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Call for Papers

We are calling for high-quality full 6-page papers with original results in all areas of soft robotics, with special focus on sustainability-related themes and topics. There is an IEEE RA-L option available as well as the standard conference paper.

Conference Paper Submission

Author Guidelines

Papers to RoboSoft 2023 can be submitted on the PaperPlaza Conference/Journal submission page.

Conference paper submission deadline : 15th October 2022 1st November 2022

Format

Six pages in standard IEEE format are allowed for each paper, including figures and references, and a maximum of two additional pages can be purchased. All papers should be prepared using A4 paper size (templates are available here) and be submitted in PDF format. Videos to complement the submission are strongly encouraged.

Detailed Video Submission Guidelines for Contributed RoboSoft Papers

  • File size: 20MB
  • File extension check and correction: mpeg, mp4, mpg
  • Maximum duration: 3 minutes
  • Minimum height: 480
  • Minimum frame rate (fps): 20
  • Scan type: progressive

A video that was not originally submitted with a contributed RoboSoft paper will not be accepted at a later date in the final RoboSoft paper submission, after the peer-review of the paper is completed.

Submission of the Final Version

Every paper accepted for the RoboSoft conference needs to be uploaded in final version through PaperPlaza during the final submission time window (February 23 – March 3).

Format

Please use the same template recommended for the initial submission.

Six pages in standard IEEE format are allowed for each paper, including figures and references, and a maximum of two additional pages can be purchased. All papers should be prepared using A4 paper size (templates are available here) and be submitted in PDF format.

Accompanying Materials

In addition, please fill and submit the IEEE copyright form and upload your summary slide.
In summary, a total of three documents will need to be submitted:

  • The final version of your paper
  • Copyright form (provided at the moment of submission directly by PaperPlaza)
  • Summary Slide (the template can be found here)

Deadline

The hard deadline for the submission of these documents is March 25 (23:59:59 Pacific Time).
Please note if you fail to submit on time, your publication will not be included in the final proceedings.

Presentation with RA-L Acceptance

Final accepted manuscript (including in the proofing stage) to RA-L from March 1 2022 to January 15 2023 will be eligible for presentation at RoboSoft 2023. For more information, please go to https://www.ieee-ras.org/publications/ra-l

When submitting to RA-L, select the option for presentation at RoboSoft and use one of the following 4 keywords as your 1st keyword:

  • Modeling, Control, and Learning for Soft Robots
  • Soft Sensors and Actuators
  • Soft Robot Materials and Design
  • Soft Robot Applications