RoMaDO Workshop at IROS 2025 (original) (raw)

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The workshop will be held onMonday morning, October 20, 2025 in Hangzhou, China!
Room number: 401. Time: 9:00-13:00.Zoom link
Abstract acceptance decisions were announced on October 8, 2025.
We welcome submission of extended abstracts bySeptember 20 27, 2025! SeeCall For Abstracts for details.

Scope and Objectives

Imagine homes where intelligent robotic assistants effortlessly manage daily tasks—ranging from organizing laundry to disposing of waste—allowing busy families to reclaim valuable time and providing essential support to elderly individuals with limited mobility. However, realizing this vision presents a fundamental challenge: most household objects that robots must interact with, such as clothing, food, and disposable items, are deformable in nature. The key to unlocking truly helpful domestic robots lies in developing systems capable of intelligently manipulating these non-rigid materials while adapting to human needs and intentions.This workshop focuses on the dynamic relationship between perception, decision-making, and execution in the robotic manipulation of deformable objects. We plan to invite experts from fields such as perception, robotics, and machine learning to discuss and share innovative solutions, driving the advancement of deformable object manipulation technologies for real-world applications.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to

Foundation models and multi-modal learning in deformable object manipulation
Learning from demonstration and teleoperation
Sim2real transfer and generalization to novel deformable objects
Physics-based and data-driven modeling of deformable objects
Physical simulation of deformable objects
Model-based planning and control for deformable object manipulation
Human-robot interaction with deformable objects
Assistive and healthcare applications of deformable object manipulation

Links to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions of the workshop:

Invited Speakers

Yiannis Demiris

Imperial College London, UK

Human-Centred Deformable Object Manipulation

Yan Wu

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

Tactile-Guided Physical Intelligence on Soft Object Manipulation

Florian Pokorny

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Caging-inspired approaches to deformable object manipulation

Bin Fang

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Soft Contact Simulation and Manipulation Learning of Deformable Objects

Fan Zhang

Honda Research Institute EU, Germany

General Manipulation for Assistive Robotics

Lijun Han

Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Modeling and Control for Deformable Object Manipulation in Diverse Tasks

Program

Local Time(UTC+8)	Other Timezones	Activity
09:00 - 09:05	CET: 03:00 - 03:05EST: 21:00 - 21:05 (prev)	Welcome and foreword
Session 1: Invited Talks (20-min talk + 5-min Q&A)
09:05 - 09:30	CET: 03:05 - 03:30EST: 21:05 - 21:30 (prev)	Yiannis Demiris:Human-Centred Deformable Object Manipulation
09:30 - 09:55	CET: 03:30 - 03:55EST: 21:30 - 21:55 (prev)	Fan Zhang:General Manipulation for Assistive Robotics
09:55 - 10:20	CET: 03:55 - 04:20EST: 21:55 - 22:20 (prev)	Yan Wu:Tactile-Guided Physical Intelligence for Soft Object Manipulation
Session 2: Poster Session
10:20 - 10:50	CET: 04:20 - 04:50EST: 22:20 - 22:50 (prev)	Poster session & Coffee break
Session 3: Invited Talks (20-min talk + 5-min Q&A)
10:50 - 11:15	CET: 04:50 - 05:15EST: 22:50 - 23:15 (prev)	Bin Fang:Soft Contact Simulation and Manipulation Learning of Deformable Objects
11:15 - 11:40	CET: 05:15 - 05:40EST: 23:15 - 23:40 (prev)	Florian Pokorny: Caging-Inspired Approaches to Deformable Object Manipulation
11:40 - 12:05	CET: 05:40 - 06:05EST: 23:40 - 00:05	Lijun Han: Modeling and Control for Deformable Object Manipulation in Diverse Tasks
Session 4: Panel Discussion
12:05 - 12:50	CET: 06:05 - 06:50EST: 00:05 - 00:50	General panel discussion

Call for Abstracts

We invite submissions to the upcoming edition of theROMADO Workshop, which focuses on the challenges and progress in deformable object manipulation. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers working across robotics, perception, simulation, and machine learning to foster interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration.

We solicitextended abstracts up to 3 pages (excluding references and supplementary material). Submissions can include_original research, dataset or benchmark design, and applications_ that bridge the research areas pertinent to this workshop. All submissions will undergoexternal peer review by two experts, and will be evaluated based on their technical merit and potential contribution to the workshop discussion.

Submissions are managed viaOpenReview . All accepted contributions will be presented during theinteractive poster sessions.

Submission Information:

Submission Deadline: September 27, 2025 (~~September 20, 2025~~)
Notification of Acceptance: October 08, 2025 (~~September 30, 2025~~)
Workshop Date: October 20, 2025

Accepted Abstracts

A total of 16 abstracts were accepted for presentation. Among them, 7 abstracts were selected as Best Poster Finalists, and9 abstracts were accepted as regular_poster presentations_. We received a large number of high-quality submissions to this workshop. Due to the limited number of poster slots provided by IROS, we regret that not all submissions could be accommodated in the final program.

All accepted abstracts are available throughOpenReview. They will be presented during theposter sessions at the workshop. Owing to space constraints, the 9 regular posters will be displayed on the wall rather than on individual poster boards. We thank all authors for their valuable contributions and look forward to stimulating discussions during IROS 2025.