This joint symposium AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2022 (January 25-27, 2022, 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
| Jul. 1, 2021 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. Mizuki Oka (University of Tsukuba, Japan). |
| Jun. 29, 2021 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. Rüdiger Dillmann (KIT/FZI Karlsruhe, Germany). |
| Jun. 29, 2021 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 27th 2022 is Prof. Seul Jung (Chungnam National University, Korea). |
| Feb. 8, 2021 | We 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, 2021 | We 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, 2020 | Timetable of AROB26th 2021/ISBC6 is now available. |
| Sep. 14, 2020 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 26th 2021 is Prof. Jonathan Rossiter (University of Bristol, UK). |
| Aug. 11, 2020 | We 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, 2020 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 26th 2021 is Dr. Li-Chen Fu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan). |
| Feb. 7, 2020 | We 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, 2020 | We 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, 2020 | Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration. |
| Jul. 29, 2019 | We 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, 2019 | We 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, 2019 | The online paper submission form is closed. We would like to thank all of you for your interest in AROB2020. |
| Nov. 28, 2019 | Timetable of AROB25th 2020 is now available. |
| Feb. 6, 2019 | We 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, 2019 | We 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, 2018 | The online paper submission form is closed. We would like to thank all of you for your interest in AROB2019. |
| Oct. 22, 2018 | We 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, 2018 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Eiichiro Tanaka (Waseda University, Japan). |
| Aug. 3, 2018 | We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Hitoshi Matsubara (Future University Hakodate, Japan). |
| Nov. 27, 2018 | Timetable of AROB24th 2019 is now available. |
| Nov. 2, 2018 | Abstract 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, 2018 | The submission deadlines have been extended to November 7, 2018. |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | We 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, 2018 | We are happy that 286 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 10 countries. See you again at AROB 24th 2019! |
| Jan. 17, 2018 | We are pleased to announce that AROB 2018 Proceedings are now available online. |
| Jan. 16, 2018 | Online 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 AROB18th '13 (Daejeon, Korea). The twenty-seventh symposium will be held on January 25-27, 2022, 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 | October 28, 2021 (24:00 UTC) |
| Deadline for OS Proposal | October 21, 2021 (24:00 UTC) |
| Notification of acceptance | November 9, 2021 |
| Deadline for Final Camera-Ready Papers | December 23, 2021 (24:00 UTC) |
| Deadline for Early Registration | December 23, 2021 (24:00 UTC) |
| Registration Deadline for Presenters | December 23, 2021 (24:00 UTC) |
