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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Conference covering mechatronics, manufacturing, automation and robotics.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society event calendar
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Useful for industrial robot hardware and manufacturing research.
Checked September 24, 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
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NVIDIA
Checked October 6, 2026
International conference on artificial intelligence and robotic systems.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
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Relevant to embodied AI models and autonomous robot systems.
Checked September 24, 2026
International conference on control, automation, robotics and systems with tutorials, technical sessions and invited talks.
Source Official ICCAS 2026 website
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Useful for whole-body control, robot coordination and control-system research.
Checked September 24, 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
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Checked August 4, 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
Official sources
Checked October 6, 2026
An international robotics research conference covering artificial intelligence, machine learning, control and robotics applications.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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Checked August 4, 2026
Washington, DC, United States
Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 3, 2026
Physical AI is one of the topics in this broader NVIDIA developer conference, alongside computing infrastructure and scientific applications. Workshops take place on November 30. The conference and exhibition run December 1 to 3, with sessions and live demonstrations announced by the organizer.
Source NVIDIA GTC Washington DC
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NVIDIA
Checked October 6, 2026
Humanoids Summit returns to Silicon Valley for talks, exhibitions and live humanoid demonstrations. The 2026 event moves to San Mateo Event Center. The organizer has confirmed the dates and venue; the Silicon Valley speaker list was still awaiting announcement when checked.
Source Humanoids Summit
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Humanoids Summit
Checked October 6, 2026
A conference on intelligence and safety for robotics and industrial automated systems, including human-in-the-loop design, human-robot interaction and operational safety.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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Checked August 4, 2026
The IEEE-RAS conference dedicated to humanoid robots, including locomotion, manipulation, cognitive robotics, human-robot interaction, robot learning and service robots.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
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Checked August 4, 2026
A robotics and biomimetics conference covering embodied intelligence, autonomous navigation, manipulation, robotic vision, service robots, soft robotics and intelligent manufacturing.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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Checked August 4, 2026
Past events remain available as an archive. They are kept separate from active registration opportunities.
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.
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.
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Checked September 30, 2026
The global conference for Robot Operating System developers, maintainers and companies building production robotics software.
Source Official ROSCon Global website and 2026 sponsor prospectus
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Checked August 4, 2026
Large AI conference covering chips, cloud infrastructure, foundation models, agents and industrial AI applications.
Source Hangzhou official international portal
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Provides model and compute context for Physical AI and robot foundation models.
Checked September 24, 2026
Research conference on developmental learning, embodied learning, cognition and lifelong robot learning.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
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Relevant to Physical AI systems that must learn reusable skills instead of one fixed task.
Checked September 24, 2026
International conference on control, measurement, systems, robotics and related engineering.
Source Official SICE FESTIVAL 2026 website
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Connects control research with robotics hardware and industrial systems.
Checked September 24, 2026
A dedicated European industry summit focused on humanoid robot hardware, actuators, dexterous hands, perception, embodied AI, manufacturing and deployment.
Source Official Humanoid Robots Summit Europe website
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Checked August 4, 2026
Conference on autonomous robotic systems covering perception, planning, learning, control and field robotics.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
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Useful for research on autonomy and real-world robot behavior.
Checked September 24, 2026
A specialist conference on robot and human interactive communication, social robotics, assistive systems, trust, teleoperation and embodied interaction.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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Checked August 4, 2026
China’s large robotics conference, exhibition and competition program, with humanoid robots, embodied intelligence, industrial robots, service robots, components and application demonstrations. The completed 2026 edition reported 373 exhibitors, more than 3,000 products, 311 debut products, seven main forums, 71 concurrent activities and 557,000 on-site attendances.
Source Official World Robot Conference website and WRC SARA program
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WRC is one of the clearest places to compare China’s robot manufacturers, component suppliers, research programs and deployment claims in the same week.
Original name
2026世界机器人大会
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Chinese Institute of Electronics, World Robot Cooperation Organization
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Checked September 3, 2026
A research conference on automation science and engineering, smart industry, production systems, optimization, industrial AI and autonomous systems.
