IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2026 (ICRA 2026)
ICRA 2026 is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society flagship conference and one of the most important global academic and industry events in robotics and automation. The event includes plenary and keynote sessions, contributed papers, workshops, tutorials, forums, expo activity, robot competitions, and social events, with coverage across autonomy, manipulation, perception, planning, robot learning, human-robot interaction, field robotics, and automation systems.
Event at a glance
Dates: June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026
Duration: 5 Days
Location: Vienna, Austria
Event status: PAST
Main themes
Robotics software and simulation
Human-robot interaction
Sensing and perception
Intelligent robotics and research
Why this event matters
A must-track conference for research-led robotics strategy, talent mapping, partnerships, and technology scanning. It is especially important for organizations watching frontier academic work before it becomes commercial robotics product capability.
Speakers and community
Ken Goldberg - UC Berkeley professor and Ambi Robotics co-founder, speaking on robot manipulation data and policy learning. | Barbara Mazzolai - IIT Associate Director for Robotics and Director of the Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory. | Plenary/keynote program chairs - IEEE RAS leaders curating sessions across manipulation, autonomy, robot learning and automation. | Workshop speakers - ICRA workshop presenters covering space robotics, robot ethics, connected autonomous robots and competitions.
Venue and setting
VIECON - Vienna Congress & Convention Center, Messeplatz 1, 1020.
Previous editions
ICRA 2025 was held May 19-23, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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