Sustainability at HRI

The Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) 2025 conference took place in Melbourne, Australia, from March 3-6, 2025. Since its inception in 2006, the conference has grown steadily, from 135 submissions in its first edition to 400 full papers submitted this year. As the HRI community continues to expand, so does the need for greater awareness of sustainable research practices and the environmental impact of academic events. To address this, for the first time, the organizing committee included two sustainability co-chairs, who worked alongside other organizers to introduce new sustainability initiatives. These initiatives aimed to reduce the environmental impact of the conference and to promote research on sustainability and sustainable research practices within the technical program.