Call for Papers — Memory for Robot Foundation Models

We invited short papers on any aspect of memory for robot foundation models. Position papers, works-in-progress, benchmark and dataset contributions, and negative or ablation results were explicitly welcomed.

Topics of Interest

Memory architectures & implementation

Recurrent and state-space memory · compressed or gated KV caches · external memory banks · retrieval-augmented policies · on-robot latency and compute budgets

Spatial & scene memory

Persistent 3D and 4D scene representations · semantic maps · object-centric and surfel memory · Gaussian splats · object permanence under occlusion · re-localization and revisit consistency

Episodic memory, retrieval & lifelong improvement

Recall of trajectories, failures and corrections · retrieval-based adaptation · consolidation into reusable skills · forgetting stale memories · catastrophic interference

Memory in world models & long-horizon planning

Memory-augmented action-conditioned prediction · spatial and physical consistency over long rollouts · hallucination in revisited scenes · memory-conditioned planning · hierarchical task state

Benchmarks, datasets & evaluation protocols

Genuinely partially observable, history-dependent tasks · temporal, spatial, object and procedural memory taxonomies · controls that rule out longer context, memorization and task shortcuts

Human-centered memory

Preferences, instructions and corrections across sessions and users · interpretable and editable memory · privacy, consent and the right to be forgotten

Submission Guidelines

Page Limit: We welcome submissions of up to 4 pages (excluding references) describing completed research, ongoing work, or benchmark datasets relevant to the workshop topics.
Appendix: An optional appendix is allowed and does not count toward the 4-page limit. Place it after the references; reviewers are not required to read it.
Formatting: Authors are encouraged to use the CoRL 2026 paper template.
Reviews: Each submission will receive at least two reviews from the organizing committee and external reviewers.
Anonymity: All submissions will be double-anonymized.
Dual Submission: We welcome submissions that are under review or recently published at relevant venues.
Non-Archival: This workshop is non-archival. Accepted papers will be posted on the workshop website.
Presentation: Accepted papers will be presented in an interactive poster session, with the top 3–5 papers selected for oral spotlight presentations. Authors are expected to present in person.