ICRA 2025 Workshop on Empowering HUmans with miniaturized control: Shared autonomy for small-scale robots - SASSR

Empowering Humans with Miniaturized Sensing and Control:
Shared Autonomy for Small-Scale Robots (SASSR)

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2025
May 19th
Full-day event: 08:45 AM - 5:45 PM

Recent News

The definitive schedule of the workshop is now available and can be viewed on the Schedule page. It includes all sessions, spotlight talks, and poster presentations. Please check the page for detailed timing and updates.

The Call for Contributions for the Poster Session is now closed. Submitted abstracts have undergone a review process, and 9 contributions have been selected. These will be presented in two formats: first as spotlight presentations, and then during the poster session. Two spotlight presentation + Poster sessions have been scheduled in the morning and in the afternoon of the day event, please refer to the Schedule page to see the exact time slot assigned to each contribution.

About the workshop

The control of small-scale robots is becoming increasingly crucial across various domains, from medical to micromanipulation applications. Despite the recent significant advancements, smallscale robot technologies often face limitations in sensing and actuation capabilities, posing challenges in task execution within complex environments. To overcome these obstacles, human-in-the-loop paradigms are essential, as they integrate human expertise and decisionmaking with the precision of autonomous systems to enhance performance. For this purpose, advanced perception techniques are vital for accurately detecting and interpreting environmental conditions, while advanced control strategies are necessary for precise maneuvering and task execution. Moreover, multisensory feedback strategies, such as haptic and visual feedback, come as essential resources to improve the operator’s situational awareness and task effectiveness. However, while the employment of such strategies is wellestablished in the macro-world, their application at small scales remains an emerging field, requiring deeper investigation. This workshop will provide insights about the latest advancements and persistent challenges in shared autonomy for small-scale robotic systems, emphasizing the critical role of human intervention, as well as the advanced feedback mechanisms in addressing current technological limitations. We will explore diverse application fields where small-scale robot control can be transformative, such as the industrial and clinical domains.

Topics of interest

Perception mechanisms for real-time feedback in small-scale robotic systems
Image-based feedback for precise control in small-scale environments
Adaptive human-in-the-loop control systems
Shared control strategies for human-robot collaboration
Visual feedback strategies for intuitive control of small-scale robots
Haptic feedback strategies for enhanced user interaction with small-scale robots
Novel applications in healthcare, manufacturing, environmental monitoring