Call for Papers Now Open · Submission Deadline: August 29, 2026 (AoE)

NeurIPS 2026 Workshop

RoboPAD: Post-Training Adaptation of Robot Foundation Models

Adaptation, reasoning, and evaluation for robot foundation models after pretraining.

Dec 12–13, 2026 Paris, France
RoboPAD workshop teaser: post-training adaptation pipeline for robot foundation models

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About the Workshop

Pretrained robot foundation models are increasingly capable, yet real-world deployment still requires adaptation to new environments, embodiments, tasks, and failures. RoboPAD focuses on post-training: how to adapt, correct, evaluate, and safely improve these models after pretraining.

We bring together researchers in robot learning, reinforcement learning, foundation models, world models, and embodied AI to consolidate post-training as a shared research agenda.

Topics

Human Feedback / Intervention Policy Optimization / Specialization World Model / Simulation Reasoning & Memory Cross-Embodiment Adaptation Evaluation & Safety

Call for Papers

We welcome work in progress, under-review work, and unpublished or preprint work substantially reframed as open-problem, benchmark, or perspective contributions. Archival published papers are not eligible.

Important Dates

Submission

Aug 29, 2026

Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Notification

Sep 29, 2026

Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Workshop

Dec 12–13, 2026

Paris, France

Submission Tracks

Short papers

Up to 4 pages — preliminary findings, positions, benchmarks, and negative results

Long papers

Up to 9 pages — mature contributions with fuller technical development

Review & status

Double-blind via OpenReview; non-archival; posters + spotlights + Best Paper

Associated Challenge

Associated with RoboPAD @ NeurIPS 2026

RoboWorld Challenge 2026

RoboWorld 2026 is an independently organized challenge associated with the RoboPAD Workshop at NeurIPS 2026. It focuses on embodied world modeling for robotics and autonomous driving across multiple tracks.

Challenge logistics, registration, and evaluation are managed by the RoboWorld organizing team; participation is separate from RoboPAD paper submission.

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Invited Speakers

Coming Soon

Speaker lineup will be announced soon.

Program

Coming Soon

Detailed schedule will be released later.

Organizers

Contact

For inquiries about the workshop, reach out via email:

Li_Shijie@a-star.edu.sg