Topics of Interest
1. Computational design of architected soft materials for targeted mechanical response
2. Advanced fabrication techniques for soft robotic material architecture
3. Characterization, modeling, and simulation of architected soft materials
4. Learning and control in architected robotic systems
5. Architected soft material-based sensors and actuators
6. Energy storage and absorption of architected soft materials
7. Variable-stiffness mechanisms using architected soft composites
8. Bio-inspired architected materials for locomotion and manipulation
9. Applications of architected soft materials in autonomous robots
Submission Deadlines
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28 => March 20, 2026 (CST)
Demo Submission Deadline: March 10 => March 20, 2026 (CST)
Notification of Acceptance: by March 5 => by March 22, 2026 (CST)
Poster Submission Deadline: March 25 => by March 27, 2026 (CST)
Call for Abstracts
We invite participants to submit an extended abstract of 1-page (+ reference page) in A4 PDF format, in an IEEE conference paper layout.
The selected abstract will be presented with a poster (A1, portrait 594 × 841 mm).
Selected students and early-career researchers will give 2-min spotlight talks before the poster interaction section.
Call for Demos
We invite participants to demonstrate their hardware, including soft sensors, soft actuators, soft robotic hands, soft grippers, and soft mobile robots, etc.
If you are interested, please submit a 1-page PowerPoint digest slide describing your demo hardware, including videos or figures, along with any technical requirements you would like the workshop to prepare in advance.