NeurIPS 2026 Workshop

RoboPAD: Post-Training Adaptation of Robot Foundation Models

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

Dec 12, 2026 Paris, France

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

Vision-Language-Action Models World Models World Action Models Reinforcement Learning Learning from Human Feedback Real-to-Sim-to-Real Test-Time Adaptation Continual & Lifelong Learning Cross-Embodiment Transfer Embodied Reasoning & Memory Agent Harnesses Self-Improvement Evaluation & Safety

Invited Speakers

Ivan Laptev

Professor

MBZUAI

Gim Hee Lee

Associate Professor

National University of Singapore

Cordelia Schmid

Research Director

Inria / Google

Soujanya Poria

Associate Professor

Nanyang Technological University

Elliot Chane-Sane

AI Scientist, Robotics

Mistral AI

More Speakers

To be announced

Stay tuned for additional invited speakers soon.

Tentative Schedule

December 12, 2026 · Paris, France · Times are local (CET) and subject to change.

08:50 – 09:00	Opening Remarks
09:00 – 09:35	Invited Talk: Ivan Laptev MBZUAI
09:35 – 10:10	Invited Talk: Gim Hee Lee National University of Singapore
10:10 – 10:25	Coffee Break
10:25 – 11:00	Invited Talk: Cordelia Schmid Inria
11:00 – 11:30	Oral & Spotlight Talks Selected authors
11:30 – 12:30	Poster Session 1
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:35	Invited Talk: Soujanya Poria Nanyang Technological University
14:35 – 15:10	Invited Talk: Elliot Chane-Sane Mistral AI
15:10 – 15:40	Oral & Spotlight Talks Selected authors
15:40 – 15:55	Coffee Break
15:55 – 16:25	RoboWorld Challenge
16:25 – 17:25	Poster Session 2

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We welcome work in progress, under-review work, and unpublished or preprint work substantially reframed as open-problem, benchmark, or perspective contributions.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

Sep 10, 2026

Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Notification

Sep 29, 2026

Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Workshop

Dec 12, 2026

Paris, France

Submission Overview

Format

Unified upper bound of 9 pages of main content, consistent with the standard NeurIPS conference content page limit. Shorter workshop-style submissions (e.g., 4–7 pages) are fully welcome; the 9-page cap is an upper bound, not a target length. References and appendix are unlimited.

Review & status

Double-blind review via OpenReview. Non-archival submission: accepted work is presented at the workshop and will not appear in the official NeurIPS proceedings. Accepted papers may be assigned to a poster or oral slot, and one submission will receive the Best Paper Award.

OpenReview Portal Full Call for Papers

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.

Visit Challenge Site