IROS 2026 WorkshopFull-Shift Robot Co-Workers

Program

The program below is tentative and will be updated as details are finalized.

Timeline

Full-Day Schedule

CLOCK IN
Registration and coffee

Participant check-in and informal discussion.

SHIFT BRIEFING
Opening remarks

Workshop goals, scope, and the full-day program.

PERCEIVE / DEPLOY
Keynote session I

Long-horizon autonomy, perception, and deployment.

RECHARGE
Break
THINK / ACT
Keynote session II

Interaction, embodied AI, and robot safety.

COMMUNITY VOICE
Poster discussion and Junior Voice

Discussion around accepted posters and the Junior Voice slot.

MID-SHIFT BREAK
Lunch
DEMO FLOOR
Poster and demo session

Accepted papers, posters, demos, deployment reports, and discussion.

ENDURE / EVALUATE
Keynote session III

Evaluation, field robotics, and physical AI.

RESET
Break
REALITY CHECK
Industry panel

Reliability, recovery, supervision, maintenance, and deployment constraints.

CLOCK OUT
Awards and closing discussion

Awards, open problems, and next steps for the community.