Sustainable Ethics and Values in the Design and Regulation of Robotics and AI

ICRES 2023 is the eighth edition of the annual International Conference series on Robot Ethics and Standards. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with the Utrecht University, Focus Area on Governing the Digital Society, Special Interest Group Principles by Design: towards good data practice, and the RENFORCE research group, School of Law in Utrecht, The Netherlands during 17 – 18 July 2023.

ICRES 2023 brings new developments and new research findings in robot ethics and ethical issues of robotic and associated technologies. The topics covered include fundamentals and principles of robot ethics, social impact of robots, human factors, regulatory and safety issues of robotics and artificial intelligence.

The ICRES 2023 conference includes a total of 20 regular and special session presentations, and seven invited and plenary lectures delivered by worldwide scholars. This number has been arrived at through rigorous peer review process of initial submissions, where each paper initially submitted has received on average three reviews. The conference additionally features special sessions on AI regulations, human-robot collaboration in work environments, and a thematic student-led workshop.

The editors would like to thank members of the International Scientific Committee and National Organising Committee for their efforts in reviewing the submitted articles, and the authors for addressing the comments and suggestions of the reviewers in their final submissions.

It is believed that the ICRES 2023 proceedings will be a valuable source of reference for research and development in the rapidly growing area of robotics and associated technologies.