Workshops
Workshop Dates and Venues
We would like to thank all applicants for the many workshop proposals submitted. We accepted as many workshops as possible within the available program space, and we appreciate the time and effort contributed by all organizers.
Workshops will be held on April 7 and April 11. Please note that the venues differ by date, as follows:
- April 7: Hotel Kanazawa, 2F, 4F, 5F
- April 11: Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT, Ohgigaoka Campus), Bldg. 23, 1F–4F
The accepted workshops are listed below. Workshops are categorized as either full-day or half-day. For half-day workshops, the schedule is further specified as either a morning or afternoon session in addition to the date.
For detailed schedules and additional information, please refer to the websites provided by each workshop organizer.
Access to Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT, Ohgigaoka Campus)
The venue is Building 23.
By train (about 40 minutes):
- Take the IR Ishikawa Railway from Kanazawa Station toward Fukui and get off at Nishi-Kanazawa Station
- Walk to Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa Station and transfer to the Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line bound for Tsurugi
- Get off at Nonoichi-Kōdaimae Station and walk about 10 minutes to KIT
By Hokuriku Railroad Bus (about 40 minutes)
From Kanazawa Station, go to the East Exit bus terminal and take a direct Hokuriku Railroad bus bound for Kanazawa Institute of Technology. Buses with route numbers 33, 39, 49, and some other routes go directly to the university. Please check the destination display on the front of the bus and make sure it says “Kanazawa Institute of Technology (金沢工業大学前).” Get off at the bus stop “Kanazawa Institute of Technology,” which is located directly in front of the campus.
By taxi (about 30 minutes)
Approx. 30 minutes fare = approx. 2,500 yen
Workshop Schedule
- 8:45 AM – 12:30 PM Morning Session (with a coffee break)
- 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break
- 1:45 PM – 5:30 PM Afternoon Session (with a coffee break)
Coffee Breaks: Start times and duration are managed by each workshop organizer. There are no mandatory coffee break times for all workshops.
Equipment: Organizers must apply to the committee for panels or fixtures (for poster sessions/hands-on workshops).
Poster Session in Workshops
Please note that the poster size for workshop poster sessions differs by venue:
- April 9 (Hotel Kanazawa): A0, portrait (841 × 1189 mm)
- April 11 (Kanazawa Institute of Technology): A1, portrait (594 × 841 mm)
Workshops on April 7
Venue
Hotel Kanazawa, 2F, 4F, 5F
WiFi Options: The hotel Wi-Fi is available, but not suitable for large file transfers or video streaming. We plan to provide a separate guest Wi-Fi for organizers.
Lunch Options: There are many restaurants around Kanazawa Station, and we recommend stepping out from Hotel Kanazawa to enjoy them. However, lunch hours can be very crowded, so if you prefer to avoid the rush, please consider bringing a light meal or snack with you.
Full-day Workshops
- Room 1 (2F): Monolithic Soft Systems: Co-design components, tools, materials, and fabrication strategies for next-generation robotics
- Room 3 (2F): Edible Technologies and Robotic Food
- Room 4 (2F): Minds and Bodies: Co-Design for the Future of Soft Manipulation
- Room 6 (4F): Electrical Impedance Tomography-Based Tactile Sensing: Bridging Soft Robotics and Artificial Touch
- Room 7 (4F): Artificial Muscles in Soft Assistive Wearable Robotics
- Room 8 (4F): Soft Transitions: Soft Robots for Land ↔ Amphibious ↔ Underwater Locomotion
- Room 10 (5F): Functional and Untethered: Soft Machines Powered by the Environment
Half-day Workshops (Morning)
- Room 2 (2F): Soft Robotics Meets the Sea: Novel Robot Design for Harsh Environments
- Room 9 (4F): Fast and impulsive robots enabled by soft actuators and mechanisms
- Room 5 (2F): Understanding Soft-Matter Stiffness: Key Challenges and Emerging Research Directions
Half-day Workshops (Afternoon)
- Room 9 (4F): Human-centered soft electronics and soft robotics
- Room 2 (2F): Adaptive Intelligence in Adaptive Bodies: AI for General Shape-Changing Robots
- Room 5 (2F): Robotics Materials Systemics
Workshops on April 11
Venue
Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT, Ohgigaoka Campus), Bldg. 23, 1F–4F
WiFi Options: eduroam is available. Please make sure your account is set up in advance. We plan to provide a separate guest Wi-Fi for organizers.
Lunch Options: For lunch on the workshop day, participants may use the campus cafeterias located in Building 21. LA TERRA, situated on the first floor, is the largest cafeteria on campus and offers a wide variety of dishes throughout the day.
Full-day Workshops
- Room 218: Multi-Stable and Origami-based Soft Robots
- Room 221: The Role for Control in Soft Robot Autonomy
- Room 320: Enabling soft robotics technologies for real-world applications
- Room 330: Nonlinear Physical Intelligence in Soft Machines
- Room 333: Living with Robots Safely: Embodying Asimov’s First Law through Soft Robotics
- Room 412: Non-skeletal Soft Robotics for Practical Application
- Room 214: Advanced Textiles x Soft Robotics
Half-day Workshops (Morning)
- Room 323: Soft actuators to the rescue! Leveraging soft actuation for challenging scenarios
- Room 409: Exploiting Fluids and Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics
- Room 415: Frontiers in Physically Intelligent Robots with Architected Soft Materials
- Room 211: Bridging Soft Robotics and Human–Computer Interaction to Open New Potential Spaces


