Call for Posters & Spotlight Talks

We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to submit abstracts demonstrating their latest work bridging the gap between mechanical designs and computational algorithms.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline July 1, 2026
Acceptance Notification Within 2 days of submission
Presentation Formats Announcement July 1, 2026

Presentation Modalities

All accepted abstracts will be showcased during the workshop. Depending on scheduling and reviews, the presentation format will be either:

🖨️ Poster Presentation (during the lunch break & poster session)

Spotlight Session (a short talk with PowerPoint presentation, duration TBD)

The final presentation formats will be assigned and published on the workshop website on the day of the submission deadline (July 1, 2026).

How to Submit

Please prepare a one-page abstract formatted in PDF describing your work. Submissions must be sent strictly before the deadline on July 1, 2026.

  • One-page Abstract Ensure the PDF file is attached to your application email.
  • Sub-session / Workshop Theme Indicate which theme/sub-session your paper belongs to (e.g. Sensing-Hardware, Sensing-Software).
  • Presenting Author Include the full name of the author who will present the poster or spotlight talk.

Submission Emails

All entries must be sent to both workshop coordinators:

raffaella.mancino@edu.unige.it paolino.derisi@unina.it

Workshop Sub-sessions & Themes

Your abstract must address one of the following workshop sub-sessions:

Session 1

Sensing

Physical Transduction Hardware
Virtual Estimation Software
Session 2

Actuation

Intrinsic Compliance Hardware
Variable Impedance Software
Session 3

Safety

Mechanical Design Hardware
Algorithmic Supervision Software
Session 4

Body

Robot Co-Designing Hardware
Redundancy & Planning Software
Session 5

Rehabilitation

Exoskeleton & Interface Hardware
Intention-Decoding Software