Source IEEE Robotics and Automation Society official event page
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Checked August 4, 2026
WAIC 2026 combined more than 140 forums with an exhibition exceeding 100,000 square meters. More than 1,100 companies showed over 3,000 exhibits and more than 300 products made global debuts. Embodied AI was one of the event's two major technology tracks with more than 200 companies in that segment.
Source Shanghai Municipal Government official WAIC coverage
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WAIC is broader than robotics, but its embodied AI track provides a dense view of Chinese robot models, hardware, deployment scenarios and startup activity in one Shanghai program.
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2026世界人工智能大会暨人工智能全球治理高级别会议
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Cyberspace Administration of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Association for Science and Technology, Shanghai Municipal People's Government
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Checked September 3, 2026
The Tokyo edition of Humanoids Summit brought humanoid developers, researchers and investors together for two days focused on deployment, dexterity, interaction and commercialization. Hiroshi Ishiguro opened the program with a keynote on humanoids, interaction and real world deployment.
Source Official Humanoids Summit website
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The Tokyo program connects Japan's long running humanoid research base with newer Physical AI companies and deployment discussions.
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Humanoids Summit
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Checked September 3, 2026
Event guides
Browse conferences, exhibitions, humanoid competitions and industrial automation events.
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.
Open event guideExhibitions are best for seeing robot arms, cobots, sensors, grippers, drives, warehouse robots, drones, and suppliers that can actually be contacted.
Open event guideHumanoid 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.
Open event guideIndustrial automation events are where robotics becomes practical robot cells, sensors, drives, motion control, safety systems, machine vision, PLCs, grippers, and system integrators.
Open event guideRobot competitions reveal robustness because teams must solve perception, localization, control, manipulation, autonomy, and recovery under public scoring pressure.
Open event guideStartup demo days and commercial robotics events are useful for fundraising, pilot customers, hiring, partnerships, media coverage, and supplier discovery.
Open event guideFocus on whole body control, bipedal stability, dexterous manipulation, safety around people, autonomy disclosure, and whether the demo shows repeatable useful work.
Events to watch
Look for robot cells, cobots, machine vision, safety scanners, PLC integration, end effectors, motion control, cycle time, and service support.
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Separate model based claims from embodied performance. Ask what was autonomous, what was teleoperated, what data was used, and how failure recovery works.
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Medical robotics events require a clinical lens safety evidence, surgeon workflow, training time, regulatory path, ergonomics, and patient value.
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Watch AMR fleet behavior, charging strategy, throughput, integration with WMS, pick rate claims, exception handling, and deployment economics.
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Evaluate payload, flight time, sensing, mapping accuracy, regulatory conditions, safety systems, data workflows, and inspection repeatability.
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Component events help compare motors, reducers, grippers, batteries, embedded computers, cooling, connectors, cameras, LiDAR, force sensors, and supplier maturity.
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China is important for humanoid robots, robot dogs, industrial robots, embodied AI demonstrations, supply chains, and high volume manufacturing signals.
Japan is strong for industrial robots, service robots, manufacturing components, robot exhibitions, precision engineering, and long running robotics culture.
The United States is strong for robotics startups, AI robotics, university research, commercial robotics, warehouse automation, drones, and investor events.
Europe is strong for industrial automation, automation components, warehouse robotics, medical robotics, safety standards, and robotics research.
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.
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.
Africa focused robotics opportunities often appear through university competitions, AI events, drone applications, agriculture technology, healthcare innovation, and industrial automation showcases.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Robotik Konferenz is German for robotics conference. People using this search usually need Germany or Europe robotics events such as Hannover Messe, SPS, LogiMAT, automatica, the German Robotics Conference and European Robotics Forum.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Conference programs provide papers, workshops, tutorials and technical discussions. They are strong sources for research methods and reported experiments, but they do not automatically prove product reliability or deployment. Readers should follow the paper, supplementary material, dataset and code when available rather than relying only on a stage summary.
