This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + InnoBiz 2024, held in Shenzhen, China, during September 25â28, 2024. The 36 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The theme of this yearâs conference was âSocial Robotics: Embracing Innovation for Businessâ, focusing on recent technological innovation in the robotic industry.