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Location: Please observe, the venue changed to 'Ostfalia University, Am Exer 6, 38302 Wolfenbuettel, Germany', as the space
is better suited. Limited free parking is available. Please observe the campus 'Am Exer' (looking like military barracks)
is about 300 meters uphill to the main Ostfalia campus. There are two bus lines (numbers 792 and 793) going
to bus stops 'Exer West' or 'Exer Süd' close to the venue.
Posters: recommended size is A0 or A1. It is recommended to bring poster for SHORT papers and it is a necessity for MESSAGES.
Time plan: Welcome will start Wednesday 08:00 (8 AM). On the evening, after the first conference day we plan a walking tour of the
city of Wolfenbuettel.
On Thursday afternoon we plan to have a special session with small company fair, workshops, lab tour and poster session.
If you would like to bring a poster, please let us know in advance by email to allocate the space. In case the number
posters exceeds the space available, we may need to make a selection. Priority is given to the messages. The conference
dinner will take place on Thursday evening in the center of Wolfenbuettel.
End of the conference is foreseen for Friday 15:00 (3 PM).
Travel: Those coming by plane through Hanover airport (HAJ), should take a commuter train (S5) to 'Hannover Main Station', then
a train to 'Braunschweig Main Station' and then a local train to Wolfenbuettel or bus number 420 to Wolfenbuettel. The
final leg will be the same if you come through Berlin airport (BER) or plan to travel by train.
(Hint: The German railroad system is undergoing heavy construction work, which often affects punctuality. Please adjust
your itinerary for possible delays - especially with respect to any connecting trains or return flights.)
Average temperatures mid April in Wolfenbuettel are forecasted to be between 5 and 14 degrees C.
If you want to stay a little longer, the close by Harz mountains and the scenic city of Goslar may be
worth a visit. Hannover Industrial Fair will start the Monday after RiE.
Accomodation: We also add an overview of an accomodation capabilities in the city - see the table below.
Presentations: For the FULL papers you have 15mins for presentation + 5 mins Q&A. For SHORT papers 7+3 min. You can upload your
presentation into the shared Conference Folder.
Preliminary programme
To help you with your travel planning, here you can find
Preliminary Conference Programme.
Please, be aware that it can be changed without any previous notice.
Deadline extension
Based on many requests, and to accommodate those who may have faced challenges preparing their work during the holiday season,
we have decided to extend the submission deadline until January 31.
Join RiE 2026, the 17th International Conference on Robotics in Education
The 17th International Conference on Robotics in Education
(RiE 2026) will be held at Ostfalia University of Applied
Sciences, in the historic town of Wolfenbüttel, Germany.
RiE brings together academics, researchers,
teachers, engineers, and industry experts from around the world
to share ideas, exchange experiences, and present innovations
in the field of robotics in education.
We warmly invite you to submit and present new trends,
practical experiences, innovations, and advances in the area of
Robotics in Education.
We are looking forward to receiving your papers and to meeting you personally in April 2026!!
Reinhard Gerndt, Richard Balogh and
David Obdržálek
conference co-chairs
Topics
Papers related, but not limited, to the following topics of interest are welcome:
- Robotics in school and its curricula
- Educational robotics platforms
- Problem-based learning and robotics
- Didactic approaches in educational robotics
- Best practices Robotics in education
- Web-based and remote robotics and simulation
- Assessment and evaluation of robotics activities
- Integration of robotics in school curricula
- Evaluation criteria and tools for measuring the impact
- Constructivism/constructionism and robotics
- Methodologies for teaching robotics
- Robotics contests and their educational impact
- Robotics through edutainment and their educational value
- Humanoid robots in education
- Telerobotics in the classroom
- Robotics and AI in schools
- Exemplary robotics projects in classes