Top Robotics Conferences in 2026

The most prominent robotics conferences on the calendar in 2026, ranked by expected attendance so you can prioritize where to spend your travel budget.

  1. 1

    International Conference on Robotics Software Testing and Integration in Aerospace

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  2. 2

    International Conference on Robotics Software Testing and Integration in Aerospace

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Washington DC, US
  3. 3

    International Conference on Advances in Robotic Surgery

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026US
  4. 4

    International Conference on Advances in Robotic Surgery

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026US
  5. 5

    Automate 2026

    ConferenceJun 22–25, 2026
  6. 6

    International Conference on Embedded Systems and Robotics in Aerospace Software Integration

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026Seattle, US
  7. 7

    International Conference on Embedded Systems and Robotics in Aerospace Software Integration

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026Seattle, US
  8. 8

    4th Tech Summit on Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

    ConferenceAug 2, 2026Paris, FR
  9. 9

    International Conference on AI in Data Science and Robotics

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026Chicago, US
  10. 10

    International Conference on AI in Data Science and Robotics

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026US

How this list is built

We rank by expected attendance because it's the closest proxy we have for prominence — bigger events draw bigger speakers, more sponsors, and (usually) more substantive deal flow. Where attendance isn't known, the event drops below ranked entries even if it's well-regarded. If you want raw inventory instead of a curated list, the robotics conferences hub has every event in the database, not just the top 25.

Total in this category: 10 events.