Call for Papers and Demos: Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025

We are pleased to announce the 21st edition of the “Robotics: Science and Systems” (RSS) conference, to be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, from June 21 - 25, 2025.

RSS is a single-track conference that connects researchers working on all aspects of robotics, including scientific foundations, mechanisms, algorithms, applications, and analysis of robotic systems. The single-track format allows attendees to learn about state-of-the-art research across all robotics domains. The conference will feature oral and poster presentations of accepted papers, demonstrations, invited talks, and panels.

Announcement 1: LA Wildfire Support

In response to recent wildfires in Los Angeles, adjustments have been made to the RSS 2025 submission timeline. The abstract/title submission (January 17) and initial paper submission (January 24) deadlines remain unchanged. However, authors can update the PDF of their paper until January 31, 2025, which is also the supplementary material deadline. For more details, read the full announcement.

Announcement 2: Double Submissions

Submitting an abstract (by January 17) or a semi-complete paper (by January 24) that is currently under submission to another conference (e.g., ICRA, ICLR, CVPR) is considered a double submission and is forbidden by RSS rules. However, if a paper contains substantial innovation compared to the paper under review (qualifying it as a different and novel paper), it may be submitted to RSS.

Submission Types

• Paper Contributions: We invite submissions of high-quality research papers that introduce new ideas and stimulate future trends in robotics.
• Demo Contributions: Submissions for demos are possible and will include a Demo Track during the main conference. These single-blind submissions can range from early research demos to mature production-ready systems. Open-source and open-access systems or interactive systems accessible to the community are especially encouraged. Demos can relate to hardware or software contributions, their integration, critical system components, and useful tools for the community.

Important Dates

Timeline	Deadline	Event	Link
Abstract/Title Submission	January 17, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Initial Paper and Demo Submission	January 24, 2025	11:59pm AoE (requires semi-complete pdf, final title and abstract)
Final PDF Submission	January 31, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Supplementary Material Submission	January 31, 2025	11:59pm AoE
RSS Pioneers Application	February 11, 2025	11:59pm AoE	RSS Pioneers 2025
Workshop Proposal Deadline	February 16, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Reviews Released and Rebuttal Invitations	March 17, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Workshop Decisions Announcement	March 22, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Rebuttal Submission Deadline	March 24, 2025	11:59pm AoE
Paper and Demo Acceptance Notification	April 10, 2025	11:59pm AoE
RSS Pioneers Notification of Acceptance	April 20, 2025	11:59pm AoE	RSS Pioneers 2025
Final Camera Ready Paper Submission	April 25, 2025	11:59pm AoE
RSS Pioneers Workshop	June 20, 2025	—	RSS Pioneers 2025
RSS 2025, Los Angeles, California	June 21 – June 25, 2025	—

Submission Requirements

• Page Length: RSS 2025 has no page length requirements on submissions. Traditionally, RSS submissions have been 8 pages using the provided template.
• Template: The paper template is available in LaTeX or Word format.
• Submission Instructions: Detailed submission instructions are available here.
• Limitations Section: RSS 2025 requires papers to include a "Limitations" section, describing shortcomings and open problems related to the proposed contribution.

Review Process

The review process will remain blind for all paper types ("science", "systems", and "demo" papers). Authors are encouraged to submit "systems" papers, and the program committee will evaluate them based on their potential impact and usefulness to the community.

A rebuttal stage is included. Initial reviews will be released around March 17, with a one-week period for authors to submit rebuttals. Final decisions will be made by April 10.

Subject Areas

RSS seeks high-quality research papers and demos that introduce new ideas and stimulate future trends in robotics. Submissions are invited in all areas of robotics, including:

• Assembly, Logistics and Manufacturing
• Assistive, Entertainment and Service Robots
• Autonomous Vehicle Navigation & Mobile Robots
• Bioinspired Robots
• Control & Dynamics
• Cognitive Modeling & Knowledge Representation for Robots
• Field Robotics (e.g., Aerial, Agricultural, Construction, Space, Underwater Robotics)
• Formal Methods for Robotics
• Grasping & Manipulation
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Humanoid & Walking Robots
• Mechanisms & Design
• Medical Robotics
• Multi-Robot & Networked Systems
• Robot Learning: Foundation Models
• Robot Learning: Reinforcement Learning
• Robot Learning: Imitation Learning
• Robot Learning: Model Learning
• Robot Learning: Datasets and Benchmarks
• Robot Modeling & Simulation
• Perceptual Learning
• Robot Perception, Sensing & Vision
• Robot Planning
• Robot State Estimation, Localization & Mapping
• Soft Robots

Contact

Please check the conference website and the conference’s social media accounts for more information.