Call for participation - ICRA 2026 Workshop: "Bridging the Gap between Robot Learning and Human-Robot Interaction"

[Xuehui Yu]

Dear colleagues,

Please join us on Friday, June 5th, 2026, in Vienna, Austria (co-located with ICRA 2026) for a full-day workshop dedicated to bridging the robot learning and human-robot interaction communities together.

👉 Abstract:
Despite remarkable advances in robot learning and HRI, there is a gap between the two fields and many researchers in the two fields make simplified assumptions about each other. This workshop is a space to bridge this gap.

📝 Important links:

Submit your paper via OpenReview: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/ICRA/2026/Workshop/Learning-HRI#tab-your-consoles
Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/icra2026-learning-hri

Accepted submissions will be featured in the Next Gen Spotlight & Poster Presentation.

📌 Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
• Robot learning methods that account for how everyday humans teach robots
• HRI studies that evaluate user expectations and inform robot learning design
• Work on aligning assumptions between human users and robot learners
• Collaborative human-robot teaching approaches
• Frameworks integrating technical learning with human factors

📅 Important dates:
• Rolling submissions open: January 1st, 2026
• Final deadline: May 15th, 2026 (23:59:59 PST)
• Notifications: Rolling
• Workshop: June 1st or June 5th, 2026

Please share with colleagues, students, and postdocs who work at the intersection of robot learning and HRI. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna!

Best,

Learning-HRI workshop organizers

Dylan Losey, Shuijing Liu, Xuehui Yu, Harold Soh, Yuke Zhu

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