SoftSensorsLab took part in IROS 2025 — the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems — held 19–25 October 2025 at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou, China. IROS is recognized as one of the world’s largest and most influential international conferences in intelligent robotics and intelligent systems since 1988, bringing together thousands of researchers and next-generation robotic technologies.
Our lab was represented by
Prof. Özgür Atalay, Asst. Prof. Aslı Tunçay Atalay, Assoc. Prof. Gökhan İnce,
Res. Asst. (Ph.D.) Kadir Özlem, and Res. Asst. Çağatay Gümüş, through workshop organization and live demo sessions, an invited talk, and technical poster presentations.
At IROS 2025 this year, our focus was textile-based soft robotic systems and wearable assistive technologies. Our team contributed in the following areas:
🧵 Textile Robotics Workshop
Asst. Prof. Aslı Tunçay Atalay took an active role in organizing the IROS 2025 workshop “Textile Robotics: A Material (R)Evolution” and leading the hands-on demo sessions. The workshop emphasized that textiles are not only passive carriers, but active robotic platforms capable of acting as sensors, actuators, and structural support.
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Invited Talk
Prof. Özgür Atalay gave an invited talk on how textile-based soft robotic systems can be scaled into lightweight, body-conforming wearable assistive solutions for rehabilitation.
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Poster Presentations
“Deep Learning-Enhanced Cloud-Based Control System with Textile-Based IoT Gloves for Telerehabilitation”
“Wearable Textile Controller Based on Dynamic Capacitance Modulation”
Our message is clear:
1. Textiles are no longer just “wearable sensors.”
2. Textiles can be the control interface, the actuator, the rehabilitation support — and the robot itself.
As SoftSensorsLab, we are proud to be present on the international stage through workshop organization, live demos, an invited talk, and scientific posters.
