iSpaRo 2025
2nd International Conference on Space Robotics
1–4 December 2025
Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan
Paper Submission
August 12, 2025
Workshop Proposal
August 27, 2025
Author Notification
September 22, 2025
Camera-ready
October 20, 2025
iSpaRo 2025 is the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Space Robotics, addressing space robotics as a disruptive technology for in-orbit servicing, satellite operations, lunar exploration, Mars missions, and space resource utilization. The conference follows the IEEE single-track format with keynotes, technical sessions, workshops, and panels, bringing together researchers and industry professionals from across the globe.
Conference Board
General Chair
· Prof. Genya Ishigami — Keio University, Japan
General Co-Chairs
· Prof. Miguel Olivares-Mendez — University of Luxembourg
· Dr.-Ing. Armin Wedler — DLR, Germany
Publication & Award Co-Chairs
· Prof. Yang Gao — King's College London, UK
· Dr. Amir Rahmani — NASA JPL, USA
General Secretary
· Dr. Kentaro Uno — Tohoku University, Japan
Program Chair
· Prof. Kenji Nagaoka — Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Program Co-Chairs (Workshops)
· Dr. Shreya Santra — Tohoku University, Japan
· Dr. Máximo A. Roa — DLR, Germany
Sponsorship & Exhibition Chairs
· Dr. Akiko Otsuka — JAXA, Japan
· Dr. Seiko Piotr Yamaguchi — JAXA, Japan
Website Chair
· Dr. Kosuke Sakamoto — Chuo University, Japan
Student Activity Chair
· Ms. Marie-Elisabeth Makohl — Technical University of Munich, Germany
Advisory Board
· Prof. Kazuya Yoshida — Tohoku University, Japan
· Prof. Takashi Kubota — Meiji University, Japan
· Prof. Hiroshi Ueno — JAXA, Japan
Topics
· Planetary exploration
· Manipulation in Space
· Teleoperation
· Multi-robot cooperation / collaboration
· Space robotic locomotion and Terramechanics
· In-Space Assembly and construction
· From Earth to Space / Extreme environments
· Orbital servicing and debris removal
· In-situ Resource Utilization
· Satellite formation-flying
· Satellite swarms
· Prox ops / rendezvous / docking
· Fractionated spacecraft and constellations
· Space logistics