Alexander Schröder
Google Cloud
Opening
EBiM
Benchmark
Open Day · Hamburg · Co-located with IJCAI-ECAI 2026
EBiM Open Day — Hamburg
A one-day, in-person look at what a globally coordinated robot benchmark looks like in practice: talks from the researchers building it, a visit to the EBiM Evaluation Center, and lab tours at the University of Hamburg. You’ll see the Mobile FR3 Duo platform the benchmark actually runs on.
What this day is
The EBiM Benchmark is a globally coordinated benchmark for real-world embodied bimanual manipulation, with cross-continent real-robot validation at partner labs in Hamburg, Munich, Pittsburgh, and Shanghai. The Hamburg Open Day opens that work up to the wider community for a day — the tasks, the evaluation protocol, the hardware, and the people running it.
Researchers & students
Manipulation, robot learning, VLA and foundation models, HRI — anyone who cares whether benchmark numbers survive contact with a real robot.
IJCAI-ECAI 2026 attendees
Bremen to Hamburg is about an hour by train. A block of seats is reserved for IJCAI-ECAI attendees — but registration closes on 14 August, before the conference opens, so book your seat before you travel.
Industry & partners
See the standardized platform and the evaluation setup that four testbeds are running in parallel.
This is not the EBiM Phase III workshop. The workshop — invited talks, panel, posters, and the awards ceremony — is a separate event; its date and venue are still to be announced.
Program
Monday, 17 August 2026 · 10:30–17:00 CEST · all times Central European Summer Time
Opening
Talk
Lunch
Transfer
Site Visit
Lab Visits
10:30
10:40
Opening
Alexander Schröder · Google Cloud
10:40
11:00
Talk title TBA
Prof. Tim Tiedemann · HAW Hamburg
11:00
11:20
Talk title TBA
Prof. Min-Chun Hu · National Tsing Hua University
11:20
11:40
Talk title TBA
Prof. Maren Bennewitz · University of Bonn
11:40
12:00
Talk title TBA
Prof. Jianwei Zhang · University of Hamburg
12:00
14:00
Lunch, hosted by Google
14:00
14:30
Transfer
14:30
15:00
EBiM Evaluation Center — site visit
15:00
15:30
Transfer
15:30
17:00
University of Hamburg lab visits
TAMS, WTM, and HCI, in small-group rotation
Program subject to update. Talk titles will be announced closer to the date.
Speakers
TT
Prof. Tim Tiedemann
HAW Hamburg
Talk title TBA
Prof. Min-Chun Hu
National Tsing Hua University
Talk title TBA
Prof. Maren Bennewitz
University of Bonn
Talk title TBA
Prof. Jianwei Zhang
University of Hamburg
Talk title TBA
Venue & getting there
Google Germany GmbH, ABC-Straße 19, 20354 Hamburg (ABC-Bogen) — top-floor event hall.
Photo ID is required at reception. The name you register with must match your ID.
Coming from IJCAI-ECAI 2026 in Bremen: Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf is roughly one hour by ICE, then a short walk or U-Bahn ride to ABC-Straße. Book ahead for the best fares.
Afternoon transfers: details for the EBiM Evaluation Center and the University of Hamburg lab visits will be sent to registered guests by email.
Register
Free to attend. The venue seats 80, and a block of seats is reserved for IJCAI-ECAI 2026 attendees. Registration closes when the seats are full, or at 10:30 CEST on Friday 14 August 2026 — 72 hours before the event — whichever comes first. Register before you travel — we cannot admit walk-ins. Your seat is confirmed by email; a submitted form is not yet a seat.
Thanks!
We have your RSVP. A confirmation email follows; your seat is only held once we confirm it, so please don't travel on this page alone.
Back to HomeWe use your information only to organize the EBiM Open Day — including sharing your name and affiliation with Google Germany GmbH for building access. We don't sell it or add you to any mailing list. Submissions are processed by Web3Forms.
A co-location event of IJCAI-ECAI 2026
The EBiM Open Day — Hamburg is a co-location event of IJCAI-ECAI 2026 , the 35th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in Bremen, Germany, 15–21 August 2026.
Questions about the Open Day? Get in touch