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Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th January 2026

The UK Robot Manipulation Workshop has been held regularly since 2016, with past workshops at the University of Birmingham in 2016, Imperial College London in 2017, the University of Leeds in 2019, and following a break due to the pandemic, the Bristol Robotics Laboratory 2023, the University of Oxford in 2024, and the King's College of London in 2025. In 2025, the two-day workshop brought together around 350 members of the UK's robot manipulation community from both academia and industry, for a range of research talks, tutorials, poster sessions, lab tours, and networking events.

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We are now delighted that the 7th UK Robot Manipulation Workshop will be taking place on the 6th and 7th of January 2026, at The University of Edinburgh, in Scotland for the first timeWe look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event!

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Submissions Open!

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For poster submissions, talk proposals, or robot demonstrations, please visit the Submissions page.

Registration Open!

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Click here to register for the workshop.

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Standard Registration: £5 (available until 15th December 2025)

Late Registration: £25 (open until 3rd January 2026)

Invited Speakers and Sponsors: Free

 

Registration closes on 3rd January 2026.

Partners

Our special thanks go to our partner ARIA for their collaboration and support in making this workshop possible.

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Sponsors

We extend a special thank you to our sponsors (below), whose generous support has allowed us to offer this workshop to the community. Their commitment is instrumental in making this event a success.

  Platinum  

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  Gold  

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Bayes Centre

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UK Robot Manipulation Community

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