The 4-volume set LNAI 16771-16774 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Social Robotics + Art, ICSR + Art 2026, held in London, UK, during July 1–4, 2026.

The 146 full papers and 40 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 363 submissions. They focus on the floowing topical headings:

Volume I: Regular Papers – Volume 16771 (Part I)

Volume II: Regular Papers – Volume 16772 (Part II); Short Papers – Volume 16772 (Part I); SS12: Smart Textiles and Robotics for Fashion (selected paper).

Volume III: Short Papers – Volume 16773 (Part II); SS01: Cultural Robotics; SS02: Participatory Futures in Social Robotics and AI; SS06: Assistive Robotics and Exoskeletons for Human; SS07: Social Robotics in Education — Theories, Design and Practice; SS14: Human Interaction with Multi-Robot Systems.

Volume IV: SS03: Continual Learning and Generative AI in Social Robotics; SS04: Social Robotics and Art for Health; SS05: Social Robotics and Future Crime; SS08: Speculative and Creative Approaches in Human-Robot Interaction; SS10: Trustworthy Affective Social Robotics; SS11: Trust-Adaptive Shared Autonomy for Social and Physical HRI; SS12: Smart Textiles and Robotics for Fashion; SS13: Bridging Tools for Expressive Interactions; SS15: Relational Futures. Sustainable Socio-Technical Systems; SS16: Skilful Practices in Social Robotics and HRI.