(last updated May 13th, 2026)
The following list chronologically combines events on the topic of Deformable Object Manipulation – DOM. The list is far from exhaustive, but can help in finding information on what was presented, where it was presented, who worked on what etc. Feel free to send information on which event you want added to the list.
The list is updated every so often.
Presentation of whitebook on robot handling of textiles, Brussels, June 18th 2026.
Workshops:
- IROS 2026 WS: Deformable Objects Manipulation: Research Foundations, Reproducibility and Real-World Challenges
- RSS 2026 WS: Beyond Rigidity – Deformable and Articulated Robotic Object Manipulation Workshop
- IROS 2025 WS: RoMaDo: 5th workshop on RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects: holistic approaches and challenges forward
- ICRA 2025 WS: 5th Workshop: Reflections on Representations and Manipulating Deformable Objects
- IROS 2024 WS: RoMaDo 2024 ROMADO: 4th workshop on RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects: beyond traditional approaches
- ICRA 2024 WS: 4th Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects
- ICRA 2023 WS: 3rd Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects
- IROS 2022 WS: RoMaDo 2022 3rd workshop on RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects: challenges in perception, planning and control for Soft Interaction
- ICRA 2022 WS: 2nd Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects
- IROS 2021 WS: RoMaDo 2021 2nd Workshop on Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects in Real-world Application
- ICRA 2021 WS: Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects
- IROS 2020 WS: RoMaDo: RObotic MAnipulation of Deformable Objects
Competitions
- 2026 1st Simulation-Driven Competition on Deformable Object Manipulation
- 2025 PhyRC challenge: Physical Robotic Caregiving Challenge
- 2024 9th Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition
- 2023 Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition (RGMC)
- 2022 Cloth manipulation and perception competition
Summer / Winter schools
- ROMANDIC Winter school on handling deformable objects by robots
- Summer School on Deformation in Robotics (DEFROST)
Special issue