The Eurohaptics 2026 conference will be held in Siena, Italy, a city known for its stunning medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This world-renowned event gathers researchers and innovators in haptic perception and technology to explore cutting-edge research, engaging discussions, and innovative demonstrations.
Themes and Topics:
Contributions are welcome across a broad spectrum of topics, including but not limited to:
Understanding Touch: Haptic perception, neuroscience of touch, biomechanics, and social touch.
Technology and Systems: Haptic interface design and control, tactile displays, sensors and actuators, haptic rendering, physical human-robot interaction, embedded haptics, and teleoperation.
Applications and Interaction: Human-computer interaction with haptics, virtual and augmented reality, multi-modal systems, haptic applications in fields like industry, commerce, healthcare, education, human-computer interaction, robotic manipulation, shared control and collaboration, and haptics in health and wellness.
The main conference runs from July 6 to 9, immediately followed by the first Eurohaptics Summer School from July 10 to 12.
Several deadlines are fast approaching:
Workshop proposals (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/workshops): 12th April
Published research track (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/published-research-track): 10th April
Work-in-Progress (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/work-in-progress/): 12th April
Hands-on demonstration (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/demos): 16th April
These tracks are great ways to share your work and engage with the haptics community. You can find full details on topics and submission tracks at https://2026.eurohaptics.org/.
Also, the first Eurohaptics Summer School offers practical training on all stages of haptic research, including prototyping and evaluation methods. The program features keynotes and a hackathon. Participation is free but limited to 40 people. Applications close on April 20, 2026. More information is available at https://eurohaptics.org/school/.
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