Agenda

Overview

SWRS 2025 will feature a two-day program of plenary talks, technical sessions, poster presentations, industry showcases, and lab tours. The detailed schedule will be updated as speakers and sessions are finalized.

Tentative Schedule

Day 1 – Friday, October 31, 2025

• 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Welcome Coffee
  
• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
  
• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Plenary Session I
  
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Technical Session A (Environmental & Field Robotics)
  
• 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch (on your own)
  
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Technical Session B (Medical, Assistive, & Wearable Robotics)
  
• 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Poster Session I + Industry Booths
  
• 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Lab Tours (Tempe Campus)
  

Day 2 – Saturday, November 1, 2025

• 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Plenary Session II
  
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Technical Session C (Ethics in Robotics + Human–AI–Robot Systems)
  
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own)
  
• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Technical Session D (Manipulation, Locomotion, & Soft Robotics)
  
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Poster Session II + Rapid Oral Pitches
  
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Plenary Session III & Closing Remarks
  
• 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM | Lab Tours (Polytechnic Campus)
  

Notes

• Times and sessions are subject to change.
  
• The full speaker lineup and poster list will be available by October 15, 2025.
  
• Coffee breaks and networking sessions will be built into the program.