ISMR 2025 – International Symposium on Medical Robotics
- Date
- 2025-05-14
- Location
- Kendeda Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States
- Host
- International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR)
About this event
Medical robotics is moving fast, and ISMR 2025 is built for the people shaping what comes next. Held in Atlanta alongside the 2025 IEEE ICRA conference, this focused, single-track symposium brings researchers, engineers, clinicians, and collaborators into one room for a few days of serious technical exchange, practical learning, and high-value conversation. Because the program is single-track, attendees share the same talks, tutorials, and discussions rather than splitting across competing sessions. That creates a more connected experience: people react to the same ideas, continue the same conversations between sessions, and leave with a clearer sense of where the field is headed. What Is This? ISMR 2025 is the International Symposium on Medical Robotics, an annual gathering centered on advances in robotics for medicine and healthcare. The event is designed to bring together a community working across technical development, translational research, and real-world clinical application. This year’s program runs back-to-back with the 2025 IEEE ICRA conference in Atlanta, making it especially convenient for attendees already planning to be in the city for one of robotics’ major annual meetings. It is an efficient way to go deeper on medical robotics while staying connected to the broader robotics ecosystem. The structure is straightforward and intentional: May 14: workshops and tutorials May 15–16: symposium presentations Format: single-track, in person Location: Kendeda Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta That format matters. A single-track symposium means a shared agenda and a shared context. Instead of choosing between parallel sessions, attendees can follow the full arc of the event and spend more time discussing ideas with others who heard the same presentations. What to Expect The symposium opens with workshops and tutorials on May 14, offering a more interactive start to the week. These sessions are well suited for getting oriented to current methods, tools, and emerging directions in medical robotics, while also creating space for deeper technical engagement than a standard talk format usually allows. The main symposium presentations take place on May 15 and May 16. You can expect a concentrated program shaped around current research, system design, application challenges, and the questions that matter most when robotics moves into medical settings. With everyone attending the same sessions, the program is designed to feel cohesive rather than fragmented. Across the event, attendees should expect a mix of: Technical presentations from the symposium program Workshops and tutorials that support deeper learning and discussion Informal networking with people working across robotics and medicine Community-building conversations that continue between sessions Because the event is held in person, there is also real value in everything that happens outside the scheduled agenda. Hallway discussions, post-session follow-ups, and spontaneous introductions often become the most useful part of a focused symposium like this one, especially in a field where progress depends on collaboration across disciplines. Why Attend If you work in medical robotics, this event offers something increasingly rare: concentrated signal with less noise. The single-track structure makes it easier to stay engaged, understand the themes emerging across the program, and have better conversations because the room shares a common reference point. It is also a strong fit for people who want to connect technical work to practical context. Medical robotics sits at the intersection of robotics research, device development, healthcare constraints, and clinical relevance. ISMR creates a setting where those perspectives can meet directly, making it useful not only for presenting work but for sharpening how that work is understood and where it can go next. Attendees may find value in: Seeing the state of the field in a focused setting Learning from tutorials and workshops before the main presentations begin Meeting collaborators, peers, and adjacent experts in person Positioning their work within current medical robotics conversations Making the most of an Atlanta trip if also attending ICRA 2025 Whether you are deeply specialized in the field or entering from a neighboring area of robotics, the symposium offers a practical way to build context, identify people to know, and spend time on ideas that are directly relevant to medical robotics. Practical Details ISMR 2025 will take place in person at the Kendeda Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, United States. The in-person format is an important part of the experience, especially for attendees who value direct discussion, live technical exchange, and face-to-face networking with the medical robotics community. The listed event start is Wednesday, May 14 at 12:00 AM UTC, with the program beginning in Atlanta on May 14 with workshops and tutorials, followed by symposium presentations on May 15–16. If you are traveling or coordinating with other events that week, it is worth planning around the full three-day sequence. A few useful planning notes: Venue type: university setting at Georgia Tech City: Atlanta Format: in person only Best for: researchers, engineers, clinicians, students, and collaborators interested in medical robotics Timing: scheduled to align conveniently with ICRA week in Atlanta If medical robotics is central to your work, or becoming central to it, ISMR 2025 is a strong place to spend your time. It offers a clear program, a focused audience, and an environment designed for serious discussion rather than surface-level exposure.
Who should attend
If your work sits at the intersection of robotics and medicine, this symposium is built for you. - **You develop medical robotic systems** and want focused time with a community that understands the technical, clinical, and translational challenges of bringing these platforms into real-world use. - **You are a researcher, engineer, or graduate student in robotics** looking for a high-signal, single-track program where you can follow the full conversation rather than choosing between parallel sessions. - **You work in surgery, intervention, imaging, rehabilitation, or healthcare technology** and want a clearer view of how robotics is advancing across medical applications. - **You want deeper learning, not just presentations.** The workshops and tutorials on May 14 are a strong fit if you value practical context, methods, and discussion before the main symposium sessions on May 15–16. - **You are already planning to be at IEEE ICRA 2025 in Atlanta** and want to make the most of the week by attending a specialized symposium held back-to-back with the broader conference. - **You value in-person conversations with a targeted community** of people serious about medical robotics, whether you are building new systems, exploring collaborations, or tracking where the field is headed next.