9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics

The 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2026) is the premier global forum for research on robots built from compliant, deformable, and biologically inspired materials and mechanisms. Now in its ninth edition under IEEE-RAS sponsorship, RoboSoft has established soft robotics as a vibrant and distinct research discipline.

Topics include soft actuators and sensors, bioinspired locomotion, soft gripper design, continuum robot kinematics, fabrication methods for soft systems, control of compliant mechanisms, and applications in medical robotics, wearable assistive devices, and environmental exploration. Roboticists, mechanical engineers, materials scientists, and bioengineers will find a welcoming community where novel hardware and enabling algorithms are equally celebrated. Students entering the soft robotics field will benefit from the conference's strong culture of hands-on demonstration and prototype showcasing.