Australian School of Robotic Systems AUSROS 2026

AUSROS 2026 is a week-long summer school covering the foundations of modern robotics: sensing, estimation, control, planning, learning, and SLAM: through core lectures, Deep Dive talks, hands-on sessions, and workshops.

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Program, location, logistics

Please see the AUSROS Website for details

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Slides and Code

Under Construction!

Monday 6 July

Time	Session	Speaker / Notes
14:30–15:00	Introduction	Hanna Kurniawati
15:00–16:00	Ice Breaker	Thierry Peynot
16:00–18:00	Panel	Don Dansereau, sli.do

Tuesday 7 July

Time	Session	Speaker / Notes
09:00–10:00	Sensing	Slides
10:00–10:30	Break
10:30–11:30	Deep Dive	Brian Anderson: The Robot Pose and Related Problems
11:30–12:30	Symbolic Planning	Slides and PDDL files
12:30–13:30	Lunch
13:30–14:30	Learning Representations	Slides
14:30–15:30	Motion Planning to TAMP
15:30–16:00	Break
16:00–17:00	Planning Under Uncertainty	Slides
17:00–18:00	Hands-On: Planning

Wednesday 8 July

Time	Session	Speaker / Notes
09:00–10:00	Convex Optimisation
10:00–10:30	Break
10:30–11:30	Deep Dive	Dana Kulic: Risk-aware Model Learning for Robot Optimal Control
11:30–12:30	Single-Joint Control	Slides
12:30–13:30	Lunch
13:30–15:30	Workshop
15:30–16:00	Break
16:00–18:00	Workshop
18:00–18:30	Break
18:30–	Showcases: University of Canberra, UNSW Canberra

Thursday 9 July

Time	Session	Speaker / Notes
09:00–10:00	State Estimation	Slides
10:00–10:30	Break
10:30–11:30	Deep Dive	John Vial: An inside perspective on the Australian robotics industry
11:30–12:30	Multi-Joint Control
12:30–13:30	Lunch
13:30–14:30	Sensor Fusion	Slides
14:30–15:30	Deep Dive	Juxi Leitner: Robust and rigorous robotics from multiple angles: academia, startup, industry
15:30–16:00	Break
16:00–	Tour → Dinner → Stargazing (evening excursion)

Friday 10 July

Time	Session	Speaker / Notes
09:00–10:00	SLAM	Slides
10:00–10:30	Break
10:30–11:30	Deep Dive	Stephen Gould: Perpetual Token Machines
11:30–12:30	Hands-On: SLAM
12:30–13:30	Lunch
13:30–14:30	Deep Dive	Jen Jen Chung: Manipulation in human-centred spaces
14:30–15:30	Hands-On: Learning	Files
15:30–16:00	Break
16:00–17:00	Deep Dive	Ahalya Prabhakar: Ergodic Control for Active Exploration and Learning
17:00–	Closing + Farewell