A Solar Eclipse at Robophilosophy 2026

Other robot conferences have robot or drone shows – at Robophilosophy 2026 in Dublin, you could admire a solar eclipse. This year’s Organizing Committee consists of Prof. Naonori Kodate, Dr. Vivek Nallur, and Dr. Sun Park of University College Dublin. The Series Organizer is Prof. Johanna Seibt of Aarhus University. Together, they have succeeded in putting together a philosophically ambitious program. In antiquity, Thales of Miletus (c. 624–546 BCE) was one of the thinkers who took a particular interest in solar eclipses. To the general public, the philosopher is perhaps best known as a mathematician. He is credited with predicting a solar eclipse, probably the eclipse of May 28, 585 BCE. Other ancient thinkers and astronomers, such as Anaxagoras, also studied solar eclipses and sought to explain them in natural rather than mythological terms. Robophilosophy 2026 opened on August 11 at University College Dublin (UCD) in Dublin, Ireland. Running through August 14 under the theme „Connected Futures – Nature, Robots, and Society“, the conference brings together researchers from across disciplines to explore how robotics and artificial intelligence are reshaping society and our relationship with the natural world.

Fig.: The solar eclipse in Dublin