RO-MAN 2026 (IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication) is a ICORE B conference held in Kitakyushu, Japan on 2026-08-24. The paper submission deadline is 2026-03-29 (extended). Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-05-29.
We are very pleased to invite you to submit your latest research results, developments, and ideas to the 35th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN 2026), which will be held at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu, Japan, from August 24th to 28th, 2026.
The theme of IEEE RO-MAN 2026 is
“Realizing Human-Robot Symbiosis with AI.”
As robots become increasingly capable of socially interacting with people, it is important to think about how we can shape a future in which humans and robots collaborate and work together as teammates. Rather than replacing us, our vision is that robots will complement us. We envision a hybrid intelligence where robots and humans together can be more capable, effective, productive, efficient, and enjoyable to work with. To realize a successful integration of socially interactive robots into our society, we need to invest in a future where human–robot teams become prevalent. To this end, we aim to create a clear vision of this future and foster innovations in interaction models, social capabilities, and robot skills that help robots understand how they can work together with us.
The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss a wide range of topics related to Robot and Human Interactive Communication, including theories, methodologies, technologies, and empirical and experimental studies, and to generate new insights for the future of the field.
Please visit the official website, https://www.ro-man2026.org/, for more information.
The conference is hybrid, and it is expected that at least one author of each accepted paper will attend in person.
Four types of sessions will be provided at IEEE RO-MAN 2026 (All deadlines are 23:59:59 PST):
Regular Sessions
Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality papers under the broad theme of human-robot interaction.
Special Sessions
Prospective special session organizers are invited to submit proposals for focused discussions. Papers presented will be included in the conference proceedings.
Workshop/Tutorial Sessions
Applied research and applications, on-going work, and tutorials on research tools are encouraged to be presented to RO-MAN attendees.
Late Breaking Report Sessions
Prospective authors are invited to submit their recent innovative applications and work-in-progress reports to designated interactive sessions.
Important note: If you submit a paper to IEEE RO-MAN 2026, the expectation is that you, or your qualified co-authors (e.g., senior PhD students), will provide at least two high-quality reviews during the review process. We need the full participation of the RO-MAN community to ensure the quality of the RO-MAN review process.
Topics of Interest
IEEE RO-MAN 2026 invites regular papers, special session proposals and papers, tutorial/workshop proposals, and late breaking reports related to the conference theme, which include but are not limited to:
Affective Computing
Androids
Anthropomorphic Robots and Virtual Humans
Applications of Social Robots
Assistive Robotics
Child-Robot Interaction
Cognitive Skills and Mental Models
Cognitive and Sensorimotor Development
Computational Architectures
Cooperation and Collaboration in Human-Robot Teams
Cooperative Intelligence in HRI
Creating Human-Robot Relationships
Curiosity, Intentionality and Initiative in Interaction
Degrees of Autonomy and Teleoperation
Detecting and Understanding Human Activity
Embodiment, Empathy and Intersubjectivity
Ethical Issues in Human-robot Interaction Research
Evaluation Methods
Explainable Human-Robot Interaction
HRI and Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Human–Robot Value Alignment and Safety
Innovative Robot Designs
Interaction Kinesics
Interaction with Believable Characters
LLM/Gen AI-based HRI
Linguistic Communication and Dialogue
Long-term Experience and Longitudinal HRI Studies
Machine Learning and Adaptation
Medical and Surgical Applications
Methodologies in Social Robotics
Monitoring of Behaviour and Internal States of Humans
Motion Planning and Navigation in Human-Centered Environments
Motivations and Emotions in Robotics
Multimodal Interaction and Conversational Skills
Multimodal Situation Awareness and Spatial Cognition
Multimodal, Multilingual and Multitask Modeling
Narrative and Story-telling in Interaction
Non-verbal Cues and Expressiveness
Novel Interfaces and Interaction Modalities
Personalities for Robotic or Virtual Characters
Philosophical Issues in Human-Robot Coexistence
Programming by Demonstration
Robot Companions and Social Robots
Robotic Etiquette
Robots in Education, Therapy and Rehabilitation
Robots in art and entertainment
Social Intelligence for Robots
Social Learning and Skill Acquisition Via Teaching and Imitation
Social Presence for Robots and Virtual Humans
Social Touch in Human–Robot Interaction
Sound design for robots
Theory of Mind in HRI
Trust in HRI
User-centered Design of Robots
Virtual and Augmented Tele-presence Environments
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