29th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics
AROB 29th 2024
9th International Symposium on BioComplexity
ISBC9
7th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics
SWARM7
January 24-26, 2024
B-Con PLAZA, Beppu, JAPAN and ONLINE (Zoom)

Latest News

We are pleased to announce Prof. Giulio Sandini (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy) and Prof. Toru Ohira (Graduate School of Mathematics, Nagoya University, Japan) as Plenary Speakers at the AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2024!

Journal Track

We would like to announce the following journal option.

A unique feature of AROB Journal is the opportunity for authors to publish a full paper in a peer-reviewed journal and present the same paper at the conference of AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2024.
Papers for the General Sessions will be eligible for this option.

Schedule

  • Full paper submission (Max. 12 pages)
  • Deadline of a full paper submission: 31 August 2023
  • Notification of Acceptance: 30 November 2023
  • Final paper submission: 7 December 2023

A full paper will be included in the symposium proceedings of AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2024.

The accepted papers will be published in AROB Journal vol. 29, no.1, 2024.
If the final document of the accepted paper is not sent to Springer by 23 December 2023, it will not be included in AROB Journal vol. 29, no.1, 2024 but be published in another number.

The submission site will open around the beginning of June.

We look forward to submission of your papers to this journal option.

This joint symposium AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2024 (January 24-26, 2024, B-Con PLAZA, Beppu, JAPAN and ONLINE) invites you all to present original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.

Information

Jan. 23, 2023Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.
Jul. 19, 2022We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2023 is Prof. Hirotaka Osawa (Keio University, Japan).
Jul. 8, 2022We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2023 is Prof. Hyungbo Shim (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea).
Jul. 8, 2022We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2023 is Prof. Josh Bongard (The University of Vermont, USA).
Dec. 1, 2021The timetable has been uploaded.
Nov. 12, 2021The acceptance notification emails have been sent out to the submitting authors. If you have not received the email, please contact us.
Oct. 28, 2021The abstract submission deadline has been extended to November 4, 2021.
Jul. 1, 2021We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. Mizuki Oka (University of Tsukuba, Japan).
Jun. 29, 2021We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. RĂ¼diger Dillmann (KIT/FZI Karlsruhe, Germany).
Jun. 29, 2021We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. Seul Jung (Chungnam National University, Korea).
Feb. 8, 2021We are pleased to announce the AROB26th winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 25, 2021We are happy that 212 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 7 countries.
See you again at the AROB 27th 2022!
Dec. 7, 2020Timetable of AROB26th 2021/ISBC6 is now available.
Sep. 14, 2020We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 26th 2021 is Prof. Jonathan Rossiter (University of Bristol, UK).
Aug. 11, 2020We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 26th 2021 is Mr. Bert Wang-Chak CHAN (Independent researcher, Hong Kong).
Aug. 5, 2020We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 26th 2021 is Dr. Li-Chen Fu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan).
Feb. 7, 2020We are pleased to announce the AROB25th winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 27, 2020We are happy that 323 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 9 countries.
See you again at the AROB 26th 2021!
Jan. 19, 2020Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.
Jul. 29, 2019We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 25th 2020 is Prof. Jay Cheong (Dept. of Mechatronics Korea Polytechnics, Korea).
Jun. 20, 2019We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 25th 2020 is Prof. Masahiko Inami (Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, Japan).
Dec. 27, 2019The online paper submission form is closed. We would like to thank all of you for your interest in AROB2020.
Nov. 28, 2019Timetable of AROB25th 2020 is now available.
Feb. 6, 2019We are pleased to announce the AROB24th winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 31, 2019We are happy that 334 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 9 countries.
See you again at the AROB 25th 2020!
Dec. 28, 2018The online paper submission form is closed. We would like to thank all of you for your interest in AROB2019.
Oct. 22, 2018We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Shuzhi Sam Ge (The National University of Singapore, Singapore).
Sep. 18, 2018We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Eiichiro Tanaka (Waseda University, Japan).
Aug. 3, 2018We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Hitoshi Matsubara (Future University Hakodate, Japan).
Nov. 27, 2018Timetable of AROB24th 2019 is now available.
Nov. 2, 2018Abstract review process is behind schedule. The notification of acceptance will be sent to the corresponding author as soon as the review is finished. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Oct. 25, 2018The submission deadlines have been extended to November 7, 2018.
Jan. 31, 2018We are pleased to announce the AROB23rd winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 29, 2018We are happy that 286 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 10 countries.
See you again at AROB 24th 2019!
Jan. 17, 2018We are pleased to announce that AROB 2018 Proceedings are now available online.
Jan. 16, 2018Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.

History of Symposium

This symposium was founded in 1996 under the support of Science and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Government. Since then, this symposium has been held every year at B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan except AROB 5th '00 (Oita), AROB 6th '01 (Tokyo) and AROB 18th '13 (Daejeon, Korea). The twenty-eighth symposium will be held on January 24-26, 2024, at B-Con PLAZA, Beppu, JAPAN and ONLINE.

Objective of Symposium

The objective of this symposium is to develop new technologies for artificial life and robotics and their applications in various fields listed in the Topics. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.

Important Dates

Deadline for Abstract Submission for reviewOctober 12, 2023 (24:00 UTC)
Deadline for OS ProposalOctober 5, 2023 (24:00 UTC)
Notification of acceptanceOctober 23, 2023
Deadline for Final Camera-Ready PapersDecember 7, 2023 (24:00 UTC)
Deadline for Early RegistrationDecember 18, 2023 (24:00 UTC)
Registration Deadline for PresentersDecember 7, 2023 (24:00 UTC)

AROB 29th 2024 is Sponsored by

The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
The Robotics Society of Japan
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers
Japan Society for Simulation Technology
The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter
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