Dear colleagues and friends, Apologies for cross-posting. We invite submissions to the workshop “Errors, Mistakes, and Failures in Humans and Robots”, to be held in conjunction with the 2026 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI’26), taking place 16–19 March 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The workshop aims to advance understanding of errors in human–robot interaction by examining human-induced, robot-induced, and interaction/communication errors, their causes, and their impact on collaboration, trust, and safety. It seeks to share methods for detecting, mitigating, and recovering from these errors. By fostering interdisciplinary discussion among researchers in robotics, HCI, cognitive science, and social sciences, the workshop encourages the development of robust, user-centered, and socially responsible HRI systems. By looking at ways to handle errors and failures, identifying future research in this area and emerging challenges, we can empower users and society by promoting reliable, transparent, and accessible HRI. Information: https://sites.google.com/view/emfhri26/home<https://sites.google.com/view/emfhri26/home> Submit: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=emfhri26<https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=emfhri26> Details and Topics of Interest We welcome contributions including (but not limited to): * Human-induced errors * Detecting human errors * Handling human errors * Communication strategies for human errors * Errors relating to human factors * Robot-induced errors * Detecting errors * Recovery and adaptation of errors * Restoring trust * Intentional errors, e.g. to prevent worse failures or learning * Interaction-induced errors * Errors during communication * Production errors, e.g. incorrect or missing social signals * Errors in expectation * Design orientated approaches, e.g. participatory and interdisciplinary design, novel evaluation and ethics Submissions may take the form of position papers, empirical studies, technical contributions, theoretical or methodological work, and reflective case studies. Important Dates (AoE) * Early submission deadline: 13 January 2026 (23:59 AoE) * Early notification: 26 January 2026 (23:59 AoE) * Second-round submission deadline: 30 January 2026 (23:59 AoE) * Final notification: 14 February 2026 (23:59 AoE) *** * Camera-ready deadline: 6 March 2026 (23:59 AoE) * HRI’26 conference: 16–19 March 2026 *** We aim to provide every submission with feedback as soon as possible to allow people to benefit from the reduced early-bird registration at HRI. Submission Instructions Papers should follow ACM workshop formatting guidelines and be submitted via EasyChair at 🔗https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=emfhri26<https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=emfhri26> Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and featured on the workshop website. Format: All papers for the workshop must be submitted in PDF format and conform to the ACM Proceedings specifications (HRI 26 format). Please note that one should use "sigconf" double column format. Templates are available at this link: ACM Primary Article Template<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template>. Or, if using Overleaf, at this link: ACM Conference Proceedings Primary Article Template - Overleaf<https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-primary-article-template/wbvnghjbzwpc>. Page limit: 4pg full paper (excluding references) Contact For questions or inquiries, please contact: 📧 emf.hri26@gmail.com<mailto:emf.hri26@gmail.com> We warmly encourage participation from researchers across robotics, HCI, AI, cognitive science, psychology, design, and social sciences, and we particularly welcome early-career researchers and interdisciplinary perspectives. We look forward to your submissions and to a lively discussion in Edinburgh. Kind regards, The EMF-HRI’26 Organising Committee * Christopher D. Wallbridge * Kavyaa Somasundaram * Frank Foerster * Maia Stiber * Eduardo B. Sandoval * Chinmaya Mishra * Christina E. Stimson * Patrick Holthaus * Hatice Gunes -- Dr Patrick Holthaus https://patrick.holthaus.info Reader in Interactive Assistive Technology Robotics Research Group School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science University of Hertfordshire UH Robot House Manager https://robothouse.herts.ac.uk<https://robothouse.herts.ac.uk/> I choose to work flexibly, and my work day may look different from yours. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours.