, automation, and mechatronics. ACRA is a quality, peer-reviewed conference, indexed in Scopus, Google Scholar, and other ranking engines, with a strong focus on AI and robotics for innovations. Papers from all areas of robotics are encouraged.

Keynote Speakers

• Professor Michael Milford (Queensland University of Technology)
• Professor Paulo de Souza (Griffith University / CSIRO / NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program)
• Professor Dana Kulić (Monash University)

Topics of Interest

ACRA 2025 brings together researchers, engineers, academics, students, practitioners, organisations, and industries to discuss the state of the art in research and technological advancements in areas of Robotics and Automation, including (but not limited to):

• Mechatronics systems and design
• Vision for robotics
• Field robotics
• Aerial robotics
• Underwater and marine robotics
• SLAM
• Agricultural robotics
• Industrial robots and automation
• Service robotics
• Control systems
• Motion and path planning
• Healthcare robots
• Soft robotics
• Smart materials
• Machine learning (Artificial Intelligence) for robotics
• Human-machine interaction
• Robotics perception

Important Dates

• Submission of full-length papers: 7th September 2025 (23:59 AWST)
• Notification of paper acceptance: 15th October 2025 (23:59 AWST)
• Submission of camera-ready papers: 3rd November 2025 (23:59 AWST)

Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be original, unpublished work containing new and interesting results that demonstrate current research in areas relevant to Robotics and Automation. All full papers submitted to ACRA 2025 will undergo a peer-review process. Each manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers providing detailed comments. If accepted, authors must submit a revised ("camera-ready") version addressing the feedback. All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process.

Paper Format

ACRA papers must be 6-10 pages in length (including text, references, figures, and acknowledgements). Papers that do not follow these guidelines may be rejected without review.

Paper Templates

Paper templates are available for download:

• LaTeX: style file: acra.sty, template: acra.tex, bibtex: named.bst
• Microsoft Word | Star/OpenOffice: template: acra.rtf or acra.odt.

Submission Portal

To make your submission, please use this portal.

Registration Costs

• Early Bird Registration (Register by 7th November 2025):
  • General Admission: $700
  • Student Admission: $500
• Regular Registration:
  • General Admission: $750
  • Student Admission: $550

Register via this link.

Venue

Building 32, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027

Contact Information

For attendance inquiries:

• Dr. Md Moniruzzaman, m.moniruzzaman@ecu.edu.au
• Dr Jumana Abu-Khalaf, j.abukhalaf@ecu.edu.au

For sponsorship inquiries:

• Dr Syed Afaq Shah, afaq.shah@ecu.edu.au
• Dr Bilal Shaikh, m.shaikh@ecu.edu.au