RSS Pioneers


RSS Pioneers is an intensive workshop for senior Ph.D. students and early-career researchers in the robotics community. Held in conjunction with the main Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference, each year the RSS Pioneers brings together a cohort of the world’s top early-career researchers. The workshop aims to provide these promising researchers with networking opportunities and help them navigate their next career stages, and foster creativity and collaboration surrounding challenges in all areas of robotics. The workshop will include a mix of research and career talks from senior scholars in the field from both academia and industry, research presentations from attendees, and networking activities. RSS Pioneers is planned to be an in-person workshop, excluding any unexpected developments. This is the ninth RSS Pioneers workshop and is planned to be held at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Details about the workshop are available at the workshop website.

Important Dates

Timeline
January 21, 2026 RSS Pioneers Applications Open
February 20, 2026 11:59pm AoE RSS Pioneers Application Deadline
April 27, 2026 11:59pm AoE RSS Pioneers Notification of Acceptance
July 12, 2026 RSS Pioneers Workshop