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Automation & Robotics conferences 2026 and 2027

21 events catalogued in Automation & Robotics, 10 forthcoming, 11 prior. Below, the strongest of each month for the next year. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated October 29, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 10 upcoming Automation & Robotics conferences. The next is Smart Doors, November 10, 2026 in Madrid, ES.
  • Most sponsors: automatica Shanghai 2027, with 84.
  • Next call for speakers to close: East of England Summit 2027, on January 14.

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The best Automation & Robotics conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 29, 2026

8 picks from 10 upcoming Automation & Robotics conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1automatica Shanghai 2027March 8, 2027Shanghai, CN084Seeing the vendor landscape
2SPS – Smart Production Solutions 2026November 24, 2026Nuremberg, DE224A focused, smaller program
3Converge 2026November 16, 2026Las Vegas, US78A focused, smaller program
4SPS 2026 - Smart Product SolutionsNovember 24, 2026Nürnberg, DE018A focused, smaller program
5RoboCon 2027March 8, 2027Helsinki, FI06A focused, smaller program
6East of England Summit 2027April 30, 2027Norwich, GB11Pitching a talk: the call for speakers is open
7WITEX 2026 (World Intelligent Technology Exhibition)November 23, 2026Düsseldorf, DE02Networking at scale
82026 65th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)December 15, 2026Honolulu, US01A focused, smaller program
  1. 1

    Shanghai, CN·84 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    Sponsors include ExpoTobi, Clocate and TimesTech.

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  2. 2

    Nuremberg, DE·2 voices, 24 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    2 speakers. Sponsors include here, ZVEI and VDMA.

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  3. 3
    Converge 2026November 16, 2026

    Las Vegas, US·7 voices, 8 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    7 speakers. Sponsors include Microsoft, Capgemini and ServiceNow.

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  4. 4

    Nürnberg, DE·18 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include OPC Foundation, Factory-X and Campus Schwarzwald.

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  5. 5
    RoboCon 2027March 8, 2027

    Helsinki, FI·6 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include imbus AG, TeamScale and Gofore.

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  6. 6

    Norwich, GB·1 voices, 1 sponsors

    Best forPitching a talk: the call for speakers is open

    1 speakers. Sponsors include iThink365. Call for speakers open until January 14.

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  7. 7

    Düsseldorf, DE·2 sponsors

    Best forNetworking at scale

    Sponsors include Nscale and Figure. About 15,000 attendees expected.

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  8. 8

    Honolulu, US·1 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include IEEE Control Systems Society.

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What are the best Automation & Robotics conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are automatica Shanghai 2027 (March 8, 2027, Shanghai, CN), SPS – Smart Production Solutions 2026 (November 24, 2026, Nuremberg, DE) and Converge 2026 (November 16, 2026, Las Vegas, US). The ranking above covers 8 events out of 10 upcoming Automation & Robotics conferences we track.
Which Automation & Robotics conference has the most sponsors?
automatica Shanghai 2027 lists 84 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Automation & Robotics conference we track. It runs March 8, 2027 in Shanghai, CN.
When is the next Automation & Robotics conference?
Smart Doors is next, on November 10, 2026 in Madrid, ES.
Which Automation & Robotics conferences are accepting speakers?
Calls for speakers are open at East of England Summit 2027 (until January 14).
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.