Robotics Events Guide

Robotics Events 2026 and 2027

Find humanoid robotics and Physical AI events through December 2027 in Europe, China, Japan, the United States, the UAE and other Asian markets. Research conferences, exhibitions and competitions are listed with organizer sources.

57 upcoming events43 archived eventsUpdated October 6, 2026

Dates marked to be confirmed reflect an incomplete announcement or conflicting organizer pages. These events remain searchable by year and announced month, without being assigned a day in the calendar.

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35.BI-MU 2026

Milan, Italy

Oct 13–16, 2026

Italy’s biennial manufacturing exhibition for machine tools, robots, automation systems, digital manufacturing and enabling technologies.

Source Official BI-MU website

Industrial Automationindustrial robotsautomation systems
Event details and official sources

Useful for

Italian robotics marketindustrial automationRobotHeart areamanufacturing suppliers

Planning

Tickets / price
Free personal entry pass available through the official website; check current conditions.

Checked August 4, 2026

Oct132026
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Kyiv Technical Fair 2026

Kyiv, Ukraine

Oct 13–15, 2026

An industrial technology fair covering machine building, drives, hydraulics, warehouse equipment and industrial automation.

Source Official International Exhibition Centre Kyiv calendar

Industrial Automationindustrial automationdrives
Event details and official sources

Useful for

Ukraine industrial technologyautomation suppliersregional partnershipsmanufacturing systems

Planning

Registration / deadline
Check the organizer’s current security, access, registration and travel notices before making arrangements.
Travel / visa
International visitors should review current official travel and security guidance in addition to the organizer’s registration information.

Checked August 4, 2026

Oct202026
Registration OpenIn Person

RoboBusiness 2026

Santa Clara, United States

Oct 20–21, 2026

RoboBusiness 2026 runs October 20–21 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Its conference tracks cover Physical AI, humanoids, field robotics, enabling technologies, robot design and deployment, alongside an expo floor with live systems and an Engineering Theater.

Source Official RoboBusiness schedule, tracks, pricing, FAQ and exhibit-floor pages

Why follow this event

The conference separates humanoids, Physical AI, engineering hardware and deployment into distinct tracks, while the expo floor provides a place to compare the systems discussed on stage with products and robot demonstrations from vendors.

Physical AIphysical AIhumanoid robots
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commercial roboticshumanoid industryphysical AIstartup and supplier networking

Confirmed facts

  • The official event site lists RoboBusiness for October 20–21, 2026 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
  • The 2026 program is organized around Physical AI, Enabling Technologies, Humanoids, Field Robotics, Business & Deployment, and Design & Development tracks.
  • Current official pricing lists $720 for a full conference pass, $220 for student or academic access, and $120 for expo-only access.
  • Official pages currently disagree on the October 20 exhibit-hall closing time: the schedule-at-a-glance page says 5:00 PM, while the exhibit-floor page and FAQ say 6:30 PM. Visitors should verify the final time before attending.

Planning

Tickets / price
$720 full conference, $220 student/academic and $120 expo-only at the rates checked September 30, 2026.
Registration / deadline
The official FAQ lists October 4 as the Hilton room-block deadline and says on-site registration is available. The pricing page says no refunds are issued after October 3.
Travel / visa
The official FAQ states that visa letters are available for international attendees.

Checked October 6, 2026

Oct202026
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NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026

Berlin, Germany

Oct 20–22, 2026

NVIDIA's Berlin program includes robotics and Physical AI sessions, including a talk on accelerating humanoid development with AI agents. Workshops run on October 20; the conference and exhibition run on October 21 and 22.

Source NVIDIA GTC Berlin

Physical AIPhysical AIhumanoid development
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NVIDIA

Checked October 6, 2026

Oct232026
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ICAIRS 2026

Tianjin, China

Oct 23–25, 2026

International conference on artificial intelligence and robotic systems.

Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Why follow this event

Relevant to embodied AI models and autonomous robot systems.

AI Roboticsrobot intelligenceAI robotics

Checked September 24, 2026

Oct272026
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ICCAS 2026

Sapporo, Japan

Oct 27–30, 2026

International conference on control, automation, robotics and systems with tutorials, technical sessions and invited talks.

Source Official ICCAS 2026 website

Why follow this event

Useful for whole-body control, robot coordination and control-system research.

