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CoRL 2026

· Austin, USA

JW Marriott Austin, Hilton Austin & Bass Hall

Conference on Robot Learning: learning methods, embodied systems and manipulation research. Main conference 9–11 November; workshops 12 November.

Robot learningManipulation
Participation, sources & related reading

Registration is available on the official site; the demo proposal deadline has passed.

  • Demo proposals
    2026-09-11 · 23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · ClosedDeadline source

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CoRL · BiDexTool 2026

· Austin, USA

A workshop on bimanual tool use, contact control and the connection between dexterous execution and generalist robot policies.

ManipulationRobot learningTouch & hapticsFoundation models
Participation, sources & related reading

Parent conference and registration

The workshop lists several submission formats. Its schedule has inconsistent AM/PM labels; this directory records the event date only, not a confirmed session time.

  • Papers, abstracts & demo proposals
    2026-10-09 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Date passed

    The source gives a date without a cutoff timezone; confirm before submitting.

    Deadline source
  • Panel questions
    2026-11-10 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Upcoming deadline

    Community questions; a separate route from paper submission.

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CoRL · Dexterous Manipulation 2026

· Austin, USA

An afternoon workshop on hand design, learning, sensing and evidence for dexterous manipulation. Posters, talks and demonstrations connect hardware and algorithm research.

ManipulationRobot learningTouch & hapticsHardware
Participation, sources & related reading

Parent conference and registration

Past submission deadline; follow the workshop for its program and attendance requirements. Exact room is not yet verified.

  • Workshop papers & demos
    2026-10-05 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Date passed

    Extended from September 30; this deadline has passed.

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CoRL · Human Videos to Dexterous Robot Capability 2026

· Austin, USA

A hands-on tutorial on turning human videos into robot-training data: reconstruction, retargeting, validation and dexterous policy learning in Isaac Lab.

ManipulationRobot learning
Participation, sources & related reading

Parent conference and registration

The organizer describes laptop inspection, optional GPU execution and precomputed-artifact paths. The timetable is tentative; check the current setup requirements and CoRL registration before attending.

Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.

Date note: Listed on CoRL’s accepted workshop/tutorial page. The date follows the conference’s 12 November workshop day; the tutorial page has a tentative timetable but no separate date or room. Date source

Source review: 2026-10-08. Organizer dates

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CoRL · Physics Simulation & World Models 2026

· Austin, USA

JW Marriott Austin

A half-day workshop on how physics simulation and learned world models can support contact-rich manipulation, planning and evaluation.

ManipulationRobot learningFoundation models
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Parent conference and registration

An in-person workshop. The organizer has not finalized session start times; paper submissions closed before this source review.

  • Workshop papers
    2026-10-07 · 23:59 AoE (UTC−12) · Closed

    Up to four pages excluding references; non-archival. Accepted work is presented in person.

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CoRL · Structured Physical Intelligence (SPIN) 2026

· Austin, USA

A workshop examining how VLA policies, world models, physical priors and structured representations support dexterous manipulation and generalization.

ManipulationRobot learningFoundation models
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Parent conference and registration

The manipulation challenge registration deadline has passed. Attendance and challenge participation are separate; confirm current arrangements with the organizer. The morning schedule is tentative.

  • Dexterity challenge registration
    2026-10-05 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Date passed

    Challenge entry, not general conference registration. Final task rules were not yet published at source review.

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NeurIPS 2026

· Sydney, Australia · Paris, France · Atlanta, USA

A broader machine-learning conference with robotics and embodied-learning workshops. Sydney runs December 6–12; Paris and Atlanta satellites run December 9–13.

Robot learningFoundation models
Participation, sources & related reading

The financial-assistance deadline has passed. The support page separately lists Paris volunteering until October 15, but also has a general closure notice; confirm that track directly before applying. Workshop contributions have individual calls.

  • Early registration
    2026-10-30 · 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · Upcoming deadline

    Registration milestone, not a research submission deadline.

    Deadline source
  • Financial assistance / Sydney & Atlanta volunteering
    2026-10-06 · 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · ClosedDeadline source

Date note: This range spans three sites with different dates. Choose your site on the official registration page; there is no single calendar download for all locations. Date source

Source review: 2026-10-08. Organizer dates

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ICLR 2027

· California, USA

A broader machine-learning conference relevant to representation learning, robot policies and reinforcement learning. Check the eventual workshop program for manipulation-specific sessions.

Robot learningFoundation models
Participation, sources & related reading

The main-paper deadline has passed. The organizer has not confirmed the venue in its venue section; do not infer a booking location from the page image.

  • Workshop proposals
    2026-10-09 · 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · Closed

    For workshop organizers, not a deadline for individual workshop papers.

    Deadline source

Date note: The conference homepage says April 26–30, 2027. The workshop call has a 2026 year typo in its introductory paragraph; its deadline list is for the 2027 cycle. Date source

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ICRA 2027

· Seoul, South Korea

Coex

A robotics and automation research conference with papers, workshops, tutorials, exhibits and robot competitions.

ManipulationRobot learningHardware
Participation, sources & related reading

The main paper call is closed. Check the organizer for other ways to participate.

  • Full workshop / tutorial proposals
    2026-11-02 · Cutoff time not stated · Upcoming deadline

    Invited proposals only; the pre-proposal stage has closed.

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RSS 2027

· Athens, Greece

Robotics research, including learning, perception and manipulation.

Robot learningManipulation
Participation, sources & related reading

A two-stage submission process starts with an extended abstract. Exact conference venue is not yet verified.

  • Extended abstracts
    2026-12-04 · 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · Upcoming deadlineDeadline source
  • Final papers
    2027-04-16 · 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12) · Upcoming deadline

    Stage 2: invited after the extended-abstract review.

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Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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IROS 2027

· Florence, Italy

Fortezza da Basso

An intelligent robotics research conference with a 2027 theme of human-centred robots and sustainability.

ManipulationRobot learningHumanoids
Participation, sources & related reading

Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.

Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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