SIGGRAPH 2025 will examine the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and immersive design during its upcoming conference scheduled for August 10–14 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Organized annually as a forum for developments in computer graphics and interactive techniques, this year’s event will include a focused program on robotics and its applications across creative, industrial, and collaborative domains.
Conference sessions will address current advancements in robotics, particularly the integration of AI, simulation technologies, and human-machine interaction. Robotics-related content will be featured in several formats, including Art Papers, Emerging Technologies, Labs, and Technical Workshops.
One of the featured presentations, “Multi Layered Autonomy and AI Ecologies in Robotic Art Installations,” analyzes how robotic behavior and AI-driven systems can function within artistic environments, with emphasis on authorship and interaction. Another project, “FluidicSwarm,” introduces a swarm control system modeled after fluid dynamics. The system allows users to manipulate a collective of small robots through gesture-based input, aiming to enhance spatial awareness and real-time collaboration.
Additional sessions include “Public Hand,” which explores a proximity-aware robotic hand designed for shared user interaction without wearable devices, and “Spread Your Wings,” which demonstrates a floating robotic avatar with flapping wings, enabling users to simulate flight through body movement.
Workshops will focus on simulation-based development using platforms such as OpenUSD, ROS, and NVIDIA Isaac Sim. In particular, sessions like “Digital Twin Robotics” and “Learn OpenUSD: Robotics Best Practices” aim to provide practical instruction in immersive, software-in-the-loop testing environments.
Research contributions will also address motion retargeting techniques. The session “Generalizing Natural Behavior” brings together researchers from institutions including Disney Research and Meta Reality Labs to discuss how human and animal movements can be adapted for robotic systems using machine learning and physics-based methods.
According to SIGGRAPH 2025 Technical Workshops Chair Adam Bargteil, the evolving presence of AI-equipped robotics in everyday environments raises new design and interaction challenges. Emerging Technologies Chair Nathan Matsuda emphasized that projects presented this year reflect both technical innovation and creative experimentation in embodied robotics.
