We invite contributions that address the long-term deployment of mobile manipulators in human-centric environments from diverse perspectives, including but not limited to the following topics. We particularly encourage early-stage ideas, preliminary results, in-progress work, or position papers that can spark discussion and inspire new directions. Please feel free to submit work under review or accepted for presentation at other workshops and/or conferences as we will not require copyright transfer.

  • Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration
  • Cognitive Architectures for Robots in Human Environments
  • Foundation Models for Mobile Manipulation
  • Safe Whole Body Motion Planning & Control
  • Planning Under Uncertainty and Risk
  • Shared Autonomy & Responsibility Allocation
  • Failure Prediction & Recovery
  • Socially Aware Navigation and Manipulation
  • Design of Human-Friendly Mobile Manipulators
  • Benchmarks & Evaluation for Human-Centered Manipulation and Navigation

Submission Instructions

  • Paper length: Up to 4 pages (excluding references & appendices)
  • Format: RSS paper format; submissions do not need to be anonymized
  • Submission platform: OpenReview
  • Supplementary material: Videos are encouraged and should be provided via external links.

Submissions will be reviewed based on relevance, technical quality, clarity, and potential impact. Selected papers will be invited for poster presentations during the workshop

Important Dates

(All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth, AoE)

  • Submission portal opens: May 1, 2026
  • Submission deadline: June 12, 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: June 19, 2026
  • Camera-ready submission deadline: June 26, 2026
  • Workshop date: July 17, 2026

If you have questions regarding submissions, please contact the organizers via the Contact page.