8/24-28に、北九州国際会議場で開催される IEEE RO-MAN 2026にて、
人ー人／ロボットの身体的インタラクションに関するWorkshop を企画しております。

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ご興味のある方は、投稿をご検討いただけますと幸いです。

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the IEEE RO-MAN 2026 workshop:

DIP-HRI: Direct and Indirect Physical Connections in Human-Human and Human-Robot Interaction: Phenomena and Applications
Date: August 28, 2026, Morning (Half-Day)
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu, Japan

Website: https://bodyintegration-learning.org/en/news/20260408_workshop/

 

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About the Workshop
This workshop will introduce and discuss the interaction phenomena of body connections and their applications. We aim to highlight both fundamental phenomena and practical applications, recognizing that sensory feedback plays a critical role in motor behavior and coordinated physical action. The workshop will provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion on emerging interaction principles and their applications. Demonstrations related to sensory interfaces, embodied interaction, and robotic systems will also be organized to facilitate experiential understanding and technical exchange. Through these discussions and demonstrations, the workshop seeks to deepen our understanding of physically connected interaction and to explore its potential for future human–robot collaboration, augmentation, and intelligent systems.

 

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Topics of Interest
• Sensorimotor control
• Embodiment
• Sensory sharing
• Augmentation
• Robot learning
• Skill transfer
• Shared control and shared autonomy

 

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Workshop Program
• Opening (5 min)
• Session 1: Interaction from Human aspect (20 min x 3)
(Invited) Kenta Hashiura, (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Title: Co-Embodiment Beyond Human-Human Interaction: Can Humans Share a Body with Machines?
(Invited) Gowrishankar Ganesh, (CNRS, France)
Title: Two is Better than One
Shunichi Kasahara, Research Director, Co-organizer
Title: Toward a Model of Body Integration in Real-Time Physical Interaction
• Session 2: Interaction from Robot aspect (20 min x 3)
(Invited) TBA
Title: Physical Human-Robot Interaction and Co-Learning (tentative)
(Invited) Satoshi Yagi, (Kyoto University, Japan)
Title: Robots Growing with Society
Masashi Hamaya, Co-organizer
Title: Learning from Human Demonstrations for Contact-Rich Manipulation
• Break (30 min)
• Session 3: Short Oral and Poster Presentations and/or Hands-on Demonstrations (50 min)
5-10 posters are expected with some hands-on demonstrations.
• Closing (5 min)

 

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Call for Submissions
Participants who wish to present posters or hands-on demonstrations are invited to submit a 1-page manuscript (maximum 2 pages including references) related to the topics of this workshop. All manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format according to the IEEE format and will be peer-reviewed.

Submitted papers will remain the property of the authors and will not be formally published or indexed. Authors are free to submit their work elsewhere.
Accepted papers (with the authors’ permission) will be made available on the workshop website. Authors of accepted papers will present their work in posters or hands-on demonstrations during the workshop. At least one author of each accepted abstract is expected to register for and attend the workshop.

 

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Important Dates
– Abstract submission deadline: July 1, 2026
– Notification of acceptance: July 24, 2026
– Camera-ready deadline: August 3, 2026
– Workshop date: August 28, 2026

 

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Submission
Please submit your abstract via the following form:
https://forms.gle/3K6zAWqm8SdxpAE37

 

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Organizers
– Yoshihiro Tanaka
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
– Shunichi Kasahara
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan
– Masashi Hamaya
OMRON SINIC X Corporation, Japan

We would be grateful if you could share this call with colleagues, students, and relevant mailing lists.
We look forward to your participation.

Best regards,
The DIP-HRI Workshop Organizers