Call for Papers – RO-MAN 2026
International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Conference date
Auckland, New Zealand
Paper deadline 31 Oct 2026
Registration deadline 07 Nov 2026
Robotics Forum invites researchers, academicians, industry professionals and students to submit original research papers for the International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2026), scheduled for 27 November 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.
The conference welcomes research contributions across the following session tracks, encouraging knowledge sharing, interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of innovative ideas.
Call for papers
Conference topics
Original research papers, abstracts, case studies and review papers in Robot and Human Interactive Communication are welcome. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Socially Assistive Robotics
Cognitive Modeling in HRI
Human Intent Recognition
Human Perception by Robots
Nonverbal Communication in HRI
Affective Computing in Robotics
Emotion Recognition and Expression
Behavior Prediction and Adaptation
Trust and Acceptance in HRI
Robot Learning from Human Interaction
Natural Language Interaction
Multimodal Interfaces
Speech and Gesture Recognition
Haptic Feedback and Tactile Communication
Augmented Reality in HRI
Explainable AI in Robot Communication
Human-in-the-Loop Systems
Adaptive Interfaces in Robotics
Teleoperation and Shared Autonomy
Embodied Conversational Agents
Robots in Healthcare and Therapy
Companion and Domestic Robots
Robots for Education and Learning
Workplace and Industrial HRI
Human-Robot Teaming in Hazardous Environments
Ethics and Safety in HRI
Personalization in Interactive Robots
Evaluation and User Studies in HRI
Accessibility in Human-Robot Communication
Cross-Cultural Perspectives in HRI
Papers must be original and not published or under review elsewhere. Author guidelines
Plan your participation
Important dates
Paper submission deadline
Last date of registration
Conference date
The conference schedule mail is sent by the conference coordinator after the last date of registration. Do not book tickets or hotels before you receive it.
RO-MAN 2026 conference pages
Contact the conference team
Questions about submission, registration, the invitation letter or publication? Send us a message and the conference team will reply by email.
- Email[email protected]
- Phone+91 91245 84647
- Conference locationAuckland, New Zealand