Robotics technologies are in an active process of convergence towards innovative solutionswith great benefit for all mankind. We roboticists are at the forefront of this development,combining Industry 4.0 and AI trends with established use cases from the industry. Robotsare increasingly taking over dangerous, dull or painful tasks Recent years have shown manyinteresting developments that can be published at the ISR, making it the ideal platform forpresenting your research results to the community.The 56th International Symposium on Robotics - ISR Europe 2023 will be held in Stuttgart,Germany on September 26 to 27, 2023. This international conference is jointly organized bythe Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) and the Information TechnologySociety (ITG) within the VDE. ISR Europe 2023 takes place in a new format without the automaticaexhibition this year.