Research Conferencescontrolautomation

Checked September 24, 2026

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IEEE SSRR 2026

Incheon, South Korea

Nov 2–4, 2026

A field robotics conference focused on safety, security and rescue applications, with aerial, ground and marine robots, sensors, AI and extreme-environment testing.

Source Official IEEE SSRR 2026 website

Research Conferencesrescue robotsfield robotics
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rescue roboticsfield testingextreme environmentsresearch and practitioner exchange

Checked August 4, 2026

Nov42026
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ROBOTWORLD 2026

Goyang, South Korea

Nov 4–7, 2026

South Korea’s major robotics exhibition and business program for industrial robots, service robots, robot components, automation and commercial applications.

Source Official ROBOTWORLD website

Industrial Automationindustrial robotsservice robots
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Korean robotics companiescommercial robotscomponent sourcingindustry networking

Checked August 4, 2026

Nov92026
Registration OpenIn Person

Conference on Robot Learning 2026

Austin, United States

Nov 9–12, 2026

CoRL brings robotics and machine learning research together in Austin. The main conference runs November 9 to 11, followed by workshops on November 12. The organizer lists three venues, so attendees should check the location of each session.

Source CoRL 2026 organizing committee

Research Conferencesrobot learningembodied AI
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Checked October 6, 2026

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Oct62026
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MSV International Industrial Fair 2026

Brno, Czech Republic

Oct 6–9, 2026

Central Europe’s large industrial fair, including automation, robotics, digital manufacturing, machine tools and production technology.

Source Official BVV / MSV website

Smart Manufacturingindustrial automationrobotics
Event details and official sources

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Central European industryindustrial roboticssupplier discoverysmart manufacturing

Checked August 4, 2026

Oct62026
FinishedIn Person

Motek 2026

Stuttgart, Germany

Oct 6–8, 2026

A production and assembly automation trade fair covering handling systems, industrial robotics, feeding technology, material flow and machine vision.

Source Official Motek website

Industrial Automationassembly automationindustrial robots
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assembly automationrobot integrationfactory hardwareGerman suppliers

Checked August 4, 2026

Sep272026
FinishedIn Person

IEEE/RSJ IROS 2026

Pittsburgh, United States

Sep 27, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026

IROS 2026 runs in Pittsburgh from September 27 through October 1, combining research sessions, workshops, competitions and an exhibit hall. The conference program announcement lists more than 1,900 papers, 19 keynote talks, 86 workshops and tutorials, 9 competitions and more than 170 exhibitors.

Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society event record, IROS 2026 program announcement and official exhibit prospectus

Why follow this event

The paper program and exhibit hall let visitors compare research methods with real robot hardware in the same venue. For humanoid and Physical AI coverage, this makes it possible to trace a claim from a paper or workshop to the platforms, sensors and compute shown on the exhibition floor.

Research Conferencesrobot learningmanipulation
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Useful for

research papersrobot learningtechnical workshopsglobal robotics networking

Confirmed facts

  • IEEE RAS lists IROS 2026 for September 27 through October 1 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
  • The conference program announcement lists more than 1,900 papers, 19 keynote talks, 86 workshops and tutorials, 9 competitions and more than 170 exhibitors.
  • The official exhibit prospectus lists exhibit hours through September 30, with the hall open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the final exhibit day.

Planning

Registration / deadline
The exhibit hall closes September 30 at 4:00 PM. Conference sessions continue through October 1.

Checked September 30, 2026

Sep232026
FinishedIn Person

Global Digital Trade Expo 2026

Hangzhou, China

Sep 23–27, 2026

Digital trade expo with embodied intelligence competitions, humanoid robots, intelligent hardware and AI applications.

Source Hangzhou official international portal

Why follow this event

One of the strongest September 2026 China signals for new humanoid products and embodied AI applications.

Physical AIembodied intelligencehumanoid robots

Checked September 24, 2026

Sep222026
FinishedIn Person

Apsara Conference 2026

Hangzhou, China

Sep 22–24, 2026

Large AI conference covering chips, cloud infrastructure, foundation models, agents and industrial AI applications.

Source Hangzhou official international portal

Why follow this event

Provides model and compute context for Physical AI and robot foundation models.

