We invite extended abstracts on robotics for exploration in remote, extreme, or poorly characterized environments. Topics include ocean and space robotics, autonomous science, adaptive and reconfigurable systems, multi-robot exploration, resilient autonomy, navigation and sensing under uncertainty, novel mobility, novel sensing, human-robot interaction, and field-deployed systems. Submissions from students and early-career researchers are especially encouraged.
We allow submissions of in-progress work and extensions of previously published material; originality is welcome but not required. The workshop is non-archival: accepted submissions will not appear in IEEE proceedings, and authors retain full rights to submit their work elsewhere. Work in progress and concurrently submitted work are welcome.
Selected submissions will receive a lightning talk and be featured in a poster session.
All papers should be uploaded as a single PDF file and adhere to double-blind review standards.
Format: 3-page IEEE formatting
Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/IROS/2026/Workshop/ROSE
Submission: July 27, 2026
Notification of acceptance: August 28, 2026
Final version*: September 14, 2026
*We will ask authors to submit lightning talk presentation slides along with a final paper version. More information will be sent out with the acceptance notifications.