About The Workshop
The Workshop on Cognitive Architectures for Robotics: LLMs and Logic in Action (CARLA) seeks to transform the landscape of intelligent behaviors by pioneering the integration of large language models (LLMs), symbolic reasoning, and logic solvers into autonomous systems.
As robotics advances toward real-world applications requiring adaptability, safety, and complex decision-making, this workshop focuses on harnessing the synergy between data-driven learning models and symbolic, logic-based systems to advance automation.
This year, the workshop further expands its scope to explicitly include simulated environments as first-class experimental and methodological tools. In particular, CARLA emphasizes the use of videogames and digital twins as scalable, controllable, and safe testbeds for cognitive robotics research. These environments enable systematic investigation of embodied reasoning, LLM-driven planning, and logic-based decision-making under diverse and dynamic conditions that would be difficult or costly to reproduce in physical settings.
By bridging cognitive architectures with the structured management of virtual applications, CARLA aims to foster principled approaches to transferring knowledge and behaviors learned in simulation to real-world systems, while supporting reproducibility and benchmarking across research efforts.
Schedule
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Topics
CARLA invites research contributions and discussions in the following focus areas:
- Knowledge Representation for Robotics:
Frameworks and methodologies for integrating structured knowledge into robotic architectures. - LLMs as Cognitive Engines:
Leveraging LLMs to process complex commands, generate actionable insights, and facilitate human-robot communication. - Neuro-Symbolic Systems in Robotics:
Hybrid approaches combining neural networks with symbolic reasoning for decision-making and task execution. - Logic Solvers in Robotic Control:
Employing constraint solvers, SAT solvers, or theorem provers for autonomous planning and reliable decision-making. - Adaptive and Safe Robotic Architectures:
Strategies for real-time adaptation and coordination in robotic systems using LLMs and symbolic logic. - Human-Robot Collaboration:
Innovations in language-driven interactions, focusing on usability, interpretability, and reliability in diverse scenarios. - Challenges of LLM Deployment in Robotics:
Addressing safety, robustness, and ethical considerations when integrating LLMs into robotic systems. - LLM-Driven Planning and Problem Solving:
Enabling robots to perform dynamic planning and adapt to novel situations using LLM-guided reasoning. - Videogames, Digital Twins and non-physical Agents:
Leveraging the virtual environments of videogames and digital twins as controlled and scalable testbeds for investigating embodied reasoning, LLM-driven planning, and logic-based decision-making, enabling systematic experimentation in safe and reproducible settings.
Call For Papers
Categories
- Original Research Papers: Presenting novel research contributions aligned with the workshop's focus areas.
- Work-in-Progress Reports: Sharing preliminary findings and ongoing research efforts.
- Position Papers: Discussing emerging challenges, visionary ideas, and future directions at the intersection of robotics, LLMs, and logic solvers.
- Already Presented Works: Contributions that have been previously presented at other venues but are relevant to the workshop themes. Such works can be resubmitted to foster further discussion and exploration.
Important Dates
- Paper Registration: May 2, 2026 (AOE)
- Paper Submission: May 8, 2026 (AOE)
- Notification: June 12, 2026 (AOE)
- Camera-ready: July 3, 2026 (AOE)
Accepted papers will be presented as posters, with a subset selected for oral presentations. The workshop will take place in person at FLoC 2026, with virtual participation options to be confirmed.
Submission Guidelines
Formatting Requirements
- Formatting must follow the CEURART style.
- Maximum of 12 pages (including supplemental materials, excluding references) for full papers and 6 pages (including supplemental materials, excluding references) for short papers.
- Suggested format 9 pages for full papers and 4 pages for short papers.
- Supplemental materials (e.g., code, data) are encouraged but not mandatory.
- All submissions must be in English and submitted in PDF format.
Submissions exceeding the page limit will be desk rejected.
Accepted original contributions will be published in the CEUR-WS Proceedings (possibly in conjunction with other FLoC workshops).
Accepted non-original contributions will be showcased on the workshop website with links to the original publication, where available.
Submission Site
Submissions will be managed via the FLoC submission system. Papers will remain private during the review process. All authors must maintain up-to-date profiles to ensure proper conflict-of-interest management and paper matching. Incomplete profiles may result in desk rejection.
Submit papers through the dedicated C.A.R.L.A. submission system: https://submissions.floc26.org/carla/.
Anonymity
The workshop follows a single-blind review process. Submissions must not be anonymized by removing author names, affiliations, and acknowledgments.Dual Submission and Non-Archival Policy
Submissions under review at other venues will be accepted, provided they do not breach any dual-submission or anonymity policies of those venues. Submissions will not be indexed or have archival proceedings.Contact
Email at: carla.ws.info "at" gmail.comAccepted Papers
Speakers and Panelists
Organizers
This workshop is organized by
