Call for Papers

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

Important Dates

All deadlines are 23:59:59 Pacific Time

November 10, 2025: Submission website opens
January 10, 2026: Paper submission deadline
January 22, 2026: Deadline for workshop/tutorial and competition/challenge proposals
March 30, 2026: Notification of acceptance for workshop/tutorial and competition/challenge proposals
April 15, 2026: Notification of paper acceptance
May 15, 2026: Final camera-ready paper submission

Instructions

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

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.