Short Papers
Up to 4 pages (excluding references, acknowledgements, and appendices), following ICRA 2026 format; eligible for poster presentation and potential spotlight talk.
Robotics/CORE Unranked
ICRA-Dex-26 2026
ICRA 2026 Workshop on Dexterity with Multifingered Hands: Hardware, Sensing, and Skills
The ICRA-Dex-26 2026 workshop focuses on advancing dexterous manipulation with multifingered robotic hands, bringing together researchers to address challenges in hardware, sensing, learning, control, and real-world transfer. It aims to bridge gaps between current gripper-centric systems and the potential of multifingered hands through invited talks, spotlight presentations, posters, and panel discussions.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Abstract registration
April 12, 2026
AoE
Full paper
April 15, 2026
AoE
Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Abstract registrationKey deadline
April 12, 2026 · AoE
Full paperKey deadline
April 15, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Demos
Video demonstrations of robotic systems submitted via OpenReview; no strict page limit for summary document; encouraged even without formal paper submission.
Research areas in scope
01
Synergy of Learning, Planning, and Control
What is the right balance between model-free learning and control-theoretic methods?Can we expect a universal foundation policy for daily dexterous manipulation?How can we scale up planning and optimization methods to high-DoF systems?How do we efficiently scale reinforcement learning pipelines across hundreds of tasks without manual intervention?
02
Data, Simulation, and Real-World Transfer
How can we better model complex hand-object contacts and speed up simulation for contact-rich tasks?How do we standardize the collection of human hand data in the wild to train robust robotic policies?How can we develop low-cost, easy-to-use teleoperation systems to gather large-scale demonstration data?How can we make policies robust when training demonstrations are scarce or biased?
03
Perception: Seeing & Feeling the World
How do we ensure robustness across varying lighting conditions, cluttered environments, and unseen objects?What is the true role of tactile sensing: is it as powerful as vision in manipulation, or primarily a complement?What types of tactile sensors are necessary, and how can we use tactile data most efficiently for control and policy learning?
04
Hardware: Redesigning Dexterous Hands
What innovations can make robotic hands more compact, efficient, and capable while remaining low cost?How can we improve hardware robustness while reducing upkeep costs?What specific benefits do soft hands or novel compliant mechanisms bring to simplifying manipulation?
05
Dynamic and Forceful Manipulation
How can learning-based policies and control systems handle dynamic tasks that require high-frequency control?How do we build robust policies that adapt to forceful, high-speed physical interactions?How can we make high-DoF dexterous hands safely compliant during these interactions?
Policies worth checking twice
- Submission must be double-blind: no author names, affiliations, or identifying acknowledgements in main paper, appendix, or supplementary materials.
- Paper length is limited to 4 pages, excluding references, acknowledgements, and appendices.
- Submissions must follow the standard ICRA 2026 main conference format.
- Dual submissions are allowed: papers under review at other venues (including ICRA 2026 main conference) or previously published works are permitted, provided their status is stated at submission.
- Both poster and spotlight presentations must be given in person.
- Demo submissions require a summary document (PDF) and a video in zip format as supplementary material.
- Submissions and reviews remain private; only accepted papers will be made public.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026