Attend

Who should attend

The workshop brings together researchers across robot learning, locomotion, manipulation, contact-rich control, perception, planning, and evaluation for physically interactive robots.

JW Marriott Austin, Austin, Texas Thursday, November 12, 2026 2:00–6:00 PM

Intended Audience

Robot learning researchers

Researchers working on learned policies, representation learning, data-efficient adaptation, foundation models, and sim-to-real transfer for physical interaction.

Locomotion, manipulation, and control communities

Researchers studying whole-body control, legged or humanoid robots, mobile manipulators, non-prehensile skills, and contact-rich motion.

Benchmark and deployment researchers

Researchers designing tasks, datasets, simulation assets, evaluation protocols, safety metrics, and real-world testbeds for contact-rich loco-manipulation.

Early-career researchers

Late-stage PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and others preparing for their next research role are especially welcome. Posters and discussions offer space to share work and meet prospective mentors, collaborators, and academic or industry research groups.

Workshop Outcomes

Accepted papers, slides, and the post-workshop open-problems report will be shared on this website.

Contact

For questions about participation, submissions, accessibility, or workshop logistics, contact the organizing team.