Focus

• Robotics and Automation: New methods, algorithms, and systems in industrial and field robotics.
• Ethorobotics and Bio-Inspired Systems: Insights from ethology applied to robotics, bio-mimetic design, and animal-robot interaction.
• Intelligent Systems: AI-driven solutions in robotics, machine learning applications, and autonomous systems.
• Human-Robot Collaboration: Advances in human-robot interaction, safety, and usability in industrial and social contexts.
• Edutainment and Science Communication: Creative approaches to using robotics and intelligent systems for education and entertainment, including gamification, immersive experiences, and innovative outreach programs.
• Applications and Case Studies: Real-world use cases demonstrating robotics solutions across industries, from agriculture to healthcare and logistics.

Registration

Each accepted paper must have a registered attendee at the conference who will present the work. The registration is free but mandatory until the given deadline. (The registration does not include the publication costs.)

Proceedings

The conference proceedings will be published in ACM's ICPS series.

Important note to authors about the new ACM open access publishing model

ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a full geographic waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.

Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:

Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faqFull details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess

Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info@acm.org.

Submission Guidelines

The language of the submitted papers should be English. Submissions should be original work that is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. Authors should refrain of any unethical publication behavior such as plagiarism (including self plagiarism), GenerativeAI usage in the text.

Template

Authors are required to use ACM's acmart Latex template: latex template. 

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: Apr. 01, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: Apr. 30, 2026
• Camera Ready Paper Submission: June 01. 2026
• Registration Deadline: June 01. 2026
• Conference Date: June 18-20, 2026

Policies

Requirements

All contributions must be written in English, be original, and not published elsewhere or intended to be published during the review. All accepted papers must be presented by one author, who must also register for the conference.

Plagiarism Policy

Authors are required to avoid plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, in their work. The Program Committee members are asked to give special attention to plagiarism in the review process. Plagiarism will also be monitored with iThenticate.

Review Process

All submissions will undergo a two-phase review process. In the first phase, at least two reviews will be produced by the Program Committee Members, which is followed by a Meta-reviewing committee. In the second phase, the Program Committee will decide on the acceptance for publication of each submission.

Generative AI Policy

For authors: While AI-assisted writing tools may be used for language improvement, the intellectual contributions of the paper must be made by the authors. Submissions that rely heavily on AI-generated content without human oversight will be rejected. Thus, manuscripts generated by generative AI language tools, such as ChatGPT, are prohibited. If a small portion is generated, a full reference is required to be provided. Also, if inappropriate language, plagiarized content, mistakes, errors, misleading content, and incorrect references are generated and included in the manuscript, the responsibility rests entirely on the authors. Generative language tools are not allowed to be listed in the authors' list. If light-editing, such as grammar correction and spelling, is used, the authors are required to include such editorial uses in the acknowledgement section.

For reviewers: It is prohibited to use generative AI tools in the review process. Thus, uploading the manuscripts or any part of it for review is strictly prohibited, as well as editing the review outcome.