Robotic systems and generative AI are evolving from tools of automation into collaborative partners in creative practice. Artists, designers, architects, and craftspeople are shaping hybrid ecosystems where human intuition meets machine interpretation, and digital intelligence is embodied through robotic action. The design of these systems is central in shaping how creativity, agency, and authorship are negotiated, while raising critical questions around fairness, inclusiveness, and ethics.

This workshop explores emerging practices across performance (including dance), visual arts, craft, architecture, and mixed reality (VR/AR/XR), where humans co-create with generative AI and robotics. Particular attention is given to gesture, motion, and expressiveness as key mediums of interaction, enabling more embodied, intuitive, and meaningful collaborations. We also welcome design approaches that support diversity and equitable participation, alongside the role of explainable AI (XAI) in fostering transparency, trust, and critical engagement.

Bringing together researchers and practitioners, the workshop addresses applications in artistic human-robot interaction, cognitive, design, and ethical dimensions of human–AI–robot collaboration. Topics include robotic expressiveness, movement-based interaction, real-time co-creation, human factors (e.g., trust, attention, memory), participatory design, and governance challenges such as bias, data rights, and shared authorship. Through invited talks and discussion, we aim to identify key challenges and future directions for more inclusive and responsible creative robotics and embodied AI. Through talks, breakout session, and discussions with three invited experts, the workshop will identify major research challenges and future directions in creative robotics and embodied AI.

Paper submission deadline: 15.05.2026 22.05.2026 (extended)

Author Notifications: 01.06.2026

Workshop: 03.07.2026 (morning)

Please check the ICSR2026 main conference website for Registration. It is mandatory that at least one author of an accepted paper registers for the conference. Please check "students" and/or "Day Pass" (Day3) options.

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