News
- Call for Papers
- Call for Special Sessions
- Program at a Glance
- Plenary talks
- Paper submission open
- Nominations for Big-on-Small Award 2026
- Sponsorship opportunities & On-site exhibition
- Requesting an invitation letter
- Registration open
- Information for authors of accepted papers
- Best Paper Awards nominations
- Final Technical Program
- Recorded talks in case of force majeure
- Campus tour on July 27
- Welcome reception on July 27
- Useful information for attendees
- Awards
- Photos
See you again next year at MARSS2027, July 11-15, Istanbul, Turkey!
MARSS, the annual International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, is a non-profit conference run by the microrobotic community and technically supported by IEEE-RAS and IEEE-NTC. MARSS2027 will be held in-person on July 11-15, 2027, at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference is the flagship forum to discuss cross-disciplinary activities on 1) manipulation, automation, measurement, and characterization at micro/nano scales, and 2) all kinds of small-scale robots (nm – cm) and their applications.
| Deadlines: | |
| Full paper submission (5-6 pages): no extension possible: | April 12, 2027 – 12:00 GMT |
| Short paper submission (1-3 pages): | April 12, 2027 |
NOTE: Short paper submission may be extended until June 10, at the latest, if there are free presentation slots. Short paper submission may be stopped any time after April 12, if all available presentation slots have been filled
| Notification of paper status: | Full paper: within two weeks after submission |
| Short paper: 1-2 days after submission | |
| Submission of camera-ready full papers: | May 15, 2027 |
| Early Bird registration (discounted): | May 15, 2027 |
| Special session proposals: Preliminary proposal (optional): FINAL list of Session speakers: | April 12, 2027 June 10, 2027 |
| Registration for all MARSS2026 speakers (regular sessions, Special sessions, Plenary talks): | June 15, 2027 |
NOTE: It is possible to register any time later, also on-site during the conference. However, all speakers are kindly requested to respect MARSS policy and register by June 15, to enable smooth organization of the conference. If you cannot register by June 15, then please inform the Organization Committee info(at)marss-conference.org, to avoid removal of your talk from MARSS2027 Final Program.
| MARSS2026 Final Program announced: | June 25, 2027 |
IMPORTANT:
- If a speaker has to apply for a visa, it is advisable to submit a paper as early as possible to avoid problems caused by the long processing time of visa applications.
- No online presentations and no poster presentations are offered at MARSS2027.
- Recorded talks (a video to be played at the assigned talk time) are allowed in case of force majeure events preventing the travel, see details at Recorded talks. IMPORTANT: This regulation does NOT apply to Plenary speakers, they have to attend the conference and present in person.