AI RoboticsAI modelsagents

Checked September 24, 2026

Sep162026
FinishedIn Person

SIDO Lyon 2026

Lyon, France

Sep 16–17, 2026

A business technology event where IoT, artificial intelligence, robotics and XR are presented together for industrial transformation projects.

Source Official SIDO Lyon website

AI RoboticsAIrobotics
Event details and official sources

Useful for

France robotics ecosystemindustrial AIbusiness partnershipstechnology sourcing

Checked August 4, 2026

Sep152026
FinishedIn Person

CeMAT Russia 2026

Moscow, Russia

Sep 15–17, 2026

An exhibition for warehouse and industrial logistics machinery, automation tools, robotics, material handling and intralogistics systems.

Source Official CeMAT Russia website

Warehouse Roboticswarehouse robotsintralogistics
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warehouse roboticsRussian automation marketintralogistics suppliersAMR and AGV

Checked August 4, 2026

Sep152026
FinishedIn Person

IEEE ICDL 2026

Kyoto, Japan

Sep 15–18, 2026

Research conference on developmental learning, embodied learning, cognition and lifelong robot learning.

Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Why follow this event

Relevant to Physical AI systems that must learn reusable skills instead of one fixed task.

Research Conferencesembodied learningdevelopmental robotics

Checked September 24, 2026

Sep142026
FinishedIn Person

SICE FESTIVAL 2026

Yokohama, Japan

Sep 14–17, 2026

International conference on control, measurement, systems, robotics and related engineering.

Source Official SICE FESTIVAL 2026 website

Why follow this event

Connects control research with robotics hardware and industrial systems.

Research Conferencescontrolrobotics

Checked September 24, 2026

Event guides

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Browse conferences, exhibitions, humanoid competitions and industrial automation events.

Robotics Conferences

Research conferences such as ICRA, IROS, RSS, IEEE-RAS Humanoids, RO-MAN, WAIC and ROSCon are useful for papers, workshops, PhD networking and technical roadmaps. The calendar also tracks specialist humanoid and Embodied AI forums when official programs are available.

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Robotics Exhibitions and Trade Shows

Exhibitions are best for seeing robot arms, cobots, sensors, grippers, drives, warehouse robots, drones, and suppliers that can actually be contacted.

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Humanoid Robot Events

Humanoid robot events include conferences, exhibitions and scored competitions. Evaluate locomotion, manipulation, autonomy disclosure, battery runtime, safety setup, teleoperation use and evidence from repeated tasks or field conditions.

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Industrial Automation Events

Industrial automation events are where robotics becomes practical robot cells, sensors, drives, motion control, safety systems, machine vision, PLCs, grippers, and system integrators.

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Robotics Competitions

Robot competitions reveal robustness because teams must solve perception, localization, control, manipulation, autonomy, and recovery under public scoring pressure.

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Robotics Startup Demo Days

Startup demo days and commercial robotics events are useful for fundraising, pilot customers, hiring, partnerships, media coverage, and supplier discovery.

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Events by robotics category

Humanoid Robots

Focus on whole body control, bipedal stability, dexterous manipulation, safety around people, autonomy disclosure, and whether the demo shows repeatable useful work.

Events to watch

World Humanoid Robot GamesWorld Robot ConferenceIEEE-RAS HumanoidsHumanoids SummitChina Humanoid Robot Ecology ConferenceHumanoid Robot EXPO
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Industrial Automation

Look for robot cells, cobots, machine vision, safety scanners, PLC integration, end effectors, motion control, cycle time, and service support.

Events to watch

AutomateSPSHannover MesseautomaticaInternational Symposium on Robotics
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AI Robotics

Separate model based claims from embodied performance. Ask what was autonomous, what was teleoperated, what data was used, and how failure recovery works.

Events to watch

WAICWorld Robot ConferenceICRAIROSRSSRoboNext
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Medical Robotics

Medical robotics events require a clinical lens safety evidence, surgeon workflow, training time, regulatory path, ergonomics, and patient value.

Events to watch

Hamlyn SymposiumISMRIROS medical robotics workshops
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Warehouse Robotics

Watch AMR fleet behavior, charging strategy, throughput, integration with WMS, pick rate claims, exception handling, and deployment economics.

