DEXTEROUS MANIPULATION
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THE RESEARCH CALENDAR
Conferences, workshops, tutorials and industry events for dexterous robotics. Find the next place to learn, share your work and meet collaborators.
· Santa Clara, USA
A conference and exhibition bringing together robot developers, engineers, founders and industry practitioners.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-23. Original source
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· Edinburgh, UK
Pollock Estate Complex · University of Edinburgh
A ROS developer conference with workshops, technical talks and lab tours. The published programme includes robot grasping, manipulation benchmarking and impedance control.
Broader robot software, rather than a hands-only event. Registration and workshop allocations are capacity-limited; check the programme for sessions relevant to your stack.
Regular talk and workshop submissions are closed. This date applies only to lightning talks.
Deadline sourceRegistration is first come, first served; workshop places may fill before this date.
Deadline sourceSource review: 2026-10-08. Original source
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· Austin, USA
An afternoon workshop on hand design, learning, sensing and evidence for dexterous manipulation. Posters, talks and demonstrations connect hardware and algorithm research.
Parent conference and registration
Past submission deadline; follow the workshop for its program and attendance requirements. Exact room is not yet verified.
Extended from September 30; this deadline has passed.
Deadline sourceSource review: 2026-10-08. Original source
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· Nuremberg, Germany
An industrial automation exhibition covering control systems, drives, sensors and connected production.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-23. Original source
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· Las Vegas, USA
Technology exhibition with broader commercial and OEM audiences.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-20. Original source
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· London, UK
UCL East Robotics · Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The eighth UK workshop brings robot-manipulation researchers and industry together at UCL East Robotics.
The organizer lists submission and registration dates, but both portals were still marked “opening soon” at source review. Follow the official page for access and the programme.
Submission portal not yet open at source review; the submission format must be confirmed with the organizer.
Deadline sourceRegistration portal not yet open at source review. This is the standard-rate deadline, not a paper deadline.
Deadline sourceSubject to the organizer opening registration and remaining capacity.
Deadline sourceSource review: 2026-10-08. Original source
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· Anaheim, USA
The Automation sector covers robotics, motion control and precision assembly within a broader manufacturing exhibition.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-23. Original source
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· Birmingham, UK
International Convention Centre (ICC)
A forum connecting robotics research with industry, including a scientific track, workshops and exhibits. The scientific call emphasizes sustainable and circular industrial applications.
Use the organizer’s 2–4 March dates. The city accommodation page lists a wider 1–5 March period. Registration categories have different eligibility and access conditions.
Research must connect to sustainability, circularity or industrial applications. The call explicitly says CET; confirm with the organizer if interpreting local summer time.
Deadline sourceRegistration-rate deadline; category eligibility applies, and exhibition-only registration was not yet available at source review.
Deadline sourceAccepted papers only; not a new-submission opportunity.
Deadline sourceSource review: 2026-10-08. Original source
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· Seoul, South Korea
Coex
A robotics and automation research conference with papers, workshops, tutorials, exhibits and robot competitions.
The main paper call is closed. Check the organizer for other ways to participate.
Invited proposals only; the pre-proposal stage has closed.
Deadline sourceSource review: 2026-10-08. Original source
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· Boston, USA
Engineering and components for commercial robot development.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-20. Original source
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· Nuremberg, Germany
Industrial automation, motion and control systems.
Submission deadlines have not been verified here. Follow the organizer’s current call.
Source review: 2026-09-20. Original source
Prepare on Dexhands: Applications & evaluation · Compare hand hardware
A curated directory, not an exhaustive calendar. Conference workshops and tutorials are separate records linked to their parent conference; standalone workshops are identified separately. Topic tags and reading paths are editorial suggestions, not a confirmed session list. Inclusion does not imply affiliation. Event status uses the current UTC date; event dates are local to the venue. Calendar downloads contain event dates only and do not update automatically. Deadlines retain the organizer’s stated cutoff. Explore the full IEEE RAS calendar.
