Call for papers - Materials for Robotic Materials and Intelligent Structures ICARM 2026

[Maya Sleiman]

Dear colleagues 

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Session entitled “ Materials for Robotic Materials and Intelligent Structures ”, to be held at the 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robots and Mechatronics (ICARM 2026), taking place July 21–23, 2026, in Paris, France.

This special session covers the advancements made in the selection and manufacturing processes of materials for robotics including smart composites, polymers, metals, ceramics, hybrid systems, as well as eco-friendly materials. The performance, reliability, and autonomy of modern robotic systems are increasingly limited by traditional architectures that separate structure, sensing, actuation, and control. Robotic materials and intelligent structures offer an alternative paradigm, where mechanical components actively contribute to perception, actuation, adaptation, and long-term reliability. These materials enable embedded sensing, actuation, stiffness modulation, damping, energy transduction, and self-diagnostic capabilities directly at the material or structural level. Applications span industrial and collaborative robotics, manipulators, mobile robots, medical devices, and field robotics operating under uncertain or harsh conditions. 

We welcome original contributions including, but not limited to, the following topics: 

• Robotic materials: soft, hard, and hybrid systems
• Intelligent and multifunctional materials for robotic structures
• Embedded sensing in robotic components
• Variable stiffness, damping, and adaptive robotic structures
• Structural Health Monitoring in robotic systems
• Damage tolerance, durability, and fatigue in robotic materials
• Co-design of materials, structures, sensing, and control
• Sustainable and eco-based materials for robotics 

All papers will undergo the standard ICARM peer-review process.
Accepted papers will be included in the IEEE ICARM 2026 proceedings and published in IEEE Xplore.

!!!  When submitting, please select the corresponding Special Session code for " Materials for Robotic Materials and Intelligent Structures  " - 518kq    !!!

Important Dates

• Paper submission deadline (regular and special session papers): 31 January 2026

• Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2026

• Final paper submission (IEEE PDF): 31 March 2026

Submission Guidelines

• Submission system: https://ras.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl

• Templates (LaTeX / Word): https://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/tex.php

• Paper preparation guidelines: http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/support.php

• Special session website: https://sites.google.com/view/robotic-materials/home  

We look forward to your contributions and to fruitful discussions at ICARM 2026.

Best regards,

Maya Sleiman