Events to watch

LogiMATMODEXAutomateRoboBusiness
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Drone Robotics

Evaluate payload, flight time, sensing, mapping accuracy, regulatory conditions, safety systems, data workflows, and inspection repeatability.

Events to watch

Commercial UAV ExpoDronitalyIROS aerial robotics sessions
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Robot Components and Hardware

Component events help compare motors, reducers, grippers, batteries, embedded computers, cooling, connectors, cameras, LiDAR, force sensors, and supplier maturity.

Events to watch

AutomateSPSManufacturing World TokyoHannover MesseautomaticaROBOTWORLD
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China

China is important for humanoid robots, robot dogs, industrial robots, embodied AI demonstrations, supply chains, and high volume manufacturing signals.

World Robot ConferenceWorld Humanoid Robot GamesWAIC embodied AI tracksChina Humanoid Robot Ecology ConferenceBeijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon

Japan

Japan is strong for industrial robots, service robots, manufacturing components, robot exhibitions, precision engineering, and long running robotics culture.

RO-MANRoboNextHumanoid Robot EXPOHuRoC EXPOHumanoids Summit TokyoiREXJapan Robot Week

United States

The United States is strong for robotics startups, AI robotics, university research, commercial robotics, warehouse automation, drones, and investor events.

Robotics Summit & ExpoAutomateIROSRoboBusinessCommercial UAV ExpoCES

Europe

Europe is strong for industrial automation, automation components, warehouse robotics, medical robotics, safety standards, and robotics research.

Hannover MesseSPSLogiMATautomaticaEuropean Robotics ForumGerman Robotics Conference

Middle East

Dubai hosts GITEX World RobotiX in December 2026. GEIA also announces a Dubai edition for 2027, but its pages disagree on the month. The calendar keeps that edition visible with dates to be confirmed.

GITEX World RobotiX 2026GEIA Middle East 2027

Asia beyond China and Japan

ICRA 2027 takes place in Seoul. Singapore hosts Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific in October 2026, with Physical AI in the program. GEIA lists an ASEAN edition in Bangkok for October 2027; its venue and detailed program remain unannounced.

ICRA 2027 SeoulIndustrial Transformation Asia-Pacific 2026GEIA ASEAN 2027 Bangkok

Africa

Africa focused robotics opportunities often appear through university competitions, AI events, drone applications, agriculture technology, healthcare innovation, and industrial automation showcases.

student robotics competitionsAI summitsagritech eventsdrone and mapping forums

Global online events

Online events are useful for students and creators who cannot travel. They are best for webinars, virtual workshops, technical launch streams, and open source robotics community events.

ROS webinarsopen source robotics talkscompany launch streamstechnical workshops

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Common technical questions

Short answers on robot architecture, deployment limits and research boundaries before the deeper technical sections.

Are all 2027 event dates confirmed?

No. Some organizers have announced only a month, and some official pages give conflicting dates. These entries are marked Dates to be confirmed. They remain searchable by year and by an announced month when one is available, but are not placed on a specific day in the calendar. Check the organizer page before booking.

Which robotics events are listed through 2027?

The calendar includes humanoid summits, Physical AI exhibitions, research conferences and robot competitions through December 2027. Examples include ICRA in Seoul, IROS in Florence, Humanoid Robot EXPO in Tokyo, Automate in Las Vegas and GITEX World RobotiX in Dubai. Use the year, region and topic filters to narrow the list. Each listing links to its organizer source.

Which robotics events focus on humanoid robots?

Humanoid robots appear at World Humanoid Robot Games, World Robot Conference, IEEE-RAS Humanoids, Humanoids Summit, China Humanoid Robot Ecology Conference, RoboNext, HuRoC EXPO and Japan's Humanoid Robot EXPO. RoboCup also includes a dedicated Humanoid Soccer League. Evaluate autonomy disclosure, hand capability, whole body control, balance recovery, battery runtime, payload, safety setup and evidence from repeated tasks.

Which robotics conferences are best for researchers?

ICRA, IROS, RSS, Humanoids, ISMR, Hamlyn Symposium, ROSCon, and RoboCup Symposium are strong choices for researchers. Each has a different emphasis ICRA and IROS are broad, RSS is selective and science focused, ROSCon is software focused, Hamlyn and ISMR are medical robotics focused, and RoboCup connects research with competition benchmarks.

