Robotics conferences
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Sep 27 – Oct 1, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Research
IROS 2026
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Workshops bookend the main meeting.
Oct 20 – Oct 21, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Industry
RoboBusiness 2026
Santa Clara Convention Center
Commercial robotics. Keynotes and an exhibit hall, October 20–21, with a welcome reception the evening before.
Nov 3 – Nov 5, 2026
Detroit, MI
Safety
International Robot Safety Conference 2026
Huntington Place
A3's conference on robot safety, standards, and how deployed systems stay inside them.
Nov 9 – Nov 12, 2026
Austin, TX
Research
CoRL 2026
JW Marriott Austin
The Conference on Robot Learning. The main meeting is November 9–11 and workshops are November 12, split across the JW Marriott, the Hilton Austin, and Bass Hall.
Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2026
San Mateo, CA
Humanoids
Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley 2026
San Mateo County Event Center
The Silicon Valley edition of Humanoids Summit. It is a commercial meeting, separate from the IEEE Humanoids conference later that week.
Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
Industry
ROS-Industrial Conference Europe 2026
Fraunhofer IPA
Two days on ROS in factories, then a lab tour at Fraunhofer IPA.
Dec 6 – Dec 9, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Humanoids
Humanoids 2026
Santa Clara Convention Center
The IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. Exhibits run with the main meeting.
Jan 6 – Jan 9, 2027
Las Vegas, NV
Showcase
CES 2027
Las Vegas
The consumer electronics show. Humanoids and home robots take a large share of the floor each January.
Mar 2 – Mar 4, 2027
Birmingham, UK
Industry
European Robotics Forum 2027
International Convention Centre
The European Robotics Forum, hosted by the Manufacturing Technology Centre and the University of Birmingham with euRobotics. The March 2–4 dates include side events.
Mar 8 – Mar 12, 2027
Santa Clara, CA
Research
HRI 2027
Santa Clara
The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. The 2027 meeting is themed Innovative HRI.
Apr 13 – Apr 14, 2027
Munich, Germany
Humanoids
EMEA Humanoid Robot Summit 2027
Holiday Inn Munich City Centre
The second EMEA Humanoid Robot Summit, on humanoids in industry and how people work alongside them.
Apr 19 – Apr 21, 2027
Chicago, IL
Industry
ProMat 2027
McCormick Place
MHI's material-handling show. Warehouse robots and automation share the floor with the rest of the supply chain. It runs three days this year.
May 10 – May 13, 2027
Las Vegas, NV
Industry
Automate 2027
Las Vegas
A3's robotics and automation show. The next one is in Las Vegas, May 10–13, 2027.
May 24 – May 28, 2027
Seoul, South Korea
Research
ICRA 2027
COEX
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, the field's largest research meeting.
Jun 2 – Jun 3, 2027
Boston, MA
Industry
Robotics Summit & Expo 2027
John B. Hynes Convention Center
WTWH Media's show for people building commercial robots. The exhibit hall runs with the conference at the Hynes.
Sep 26 – Oct 1, 2027
Florence, Italy
Research
IROS 2027
Fortezza da Basso
IROS in Florence, focused on human-centric robots, AI, and robotics for sustainability.