Illustration of a futuristic cyborg woman with exposed mechanical gears, circuitry, organs, and a small mechanical brain-like object in her outstretched hand
Illustration of a futuristic cyborg woman with exposed mechanical gears, circuitry, organs, and a small mechanical brain-like object in her outstretched hand

Embodiment and Intelligence
in Philosophy and Robotics

July 28-29th 2027

University of Bristol logo with a red heraldic crest featuring a dragon, ship, castle, and horse beside black text
The British Academy logo featuring a stylized emblem and the words “The British Academy.”

The Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics conference will bring together philosophers and engineers to investigate the relationship between embodiment and intelligence and explore the implications for artificial intelligence and robotics.

Confirmed Speakers

Steve Battle (University of the West of England)

Josh Bongard (University of Vermont)

Lola Cañamero (CY Cergy Paris University)

Dimitri Coelho Mollo (Umeå University)

Tom Froese (Okinawa OIST)

Marta Halina (University of Cambridge)

Max Jones (University of Bristol)

Ryan Nefdt (University of Cape Town)

Hemma Philamore (University of Bristol)

Miguel Segundo-Ortin (University of Murcia)

Dave Ward (University of Edinburgh)

Shannon Vallor (University of Edinburgh)

Tom Ziemke (Linköping University)

Artistic anatomical cyborg sculpture seated in a thinking pose on a wooden pedestal

Details on how to register to attend the conference will be available soon.

If you have any questions, please use the Contact form.