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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.

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.

    Deadline source

Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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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.

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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Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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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.

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.

Participation, sources & related reading

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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Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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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.

Participation, sources & related reading

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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Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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UK Robot Manipulation Workshop 2027

· London, UK

UCL East Robotics · Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The eighth UK workshop brings robot-manipulation researchers and industry together at UCL East Robotics.

Participation, sources & related reading

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.

  • Research submissions
    2026-11-20 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Upcoming deadline

    Submission portal not yet open at source review; the submission format must be confirmed with the organizer.

    Deadline source
  • Standard registration
    2026-12-15 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Upcoming deadline

    Registration portal not yet open at source review. This is the standard-rate deadline, not a paper deadline.

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  • Registration closes
    2027-01-05 · Cutoff time and timezone not stated · Upcoming deadline

    Subject to the organizer opening registration and remaining capacity.

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Source review: 2026-10-08. Original source

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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.

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