[emcai] Fw: Robophilosophy 2026 Second CFP

[Rijk, L.E.M. de (Lynn)]

******Apologies for multiple cross-posting************* (forwarding this for Antonia as the mailing list bounced it for some reason)

Second announcement and Call for papers
RP2026: Connected Futures--Nature, Robots, and Society

August 11-14, 2026, Dublin (Ireland)
www.rp2026.org<http://www.rp2026.org/>

RP2026 will explore the profound transformations occurring at the intersection of technological innovation, the shaping of future societies, and increased concerns about natural degradation. As robotic systems become increasingly integrated into every facet of human life, this conference will create the urgently needed space for informed and meaningful research exchange and dialogue across all relevant disciplines—from social robotics, computer science, and HRI, to the humanities and social sciences, but also law, economics, ecology and climate research.

RP2026 is the seventh event in the Robophilosophy Conference Series. We invite researchers to join us to address the fundamental questions that will shape our collective future. How do we design robotic systems that respect human dignity, autonomy, and social justice? What legal frameworks must evolve to address accountability when autonomous agents make consequential decisions? Can robots contribute to environmental restoration and sustainability, or will they accelerate ecological degradation? How will automation reshape labor markets, economic inequality, the meaning of work itself, and caring relationships? What responsibilities do we bear toward the artificial agents we create? How might robots, and the connectedness of the AI that drives them, challenge or reinforce existing power structures? What does coexistence mean when intelligence takes multiple forms?

Plenary Speakers:
·        Lynne Baille, Robotics, Herriot Watt University, GB
·        Ryan Calo, Robot Law, Univ. of Washington, USA
·        Hideki Kajima, Toyota Motor Europe, Japan
·        Arno Klein, Child Mind Institute, USA
·        Bertram Malle, Psychology, Brown University, USA
·        Shannon Vallor, Ethics, Edinburgh Futures Institute, GB

Submission deadlines:
·        Workshop proposals: January 16, 2026
·        Research papers and posters: February 6, 2026.
·        Descriptions of art works, performances: February 6, 2026
For detailed timeline see www.rp2026.org<http://www.rp2026.org/>
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Dear Transor Members,
Please distribute this announcement further through your mailing lists.  If you are willing to join the reviewer pool for RP2026, please contact the conference organizers at robophil2026 at gmail.com<mailto:robophil2026 at gmail.com>. Thank you!

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