Call for Abstracts: SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere
Luisa Damiano
Call for Papers: SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere
To be held at ALife 2025, Kyoto, Japan (https://2025.alife.org/program)
Website: https://sites.google.com/unisalento.it/sb-ai-10
Important dates
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: August 10, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
We invite submissions to SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere, the tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop, which will take place as part of ALife 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
We welcome researchers from diverse disciplines to contribute to this unique forum exploring cutting-edge developments at the intersection of robotics, artificial life, and complex systems.
Workshop Overview
The tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop focuses on the emergence of the robosphere, a concept developed in the recent work of Fleres, here defining a complex of self-organizing, multi-scale robotic (eco)systems, including both chemical nanorobots and electromechanical robots, capable of autonomous adaptation, self-regulation, and interaction with their environment. This edition aims to advance the study of these interconnected systems as a new layer of complexity in the artificial life landscape, investigating how they exhibit emergent behaviors, co-creation, and co-evolution dynamics in their interactions with the technosphere, anthroposphere, and biosphere.
The workshop intends to bring together transdisciplinary researchers from artificial life, synthetic biology, robotics, AI, philosophy of science and technology, and related fields to explore both theoretical and experimental modeling approaches to the robosphere, with special attention to: key phenomena observed across different contexts that are relevant for framing and exploring the emergence of the robosphere; self-organizational aspects in frontier robotic technologies, with a focus on multi-scale coordination and information flow; and the interplay of diverse forms of cognition across scales and substrates — including wetware, hardware, and software-based AI. In addition, the workshop will open space for critical reflections on future trajectories and critical future-making, discussing how these emergent robotic ecologies might shape, and be shaped by, the co-evolution of technological, ecological, and anthropo-socio-cultural systems. By fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, we aim to stimulate innovative collaborations and outline future research directions of critical importance to the ALIFE community.
After the conclusion of the workshop, the contributions will be published in a dedicated journal special issue, based on a standard peer-review process.
Topics of Interest
We invite theoretical, experimental, and philosophical contributions on topics including (but not limited to):
What parallels exist between self-organizing robotic ecosystems and natural biological systems?
What role do molecular-level interactions (e.g., biochemical signaling in nanorobots) play in coordinating larger robotic structures?
How can bio-inspired models of cellular communication and swarm intelligence inform the design of multi-scale robotic ecosystems?
What are the potential social and ecological impacts of a large-scale interconnected robotic ecosystem?
How might it interact with the biosphere, technosphere, and anthroposphere?
How can we ensure that self-organizing robotic systems develop in a way that is aligned with sustainability goals rather than reinforcing unsustainable linear economic paradigms?
What ethical frameworks should be established to regulate autonomous robotic ecosystems and prevent unintended consequences?
How can we synthetically/experimentally model and study the emergence of self-organization in robotic systems, and their co-evolution with biological/human systems?
How can disciplines such as systems biology, complexity science, and artificial life contribute to understanding, modeling, orienting the development of the robosphere?
Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: August 10, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
Submission Format: Please submit an abstract (300–500 words, excluding references)
Submission Email: Please send your abstract to both antonio...@iulm.it and luisa....@iulm.it
For any questions, feel free to contact the organizers at antonio...@iulm.it; luisa....@iulm.it.
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to an engaging and forward-looking dialogue in Kyoto.
The organizersLuisa Damiano, Antonio Fleres, Yutetsu Kuruma, Andrea Roli and Pasquale Stano
Website: https://sites.google.com/unisalento.it/prin-2022-org-sb-eai/home-page
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Luisa Damiano
Luisa Damiano
Call for Abstract: SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere
To be held @ ALife 2025, Kyoto, Japan (https://2025.alife.org/program)
New Submission Deadline: August 30, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: September 10, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
We invite submissions to SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere, the tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop, which will take place as part of ALife 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
We welcome researchers from diverse disciplines to contribute to this unique forum exploring cutting-edge developments at the intersection of robotics, artificial life, and complex systems.
Workshop Overview
The tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop focuses on the emergence of the robosphere, a concept developed in the recent work of Fleres, here defining a complex of self-organizing, multi-scale robotic (eco)systems, including both chemical nanorobots and electromechanical robots, capable of autonomous adaptation, self-regulation, and interaction with their environment. This edition aims to advance the study of these interconnected systems as a new layer of complexity in the artificial life landscape, investigating how they exhibit emergent behaviors, co-creation, and co-evolution dynamics in their interactions with the technosphere, anthroposphere, and biosphere.
The workshop intends to bring together transdisciplinary researchers from artificial life, synthetic biology, robotics, AI, philosophy of science and technology, and related fields to explore both theoretical and experimental modeling approaches to the robosphere, with special attention to: key phenomena observed across different contexts that are relevant for framing and exploring the emergence of the robosphere; self-organizational aspects in frontier robotic technologies, with a focus on multi-scale coordination and information flow; and the interplay of diverse forms of cognition across scales and substrates — including wetware, hardware, and software-based AI. In addition, the workshop will open space for critical reflections on future trajectories and critical future-making, discussing how these emergent robotic ecologies might shape, and be shaped by, the co-evolution of technological, ecological, and anthropo-socio-cultural systems. By fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, we aim to stimulate innovative collaborations and outline future research directions of critical importance to the ALIFE community.
After the conclusion of the workshop, the contributions will be published in a dedicated journal special issue, based on a standard peer-review process.
Topics of Interest
We invite theoretical, experimental, and philosophical contributions on topics including (but not limited to):
What parallels exist between self-organizing robotic ecosystems and natural biological systems?
What role do molecular-level interactions (e.g., biochemical signaling in nanorobots) play in coordinating larger robotic structures?
How can bio-inspired models of cellular communication and swarm intelligence inform the design of multi-scale robotic ecosystems?
What are the potential social and ecological impacts of a large-scale interconnected robotic ecosystem?
How might it interact with the biosphere, technosphere, and anthroposphere?
How can we ensure that self-organizing robotic systems develop in a way that is aligned with sustainability goals rather than reinforcing unsustainable linear economic paradigms?
What ethical frameworks should be established to regulate autonomous robotic ecosystems and prevent unintended consequences?
How can we synthetically/experimentally model and study the emergence of self-organization in robotic systems, and their co-evolution with biological/human systems?
How can disciplines such as systems biology, complexity science, and artificial life contribute to understanding, modeling, orienting the development of the robosphere?
Submission Guidelines
New submission Deadline: August 30, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: September 10, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
Submission Format: Please submit an abstract (300–500 words, excluding references)
Submission Email: Please send your abstract to both antonio...@iulm.it and luisa....@iulm.it
For any questions, feel free to contact the organizers at antonio...@iulm.it; luisa....@iulm.it.
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to an engaging and forward-looking dialogue in Kyoto.
The organizersLuisa Damiano, Antonio Fleres, Yutetsu Kuruma, Andrea Roli and Pasquale Stano
Website: https://sites.google.com/unisalento.it/prin-2022-org-sb-eai/home-page
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Luisa Damiano
Call for Papers: SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere
To be held at ALife 2025, Kyoto, Japan (https://2025.alife.org/program)
Website: https://sites.google.com/unisalento.it/sb-ai-10
Important dates
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: September 20, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
We invite submissions to SB-AI 10 – Self-Organization in (Nano and Electromechanical) Robots: Towards the Robosphere, the tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop, which will take place as part of ALife 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
We welcome researchers from diverse disciplines to contribute to this unique forum exploring cutting-edge developments at the intersection of robotics, artificial life, and complex systems.
Workshop Overview
The tenth edition of the SB-AI workshop focuses on the emergence of the robosphere, a concept developed in the recent work of Fleres, here defining a complex of self-organizing, multi-scale robotic (eco)systems, including both chemical nanorobots and electromechanical robots, capable of autonomous adaptation, self-regulation, and interaction with their environment. This edition aims to advance the study of these interconnected systems as a new layer of complexity in the artificial life landscape, investigating how they exhibit emergent behaviors, co-creation, and co-evolution dynamics in their interactions with the technosphere, anthroposphere, and biosphere.
The workshop intends to bring together transdisciplinary researchers from artificial life, synthetic biology, robotics, AI, philosophy of science and technology, and related fields to explore both theoretical and experimental modeling approaches to the robosphere, with special attention to: key phenomena observed across different contexts that are relevant for framing and exploring the emergence of the robosphere; self-organizational aspects in frontier robotic technologies, with a focus on multi-scale coordination and information flow; and the interplay of diverse forms of cognition across scales and substrates — including wetware, hardware, and software-based AI. In addition, the workshop will open space for critical reflections on future trajectories and critical future-making, discussing how these emergent robotic ecologies might shape, and be shaped by, the co-evolution of technological, ecological, and anthropo-socio-cultural systems. By fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, we aim to stimulate innovative collaborations and outline future research directions of critical importance to the ALIFE community.
After the conclusion of the workshop, the contributions will be published in a dedicated journal special issue, based on a standard peer-review process.
Topics of Interest
We invite theoretical, experimental, and philosophical contributions on topics including (but not limited to):
What parallels exist between self-organizing robotic ecosystems and natural biological systems?
What role do molecular-level interactions (e.g., biochemical signaling in nanorobots) play in coordinating larger robotic structures?
How can bio-inspired models of cellular communication and swarm intelligence inform the design of multi-scale robotic ecosystems?
What are the potential social and ecological impacts of a large-scale interconnected robotic ecosystem?
How might it interact with the biosphere, technosphere, and anthroposphere?
How can we ensure that self-organizing robotic systems develop in a way that is aligned with sustainability goals rather than reinforcing unsustainable linear economic paradigms?
What ethical frameworks should be established to regulate autonomous robotic ecosystems and prevent unintended consequences?
How can we synthetically/experimentally model and study the emergence of self-organization in robotic systems, and their co-evolution with biological/human systems?
How can disciplines such as systems biology, complexity science, and artificial life contribute to understanding, modeling, orienting the development of the robosphere?
Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: September 20, 2025
Workshop Date: October 6–10, 2025 (exact date TBA)
Submission Format: Please submit an abstract (300–500 words, excluding references)
Submission Email: Please send your abstract to both antonio...@iulm.it and luisa....@iulm.it
For any questions, feel free to contact the organizers at antonio...@iulm.it; luisa....@iulm.it.
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to an engaging and forward-looking dialogue in Kyoto.
The organizersLuisa Damiano, Antonio Fleres, Yutetsu Kuruma, Andrea Roli and Pasquale Stano
Website: https://sites.google.com/unisalento.it/prin-2022-org-sb-eai/home-page
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