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RoboDEX Tokyo
Chiba
September 9-11
The Robot Calendar 2026-2027
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exhibitions
RoboDEX Tokyo
Chiba
September 9-11
humanoids
Humanoids Summit Seoul
Seoul
September 22-23
conferences
ROSCon Global
Toronto
September 22-24
conferences
IROS 2026
Pittsburgh
September 27 - October 1
conferences
RoboBusiness
Santa Clara
October 20-21
humanoids
Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley
San Mateo
December 1-2
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2026 Robot Calendar
September
RoboDEX Tokyo
Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan
One of Japan's major exhibitions for robot development, automation and factory technology.
Why it matters A useful place to watch new industrial robots, automation systems and emerging robotics companies.
CONFIRMED
Official site
Humanoids Summit Seoul
COEX, Seoul, South Korea
A summit focused specifically on humanoid robots - the companies building them and the problems still in the way.
Why it matters Humanoid-only events are where the gap between demo and product usually gets discussed openly.
CONFIRMED
Official site
ROSCon Global
Toronto, Canada
The gathering for developers working with ROS, the open-source software framework a large share of robots are built on.
Why it matters What ships in ROS tends to show up in commercial robots a year or two later.
CONFIRMED
Official site
IROS 2026
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, USA
One of the two largest academic robotics conferences, covering intelligent robots and systems.
Why it matters The research presented here is the earliest look at capabilities that reach products years later.
CONFIRMED
Official site
October
RoboBusiness
Santa Clara, USA
A commercial robotics event aimed at the business side: funding, manufacturing and getting robots to market.
Why it matters Closer to money and shipping timelines than the research conferences.
CONFIRMED
Official site
November
ROBOTWORLD 2026
KINTEX, Goyang, South Korea
South Korea's principal robotics exhibition, spanning industrial, service and personal robots.
Why it matters Korea is one of the most robot-dense manufacturing economies in the world, and this is its shop window.
CONFIRMED
Official link pending
RoboDEX Nagoya
Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan
The Nagoya edition of RoboDEX, in the heart of Japan's automotive and manufacturing region.
Why it matters Aichi is where a lot of factory robotics is actually bought, not just demonstrated.
CONFIRMED
Official site
December
Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley
San Mateo, USA
The Silicon Valley edition of the humanoid-focused summit, close to the companies raising and spending the most on them.
Why it matters Where funding, hiring and timeline claims for humanoids get made in public.
CONFIRMED
Official site
IEEE Humanoids 2026
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, USA
The 25th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, the academic conference where new humanoid capability is first published.
Why it matters Papers here tend to reach products two to three years later, so it is the earliest honest look at what humanoids will be able to do.
CONFIRMED
Official site
GITEX Global
Dubai, UAE
One of the largest technology exhibitions in the world, with a growing physical-AI and robotics presence.
Why it matters The Gulf is buying robots at speed, and GITEX is where those deals get shown.
CONFIRMED
Official site
2027 Robot Calendar
January
CES 2027
Las Vegas, USA
The largest consumer technology show, and increasingly the first place home robots are shown to the public.
Why it matters If a robot is meant for ordinary homes, this is usually where it is announced.
CONFIRMED
Official site
February
RoboDEX Tokyo
Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
The spring Tokyo edition of Japan's robot development and automation exhibition.
Why it matters A twice-yearly read on what Japanese industrial robotics is shipping next.
CONFIRMED
Official site
March
LogiMAT
Stuttgart, Germany
Europe's major intralogistics exhibition, where warehouse robots and automated handling are sold.
Why it matters Warehouses are where robots are deployed in real numbers today, not in labs.
CONFIRMED
Official site
Advanced Factories
Barcelona, Spain
A southern-European industrial automation event covering robotics, machine vision and smart manufacturing.
Why it matters Shows how mid-sized European manufacturers are actually adopting robots.
CONFIRMED
Official site
April
HANNOVER MESSE
Hannover, Germany
The world's largest industrial technology fair, with robotics and physical AI now a central theme rather than a side hall.
Why it matters The clearest annual signal of what industrial robotics is committing to next.
CONFIRMED
Official site
ProMat
Chicago, USA
The North American showcase for material handling, warehouse automation and logistics robots.
Why it matters American warehouse robotics is one of the few places robots are already profitable at scale.
CONFIRMED
Official site
May
Automate 2027
Las Vegas, USA
North America's largest automation trade show, run by the Association for Advancing Automation.
Why it matters A direct read on how quickly US manufacturers are buying robots.
CONFIRMED
Official site
RoboDEX Osaka
INTEX Osaka, Osaka, Japan
The Osaka edition of RoboDEX, serving western Japan's manufacturing base.
Why it matters Rounds out the picture of Japanese industrial robotics beyond Tokyo and Nagoya.
CONFIRMED
Official site
ICRA 2027
COEX, Seoul, South Korea
The other flagship academic robotics conference, covering robotics and automation research.
Why it matters Together with IROS, this is where the field's next capabilities are first demonstrated.
CONFIRMED
Official site
June
Robotics Summit & Expo
Boston, USA
An engineering-led event about how commercial robots are actually designed and built.
Why it matters Aimed at the people building robots rather than the people selling them.
CONFIRMED
Official site
automatica
Munich, Germany
Europe's leading trade fair dedicated specifically to robotics and automation.
Why it matters The European counterweight to Automate, and a good measure of industrial robot demand.
CONFIRMED
Official site
August
World Robot Conference 2027
Beijing, China
Beijing’s annual robotics conference and expo, where Chinese makers show at scale and volume announcements tend to land.
Why it matters The clearest single view of the makers who actually ship the most humanoids.
TBA
Official site
World Humanoid Robot Games 2027
Beijing, China
The humanoid athletics competition, where machines race, play football and run household and rescue scenarios against each other.
Why it matters A rare public test of humanoids under identical conditions, which is harder to stage than a demo video.
TBA
Official link pending
October
GITEX Global 2027
Expo City Dubai, Dubai, UAE
The Gulf’s largest technology show, and where humanoid makers meet Middle East buyers.
Why it matters Regional buying power concentrates here in a way it does not at the research conferences.
TBA
Official site
December
Humanoids Summit 2027
Mountain View, USA
The humanoid industry’s own conference, launched in 2024 and held around International Humanoids Day on 12 December.
Why it matters The one event built specifically around humanoids rather than robotics in general.
TBA
Official link pending
Robot launches to watch
Some of the biggest robot releases don't have a confirmed launch day yet. We track them here and update the calendar as soon as dates become official.
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Dates we're watching
Major robotics events expected to return in 2027. Dates will be added as soon as organizers confirm them.
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CES 2028
USA
Returns annually in early January. Dates usually confirmed a year ahead.
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IROS 2027
Host city rotates each year and is announced by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
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ROBOTWORLD 2027
South Korea
Held annually at KINTEX, usually in the autumn.
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GITEX Global 2027
UAE
Returns annually in Dubai. Dates shift with the regional calendar.
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