The Skoltech Engineering Center's Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory received acceptance for 14 papers at prestigious A*-ranked international conferences in the first weeks of 2026. Of these, 12 works will be presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2026), and two papers at the world's leading conference on robotics — the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026).

A-star conferences are flagship events characterized by a highly selective review process (low acceptance rate) and significant influence within the research community, where groundbreaking work is frequently presented.

Papers accepted for the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2026):

M. H. Khan, A. Myshlyaev, A. Lykov, M. Altamirano Cabrera, and D. Tsetserukou, "Evolution 6.0: Robot Evolution Through Generative Design".

I. Tokmurziyev, M. Altamirano Cabrera, M. H. Khan, Y. Mahmoud, and D. Tsetserukou, "LLM-Glasses: GenAI-driven Glasses with Haptic Feedback for Navigation of Visually Impaired People".

R. Akinshin, E. Lopatina, K. Bogatikov, N. Kiz, A. V. Makarova, M. Lebedev, M. Altamirano Cabrera, D. Tsetserukou, V. Kangler, "Prosthetic Hand Manipulation System Based on EMG and Eye Tracking Powered by the Neuromorphic Processor AltAi".

Y. Mahmoud, Y. Yaqoot, M. Altamirano Cabrera, and D. Tsetserukou, "HumanoidVLM: Vision–Language–Guided Impedance Control for Contact-Rich Humanoid Manipulation".

F. Mehboob, A. A. F. Habel, M. W. James, J. Sam, M. A. Cabrera, and D. Tsetserukou, "DroneVLA: VLA-based Aerial Manipulation".

H. K. Nguyen, J. Sam, S. Gulyamova, M. Altamirano Cabrera, A. Lykov, and D. Tsetserukou, "TapHRI: TCN-driven Touch Control of Collaborative Robots Using Only Embedded Robot Sensing".

F. Batool, I. Zhura, V. Serpiva, R. A. Khan, I. Valuev, I. Tokmurziyev, and D. Tsetserukou, "HumanDiffusion: A Vision-Based Diffusion Trajectory Planner with Human-Conditioned Goals for Search and Rescue UAV".

A. Habel, I. Snegirev, E. Semenyakina, M. Altamirano Cabrera, J. Sam, F. Mehboob, R. A. Khan, M. A. Mustafa, and D. Tsetserukou, "Glove2UAV: A Wearable IMU-Based Glove for Intuitive Control of UAV".

V. Serpiva, A. Lykov, J. Sam, A. Fedoseev, and D. Tsetserukou, "DiffusionVlog: Text-to-Aerial Cinematography".

Y. Mahmoud, J. Sam, N. Khang, M. J. Fernando, I. Tokmurziyev, M. Altamirano Cabrera, M. H. Khan, A. Lykov, and Dzmitry Tsetserukou, "SafeHumanoid: VLM-RAG-driven Control of Upper Body Impedance for Humanoid Robot".

Y. Jin, N. Kuzmin, I. Tokmurziyev, M. A. Cabrera, G. Demianchuk, M. Lezina, F. Mehboob, A. Mustafa, and D. Tsetserukou, "HoverAI: An Embodied Aerial Agent for Natural Human-Drone Interaction".

T. Kozlov, A. Trandofilov, G. Gazaryan, I. Tokmurziyev, M. Altamirano Cabrera, and D. Tsetserukou, "GuideTouch: An Obstacle Avoidance Device for Visually Impaired".

Papers accepted for the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026):

Valerii Serpiva, Artem Lykov, Faryal Batool, Vladislav Kozlovskiy, Miguel Altamirano Cabrera, Dzmitry Tsetserukou. FlightDiffusion: Revolutionising Autonomous Drone Training with Diffusion Models Generating FPV Video

Lavanya Ratnabala, Robinroy Peter, Aleksey Fedoseev, Dzmitry Tsetserukou. HIPPO-MAT: Decentralized Task Allocation Using GraphSAGE and Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning.

"In the era of the development of physical artificial intelligence, new approaches to human-robot interaction are opening up unique opportunities for the seamless integration of robots into human society. Our record result — 14 papers accepted to top A*-ranked conferences — was made possible by the synergy of the team's experience and enthusiasm. We don't just generate ideas; we bring them to life in working prototypes, and this hands-on approach is highly valued by the reviewers of the world's leading conferences. Skoltech's Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory will present its cutting-edge developments at the HRI 2026 and ICRA 2026 conferences, which set the tone for the entire global robotics community," added Associate Professor Dzmitry Tsetserukou, the head of the Skoltech Engineering Center's Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory.