Bioinspired Autonomy

This workshop brings together philosophers and roboticians to explore the connections between embodied intelligence, energy autonomy, and bio-inspired design in robotics. It will examine the often-overlooked role of energy storage and harvesting in soft robotics, considering how improving these could bring us closer to creating bio-inspired systems as energy-efficient as living organisms. 

Our goal is to spark a rich, cross-disciplinary discussion with experts from engineering, philosophy, and biology around questions like: How does an embodied approach change how we think about machine intelligence? Could it even challenge the traditional divide between mind and body? What ethical and practical boundaries should we consider when designing systems that rely solely on embodied intelligence? And finally, might embodied energy be the key to achieving truly embodied intelligence in robots, paving the way for a new era in robotics? 

The event will feature keynote talks, interactive Q&A sessions and flash presentations, fostering exchange of ideas across science, philosophy, and engineering as we explore the future of soft robotics and embodied intelligence together.

Do you want to contribute to the workshop and showcase your research? We have an open call for 5' Flash Talks! Send us your abstract here!

Deadline: 15th March 2025

Notification of Acceptance: End of March