{"id":1336,"date":"2026-02-10T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/?post_type=story&#038;p=1336"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:38:38","slug":"circular-robotics-designing-sustainable-autonomy-for-a-finite-world-icra-2026-workshop","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/story\/circular-robotics-designing-sustainable-autonomy-for-a-finite-world-icra-2026-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Robotics: Designing Sustainable Autonomy for a Finite World (ICRA 2026 Workshop)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date &amp; Time: <\/strong>1. Juni 2026 &#8211; 14:00-17:30 CET<br><strong>Location &amp; room: <\/strong>HALL C5, VIECON \/ Messe Wien, Messeplatz 1, 1020 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robotics is rapidly advancing and becoming a cornerstone of modern societies\u2014yet its environmental footprint and societal integration are still underexplored. This workshop brings robotics and sustainability together and asks: What kinds of robots are we producing\u2014and how are we producing them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circular Robotics applies circular economy thinking, lifecycle approaches, and sustainable design principles to help robotics evolve within planetary boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robotics often supports sustainability elsewhere (e.g., renewable energy, recycling, precision agriculture). However, the sustainability of robotics itself\u2014from material extraction and supply chains to manufacturing, operation, and end-of-life\u2014still lacks established frameworks and visibility in mainstream robotics venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This workshop connects robotics researchers with environmental and social scientists, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to explore circularity in robotics as a practical pathway toward accountable and measurable impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics &amp; guiding questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental accounting for robotic systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circular economy practices: reuse, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable design: modularity, repairability, design-for-disassembly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material flows, supply chains, and responsible sourcing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standards, governance, and environmental accountability in robotics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aligning robotics innovation with long-term societal and ecological priorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule-564x376.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000195641115937;width:666px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule-564x376.png 564w, https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule-671x447.png 671w, https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/icra-workshop-schedule.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why attend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn from cross-disciplinary keynotes and panel perspectives<br>Connect with global sustainability-focused robotics initiatives<br>Contribute to a shared roadmap for circular and responsible robotics<br>Build collaborations that continue beyond ICRA<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Patrick Courtney (King\u2019s College London) \u00b7 Asst. Prof. Fausto Ferreira (University of Zagreb \/ MARBLE) \u00b7 Sharath Chandra Akkaladevi (PROFACTOR, Primary Contact) \u00b7 Franziska Kirstein (Three Robotics) \u00b7 Dr. Adrien Escande (Inria) \u00b7 Assoc. Prof. Ludovic Righetti (NYU) \u00b7 Dr. Carl Maria M\u00f6rch (FARI\/ULB) \u00b7 Prof. Luisa Damiano (IULM) \u00b7 Dr. Shirley A. Elprama (imec-SMIT\/VUB) \u00b7 Dr. Ilaria Alfieri (IULM)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Sharath Chandra Akkaladevi \u2014 <a href=\"mailto:sharath.akkaladevi@profactor.at\">sharath.akkaladevi@profactor.at<\/a><br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1335,"template":"","categories":[70,71,44,51,49],"class_list":["post-1336","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automation-for-flexible-manufacturing","category-call-for-papers","category-event","category-industry-5-0","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story\/1336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/story"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profactor.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}