OCRAIM @ ICRA 2025

OCRAIM @ ICRA 2026

Bridging Innovation and Reality: Multi-modal Robotic Solutions for Asset Inspection in Challenging Environments

This workshop aims to join robotic research advancements with industry-driven demands, bridging the gap between challenges in the real-world inspection and asset management applications and cutting-edge research in multi-modal robotic technologies that can address them. During ICRA 2025, we held a successful first workshop on “Open Challenges in Robotics for Asset Inspection and Management”. Our first workshop discussed the state of the art in robotic asset inspection, management and maintenance, and the transition from theoretical research into industrial application.

This proposed workshop is the second instalment under the same theme, as real-world deployment of robotic systems in the industry still faces multitudes of challenges. We are building upon the discoveries from our previous workshop, and focus on further discussing how various robots of different modalities can address challenges in complex and difficult environments. We have invited world-renowned speakers from academia and industry to highlight both application-driven real-world problems and state-of-the-art research advancements to address these challenges. As the outcome of this workshop, we will identify open challenges in real-world deployment, provide a roadmap for future innovation and research directions in robotics, and foster collaborations between research and industry.

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline: TBD
Notification to Authors: TBD
Camera-Ready Deadline: TBD
Workshop Date: 2026, Vienna, Austria.

Submissions will be accepted through CMT.

Invited Speakers:

Ian Manchester, University of Sydney

Martin Saska, Czech Technical University

Margarita Chli, ETH Zurich

Chao XU, Zhejiang University

Jaime Valls Miro, Iberbasque

Ayoung Kim, Seoul National University

Lashika Medagoda, Abyss Solutions

Suchet Bargoti, Skydio

Junfeng WU, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Maani Ghaffari, University of Michigan

Stefan Williams, University of Sydney

David Wisth, NavLive

Proposed Schedule:

Time	Topic	Speaker	Affiliation

09:00 – 09:10	Welcome and Introduction	Ian Manchester	University of Sydney
09:10 – 09:30	Indoor and outdoor inspection of industrial infrastructure by fully autonomous flying robots (UAVs)	Martin Saska	Czech Technical University in Prague
09:30 – 09:50	Perception for aerial inspection	Margarita Chli	ETH Zurich/University of Cyprus
09:50 – 10:10	Diving into the forest with robotic systems	Chao Xu	Zhejiang University
10:10 – 10:30	Mapping the Condition of Critical Pipeline Infrastructure with NDT Robotic Crawlers	Jaime Valls Miro	Ikerbasque
10:30 – 10:45	Contributed papers lightning talks – morning session
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break and Poster/Demo Session
11:00 – 11:20	From Construction Sites to Underwater Structures: Multi-Sensor Approaches for Structural Inspections	Ayoung Kim	Seoul National University
11:20 – 11:40	Underwater Perception for Offshore Inspection	Junfeng Wu	Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:40 – 12:00	TBC	Maani Ghaffari	University of Michigan
12:00 – 12:20	Towards ship scanning in a day: robotics for above water, undersea and interior survey of marine assets	Stefan Williams	University of Sydney
12:20 – 13:15	Lunch
13:15 – 13:35	Robot and Sensing in NDT	TBC	Nexxis
13:35 – 13:55	Inspection with Legged Robot	TBC	ANYbotics
13:55 – 14:15	From research to product: Asset management using handheld scanners	David Wisth	NavLive
14:15 – 14:35	Aerial imaging and Inspection	Suchet Bargoti	Skydio
14:35 – 15:50	Contributed papers lightning talks – afternoon session
15:50 – 16:10	Coffee Break and Poster/Demo Session
16:10 – 16:50	Panel discussion
16:50 – 17:00	Closing remarks