27 September 2026 · In person
Robotics field systems day
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA — alongside IROS 2026
Field deployment, teleoperation and reliability data from working robot fleets.
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Autonomy & Robotics Specialist Group
Safety cases, remote operations, simulation and fleet-scale validation for driverless vehicles, drones and industrial robotics.
Cadence
Monthly
Meeting pattern
Last Thursday of each month, 18:30–20:30 CT
Home venue
UT Austin Anna Hiss Gymnasium Robotics Complex, Austin, TX
Format
Hybrid — in person with lab demonstrations, streamed to members
Members
1,780
Founded
2020
Chair
Elena Vasquez CEng
Role
Chair, Autonomy & Robotics Specialist Group
What the group covers
- Safety cases and operational design domains
- Remote assistance and teleoperation
- Simulation, scenario libraries and validation
- Fleet telemetry and incident review
Upcoming meetings and satellite days
6 January 2027 · In person
Consumer autonomy and devices day
CES venues, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV — alongside CES 2027
Driver assistance, home robotics and the assurance gap in consumer autonomy.
24 May 2027 · In person
Autonomy validation day
Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, South Korea — alongside ICRA 2027
Safety cases, simulation coverage and international regulatory divergence.
Past meetings
- 1 June 2026Autonomy validation day — Conference venue, Vienna, Vienna, Austria (alongside ICRA 2026)
- 19 May 2025Autonomy validation day — Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA (alongside ICRA 2025)
- 14 October 2024Autonomy field systems day — ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE (alongside IROS 2024)
- 13 May 2024Robotics safety case day — PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan (alongside ICRA 2024)