Call for Papers

Regular Paper

Contributions are invited to the 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026), taking place August 1-4, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

BioRob welcomes both theoretical and practical contributions advancing the application of robotics and mechatronics in medicine and biology. We invite researchers to submit original, high-quality papers and encourage proposals for workshops/tutorials and competitions/challenges designed to spark discussion, collaboration, and innovation in areas including but not limited to the following:

• Robotic Surgery and Diagnosis
• Robotic Rehabilitation and Assistance
• Haptics and Human-Machine Interaction
• Exoskeletons, Exosuits, and Wearable Assistive Devices
• Bionics and Prosthetics
• Neuro-Robotics, Neural Interfaces, and Human-Centered Design
• Biologically-Inspired Robotics and Biomimetics
• Soft Robotics
• Micro/Nano Robotics in Medicine and Biology
• Swarm Robotics in Medicine
• AI and Learning in Biomedical Robotics
• AI for Movement and Neuromechanics
• Societal, Ethical, and Regulatory Aspects of Biomedical Robotics

Fast Track for IEEE TMRB Special Section

The best papers submitted to BioRob 2026 will be invited for publication in a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (IEEE Xplore, Journal Website), which has an impact factor of 3.8 and is ranked in the first quartile (Q1) in the “Computer System Applications” and “Control and optimization” categories according to the SJR. At the end of the conference review process, if selected, the corresponding authors of those papers will receive a direct invitation from the IEEE TMRB Editorial Board to submit the papers, with no modifications, to the journal. If the authors accept, their contributions will be published in the IEEE TMRB special issue instead of the BioRob proceedings while still having the opportunity to present their work at the BioRob 2026 Conference. The articles will be included in Volume 8, Issue 4, scheduled for November 2026.

Late Breaking Abstract

BioRob 2026 invites Late-Breaking Abstract submissions to provide an opportunity to present recent, novel, and timely research results that were not available at the time of the regular paper submission deadline.

Late-Breaking Abstracts are intended for work-in-progress, preliminary findings, new datasets, early-stage systems, or late-emerging ideas of high interest to the biomedical robotics and biomechatronics community.

• Submissions must be exactly 1 page in length. Manuscripts must follow the BioRob 2026 Late-Breaking Abstract Template. No additional pages, appendices, or supplementary materials are permitted.
• Accepted Late-Breaking Abstracts will be presented as posters at BioRob 2026. It will not be included in the BioRob 2026 proceedings in IEEE Xplore.
• Late-Breaking Abstracts may address any topic within the scope of BioRob 2026, including (but not limited to) those listed under Regular Papers.

Important Dates

All deadlines are 23:59:59 Pacific Time

• November 10, 2025: Submission website opens
• January 17, 2026: Paper submission deadline
• April 15, 2026: Notification of paper acceptance
• April 30, 2026: Deadline for late breaking abstract submission
• May 15, 2026: Final camera-ready paper submission

Additional Ways to Contribute

1. Resubmission of Revised Papers Previously Declined at Other IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Conferences

BioRob 2026 introduces a new submission category for manuscripts that previously received a reject decision from another IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) conference (see the full list). To qualify, the prior decision date must fall within the period from January 1, 2025, through February 25, 2026. Papers submitted under this category will undergo a full, standard peer-review process and must not be under review or consideration at any other venue at the time of submission to BioRob 2026. The submission deadline for this category is February 25, 2026.

Authors choosing this route must submit an Author Response File (PDF) explaining how reviewer and Associate Editor comments from the prior submission have been addressed in preparing the revised paper. It is the authors’ responsibility to obtain and include the previous decision letter indicating the original conference name and the date of the decision, along with all reviewer/editor comments associated with the rejected manuscript. The Author Response File must contain a response to each review comment, plus a DIFF file, placed at the end of the response file, clearly showing changes made to the manuscript relative to the original submission (tracked changes, redline, highlighted, or equivalent comparison format). Submissions must reflect a substantially enhanced manuscript relative to the original rejected version. In addition, the authors must upload a clean version of the revised manuscript, which must conform to the BioRob 2026 formatting and page-limit policies.

2. Presentation of RA-L Papers

Manuscripts accepted to IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters (RA-L) will have the option to present at BioRob 2026! The deadline for RA-L acceptance to present at BioRob is April 30, 2026. The invitation email is issued by RA-L through its standard conference transfer process.

3. Presentation of TMRB Papers

Selected manuscripts published or accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics in its Aug 2025, Nov 2025, Feb 2026, and May 2026 issues will have the option to present at BioRob 2026! TMRB initiates the identification and invitation of eligible papers.

Instructions for Authors

Please submit papers via PaperPlaza, follow the format guidelines, and use the templates available in LaTeX and MS Word. Papers should be six pages in length, with up to two extra pages at the cost of $175 USD per extra page. All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process: authors declare their names and affiliations in the manuscript for the reviewers to see, but reviewers do not know each other’s identities, nor do the authors receive information about who has reviewed their manuscript.

Further details about this will be posted here once the review process is underway.

Submission of Accompanied Videos

File size: 10 MB
File extension: mp4, mpg, mpeg
Video duration: 180 sec
Video horizontal lines (minimum): 480
Aspect ratio: ignore
Frame rate (minimum): 25
Scan type: progressive