Call for Competition Proposals

Call for Competition Proposals

The ICRA 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for competitions to be held during the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Vienna, Austria, from June 1st to 5th, 2026. The competitions provide a unique venue for state-of-the-art technical demonstrations from research labs throughout academia and industry. Conference attendees and media representatives will have the opportunity to experience live demonstrations of robotic technology via these competitions.

Submission Information

Competition proposals must include the following information:

  • A brief description of the competition, including what particular task is under evaluation and why the competition is of interest to the ICRA community.
  • History of the competition, if applicable.
  • Names, contact information, and brief CVs of the competition organizers, describing experience in organizing previous competitions, workshops, etc.
  • A draft of the rules and assessment.
  • Number of competition days and planned time schedule. Please consider that the competition must be over before the award ceremony.
  • A list of possible participant teams, including an estimate of the total number of participants.
  • Request for the Organizing Committee for facilities including required space (area in square meters and minimum height) and possible layout, along with power, networking, furniture, audiovisual media, and other requirements.
  • Safety considerations.
  • Awards planning estimated budget and funding source (if any) supporting the competition.

All submissions will undergo a review process within the Organizing Committee. Acceptance decisions will be based upon the potential significance, sustainability in future ICRA meetings, space and logistical requirements.

All the submissions must be made through PaperPlaza

Important Dates:

  •  Submission open: August 15th, 2025
  •  Submission deadline:  October 10th, 2025
  •  Acceptance notification: October 31st, 2025
  •  Competitions: June 2nd – 4th, 2026

Local competition setup schedule will be announced later

Competition Chairs:

Maximo A. Roa (DLR, Germany)
Adam Norton (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)
Hyungpil Moon (SungKyunKwan University, Korea)

For any questions regarding the ICRA 2026 competitions, please contact the competition co-chairs using [email protected]