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The 2026 MSR-Irvine is organized by USCToMM under the patronage of IFToMM, and will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 21-23, 2026 at the University of California, Irvine Campus. The symposium is designed to foster interactions and collaborations. Single track, peer-reviewed papers; 20-minute presentations plus 10 minutes for questions allow for substantial discussions; and a social program that fosters networking and collaborations among attendees including an excursion to a local site.
This link takes you to MSR-RoManSy Symposium 2024.
2026 MSR-Irvine welcomes papers on Specialized Robotic Systems; Soft, Wearable & Origami Robotic Systems; Applications to Walking, Flying, Climbing, Ground, Underground, Swimming & Space Systems, Human Rehabilitation & Performance Augmentation; Design and Analysis of Mechanisms & Machines; Human-Robot Collaborative Systems; Service Robotics; Mechanical Systems & Robotics Education; Commercialization of Mechanical Systems & Robotics; and related topics.
Accepted papers will be published in a proceedings book by Springer and available at the symposium.
Magnus Egerstedt, Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine. will welcome the attendees and provide a
Keynote Lecture: Robot Design for Long-Duration Autonomy.
In addition, we highlight the work of colleagues, who are exploring Generative AI in the areas of Engineering Education and in Kinematics Research.
Pierre Larochelle, Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota Mines,
Keynote Lecture 2: AI in Engineering Education.
And
HaiJun Su, Professor, Ohio State University, will organize a
Hands-on Workshop: The Use of AI in Kinematics.
Thursday
Thursday
Welcome reception and presentations on Thursday.
Friday and Saturday
Friday and Saturday
Presentations and social networking events Friday and Saturday.
Friday
Friday
Friday May 22nd will include an excursion to a local site of interest.
The goal of this Symposium is to bring a diverse group of mechanical systems and robotics researchers together for a single track of presentations to foster new connections and collaborations across the world East, West, North and South.
The goal of this Symposium is to bring a diverse group of mechanical systems and robotics researchers together for a single track of presentations to foster new connections and collaborations across the world East, West, North and South.
The Organizers
The Organizers
J. Michael McCarthy
J. Michael McCarthy
University of California, Irvine
Nina Robson
California State University, Fullerton
Pierre Larochelle
Pierre Larochelle
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Craig Lusk
Craig Lusk
University of South Florida
Anurag Purwar
Stony Brook University
Patronage
Patronage
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