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IROS 2026 runs September 27 through October 1 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. This guide covers the verified conference details and a practical way to evaluate robotics papers and demos.
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Teleoperation, recorded actions and learning from failures.
Humanoid Robots are robotic systems built for factory assistance, warehouse handling, research labs. They use sensors, actuators, embedded compute, control software, and task logic to act in physical environments.
Quadruped Robots are robotic systems built for industrial inspection, site mapping, rescue support. They use sensors, actuators, embedded compute, control software, and task logic to act in physical environments.
Industrial Robotic Arms are robotic systems built for assembly, machine tending, welding. They use sensors, actuators, embedded compute, control software, and task logic to act in physical environments.
A warehouse AMR is a driverless mobile robot used for intralogistics tasks such as tote transport, rack movement, line-side replenishment, pallet movement, inventory scanning, or person-to-goods picking assistance. AMR and AGV terminology overlaps across vendors, so buyers should verify the vehicle's real navigation and recovery behavior instead of relying on the product label.
Medical and Surgical Robots are robotic systems built for surgery support, rehabilitation, hospital logistics. They use sensors, actuators, embedded compute, control software, and task logic to act in physical environments.
Drones and Aerial Robots are robotic systems built for inspection, mapping, agriculture scouting. They use sensors, actuators, embedded compute, control software, and task logic to act in physical environments.
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