The ESA-CLAIRE AI Special Interest Group on Space (http://claire-ai.org/sig-space/) is organizing its first online conference on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for applications in space technology. The conference, organized in association with ECAI2020 - The 24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (http://digital.ecai2020.eu/), Program: The program of the event includes 5 keynote talks, as well as a panel discussion. We have 17 contributed presentations on topics concerning different AI methods (including, but not limited to, e.g., planning, machine learning) and different areas of space technology (including, but not limited to, e.g., space operations, earth observation). These include presentations of original/on-going unpublished work, as well as of recently published work.

Google may be looking to end their involvement with robots and artificial intelligence, but that's hardly stopping Amazon. The e-commerce more retailer recently held a top secret conference for robot experts and space explorers. There were even lightsabers involved. This past week, in the lovely town of Palm Springs, California, a top secret meeting took place. This invite-only conference included experts in artificial intelligence, robotics and space exploration.