The workshop “Configuring Robot Roles for Children: Developmental, Communicative, and Ethical Dimensions Across Contexts and Domains” has been accepted for the 18th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2026). The half-day workshop will take place on 2 July 2026 in London and is organized by Nils Tolksdorf, Adriana Hanulíková, and Sarah Kapp from the SMARTcognition Lab.
The keynote speakers will be Aditi Kothiyal from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and Kristyn Sommerfrom Griffith University. Contributions can be submitted as short abstracts until 4 May 2026.