Which robotics events are best for startups?

Robotics Summit, RoboBusiness, Automate, CES, Commercial UAV Expo, and logistics events such as LogiMAT are useful for startups because they combine customers, suppliers, investors, integrators, and media. Research conferences are useful when the startup needs technical hiring or credibility.

How much does it cost to attend a robotics conference?

Pricing varies widely. Some trade show expo halls are free with registration, while research conferences and full conference passes can cost hundreds or more depending on membership, student status, and deadline. When prices are not public, TechniaHQRobot marks the price as not publicly listed instead of inventing a number.

Which robotics events are best for finding robot suppliers?

Automate, SPS, Manufacturing World Tokyo, Hannover Messe, LogiMAT, and Robotics Summit are useful for supplier discovery. Look for motors, reducers, grippers, cameras, LiDAR, force sensors, batteries, embedded computers, cables, connectors, frames, safety scanners, and integration partners.

Which robotics events are important in China and Japan?

In China, World Robot Conference, World Humanoid Robot Games, WAIC embodied AI programs, China Humanoid Robot Ecology Conference and the Beijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon provide different views of humanoids, components and robot learning. In Japan, RoboNext, HuRoC EXPO, Humanoids Summit Tokyo, Humanoid Robot EXPO, iREX and RO-MAN cover research, deployment, Physical AI and supplier activity.

What is the difference between a robotics conference and a robotics convention?

A robotics conference usually centers on papers, workshops and technical talks. A robotics convention or trade show centers on booths, products, demos, buyers, hiring, media and partnerships. ICRA and IROS are conferences. Automate, SPS, LogiMAT, Hannover Messe and automatica are trade shows.

What are the best robotics events in Europe?

Strong European robotics events include Hannover Messe, SPS, LogiMAT, automatica, European Robotics Forum, German Robotics Conference, Hamlyn Symposium and European editions of humanoid or Physical AI summits.

What robotics events are useful for robot hardware companies?

Robot hardware companies should watch Automate, SPS, Hannover Messe, automatica, Manufacturing World Tokyo, Robot Technology Japan, ROBOTWORLD and RoboDEX because these events surface actuators, motors, grippers, sensors, controllers, robot arms and integration partners.

Where can startups meet robotics investors?

Startups should prioritize RoboBusiness, Robotics Summit and Expo, European Robotics Forum, CES, GITEX Physical AI, Automate and strong regional AI or robotics summits. The best setup is a safe demo, deployment evidence, pilot pricing and a clear support plan.

What trade shows are useful for industrial robots?

Automate, SPS, Hannover Messe, LogiMAT, automatica, Manufacturing World Tokyo, RoboDEX, ROBOTWORLD and World Robot Conference are useful because they show robot arms, cobots, machine vision, end effectors, safety scanners, AMRs, software and integrators.

Which events are best for robot component sourcing?

Automate, SPS, Manufacturing World Tokyo, Hannover Messe, and Robotics Summit are good places to compare actuators, servo motors, brushless motors, harmonic drives, cycloidal reducers, end effectors, batteries, AI accelerators, embedded computers, industrial cameras, LiDAR, and safety sensors.

How can a startup exhibit at a robotics event?

Start by choosing an event that matches the buyer. Prepare a safe working demo, short technical brief, booth video, press kit, pricing logic, pilot offer, support plan, and clear contact process. Then check official exhibitor deadlines, startup booth packages, sponsor options, and media accreditation rules.

Evidence reviewReviewed 2026-07-23

Event records now emphasize official verification

Robotics event pages are most useful when they distinguish research programs, commercial exhibitions, competitions and startup demonstrations. Each listing should be checked against the organizer for current dates, venue, registration, submission deadlines and program changes. An event listing is not evidence that every announced robot or exhibitor will appear.

Technical context

  • ICRA 2026 was scheduled for 1–5 June in Vienna and published separate program, registration and exhibitor information.
  • Automate maintains separate show, conference, exhibitor and training records.
  • RoboCup publishes league structures, events and research links through its federation website.

What the available evidence does not prove

  • TechniaHQRobot does not infer attendance from a sponsor logo or social post.
  • Cancelled, completed and upcoming events must not be mixed without status labels.

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