Short workshop papers
2–4 page papers (excluding references) on new results, early-stage ideas, benchmark proposals, position papers, open problems, negative results, and failure analyses related to contact-rich loco-manipulation.
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CoRL 2026
Open Problems in Contact-Rich Loco-Manipulation
CoRL 2026 Workshop on Open Problems in Contact-Rich Loco-Manipulation is a half-day in-person event focused on advancing robot capabilities in combining locomotion and manipulation through contact-rich interactions. It brings together researchers to address challenges in contact-mode decision making, whole-body coordination, reasoning under uncertainty, generalization across robot embodiments, and benchmarking, with an emphasis on both prehensile and non-prehensile skills.
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Research areas in scope
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Topics of Interest
Contact choices: Modes, transitions, and affordancesWhole-body control: Forceful interaction while movingSensing: Contact and object state estimationLearning: Structured policies and representationsTransfer: Generalization across bodies and tasksEvaluation: Benchmarks, metrics, and failure modes
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be 2–4 pages long, excluding references.
- Papers already published at or accepted to the main CoRL 2026 conference are not eligible.
- Each submission will receive at least two reviews from the program committee.
- Selection emphasizes relevance, clarity, novelty, technical quality, and potential to stimulate discussion.
- Accepted papers will be presented as posters, with a subset selected for short spotlight talks.
- A best workshop paper will be announced during the closing session.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026