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ViTac2026 2026
ICRA 2026 Workshop on "7th ViTac Workshop: Learning to See and Feel: Vision–Tactile Synergy for Embodied AI"
The ViTac 2026 workshop, held in conjunction with ICRA 2026 in Vienna, focuses on advancing embodied AI through vision-tactile synergy, bringing together experts and early-career researchers to discuss innovations in tactile sensing, high-fidelity simulation, sim-to-real transfer, and visual-tactile foundation models. The workshop emphasizes co-design of hardware and algorithms, multimodal perception, and scalable learning frameworks to achieve human-level tactile intelligence.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
April 10, 2026
AoE
Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
April 10, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Research areas in scope
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Hardware Intelligence and Tactile Simulation
Tactile Sensor DesignBioinspired ApproachesScalable Tactile Data Collection SystemsTactile InterpretationDeformable PhysicsNeural Rendering
02
Robot Dexterity with Visuo-Tactile Fusion: Visual-Tactile Foundation Models
Unified Representations across Vision and TouchDynamic Reweighting for visual-tactile fusionVision-Tactile-Language-Action ModelHybrid ArchitecturesHuman-Like ReflexesSafety & RobustnessScalability
03
Sim-to-Real Transfer
The Reality GapCross-Sensor TransferBenchmarking Standards
04
Multimodal Perception & Representation Learning
Unified Representations across Vision and TouchDynamic Reweighting for visual-tactile fusion
05
Control, Learning & Dexterity in the Era of Large Models
Vision-Tactile-Language-Action ModelHybrid ArchitecturesHuman-Like ReflexesSafety & RobustnessScalability
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions are reviewed using a double-blind review process.
- Submissions must be in PDF format following ICRA conference style (two-columns).
- Dual submission is allowed: papers submitted or in preparation for other major venues are accepted.
- Published works are welcome if explicitly stated at submission.
- Submissions and reviews are not public; only accepted papers are made public.
- Demo videos must be uploaded as a single zip file under supplementary material in OpenReview.
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