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The Generative Physical AI for Robotics workshop will explore the convergence of advanced generative AI models and physical robotic systems, with a focus on learning-driven adaptability, knowledge-aware reasoning, and real-world deployment. The event will feature invited talks, a poster session, and spotlight paper presentations to foster exchange across academia and industry. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Generative modeling for control and behavior synthesis: real-time behavior prediction, simulation-to-reality transfer, stochastic modeling of actions and states, etc.

• Knowledge-aware systems: structured representations, semantic grounding, domain-specific reasoning, contextual decision-making, etc.

• Learning and adaptation: reinforcement learning integration, continual refinement through real-world feedback, adaptive policy generation, etc.

• Applications in dynamic and complex environments: disaster response, autonomous navigation, human-robot interaction, precision manufacturing, healthcare robotics, etc.

• Challenges and future directions: data efficiency, interpretability, safe deployment, interdisciplinary approaches bridging AI and physical systems, etc.

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions of short papers (up to 4 pages, excluding references) for poster presentation at the workshop. Submissions must follow the CASE conference formatting guidelines. All papers should be submitted through the designated submission portal on the workshop website. Authors are encouraged to share original, relevant, and thought-provoking work related to the workshop themes.

Accepted papers will be made available on the workshop website and authors will be asked to upload them to arXiv to enhance visibility through platforms such as Google Scholar. Further, authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their work to a planned special issue in a related journal.

Selection Process

Submitted papers will undergo a single-blind peer-review process, with each paper reviewed by at least two expert reviewers. Evaluation criteria will include:

• Originality

• Relevance to the workshop themes

• Contributions to the field

• Technical clarity and soundness

• Quality of presentation

• Potential to provoke interesting discussion

Accepted papers will be presented in a poster format during the workshop. In addition, the top five papers will be selected for 5-minute spotlight presentations + 5 minutes questions. A Best Paper Award of 500 CHF, sponsored by MDPI Designs, will be assigned to the most outstanding contribution.

Contact

For questions and clarifications, please write to alessandro.leanza@supsi.ch