Robotics and AI events calendar
The trade shows, conferences, humanoid summits and robot competitions worth knowing about, from now to summer 2027. UK events are picked out in purple. Tap an event (or a day, on your phone) for details and the official site.
November 2026
Coming up
CoRL 2026 (Conference on Robot Learning)
Austin, United States
Leading research conference on robot learning; main conference 9–11 November, workshops on 12 November.
Extreme Robots 2026 – GloucesterUKCompetition
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Touring heavyweight robot combat show featuring Robot Wars veterans and new machines, at GL1 Leisure Centre.
Humanoid Fighting Championship I (HFC I)Competition
Melbourne, Australia
Eight EngineAI T800 humanoids, piloted live by operators, fight at Margaret Court Arena in the first HFC event.
AWS re:Invent 2026
Las Vegas, United States
Amazon Web Services' annual cloud and AI conference; keynotes livestreamed free.
NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., United States
NVIDIA conference with Jensen Huang keynote on 1 December; workshops 30 November, conference and expo 1–3 December.
Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley
San Mateo, United States
Two-day humanoid robotics summit at San Mateo Event Center; Tesla is due to bring Optimus.
Tesla 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting
Austin, United States
Tesla's annual meeting at Gigafactory Texas, 3:00 pm CT, with a public livestream.
IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2026
Santa Clara, United States
Main academic humanoid robotics conference; public day 6 December, competitions including a NIST loco-manipulation challenge 7–9 December.
NeurIPS 2026 (Sydney)
Sydney, Australia
Major AI research conference; main venue Sydney, with satellite sites in Atlanta and Paris on 9–13 December.
The AI Summit New York
New York, United States
Enterprise AI conference and expo at the Javits Center.
CES 2027
Las Vegas, United States
World's biggest consumer tech show; media days 4–5 January, exhibits open 6–9 January.
UK-RAS Network Showcase 2027UK
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Free annual showcase of UK robotics research at the University of Strathclyde.
A3 Business Forum 2027
Orlando, United States
Annual networking forum for robotics, vision, motion control and AI industry leaders, run by A3.
AI & Big Data Expo Global (TechEx Global)UK
London, United Kingdom
AI expo at Olympia London, co-located with Physical AI Expo and Intelligent Automation & Robotics Expo.
European Robotics Forum 2027UK
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Europe's main robotics community gathering at ICC Birmingham, with lab tours on 1 and 5 March.
HRI 2027 (ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction)
Santa Clara, United States
Leading human-robot interaction research conference, themed Innovative HRI, with a full Industry Day.
NVIDIA GTC 2027
San Jose, United States
NVIDIA's flagship AI conference; hybrid event, with a training day on 14 March.
Robotics & Automation 2027 (with IntraLogisteX)UK
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Robotics, automation and intralogistics shows sharing NEC Birmingham Halls 6 and 7.
Hannover Messe 2027
Hannover, Germany
World's largest industrial technology fair; partner country Spain.
Extreme Robots 2027 – DoncasterUKCompetition
Doncaster, United Kingdom
Heavyweight robot combat live show at The Dome, opening the 2027 Extreme Robots UK tour.
RECF World Championship 2027Competition
St. Louis, United States
Student robotics world championship run in three waves: 25–28 April, 30 April–3 May and 5–7 May.
FIRST Championship 2027Competition
Houston, United States
FIRST's international robotics championship at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Extreme Robots 2027 – NorthamptonUKCompetition
Northampton, United Kingdom
Extreme Robots brings heavyweight robot combat to Northampton for the first time.
Automate 2027
Las Vegas, United States
North America's largest automation show, including a Humanoid Robot Forum.
Robot Rumble 2027UKCompetition
Manchester, United Kingdom
Beetleweight robot combat contest for UK research technicians: build day 27 May, battles 28 May.
Extreme Robots 2027 – StevenageUKCompetition
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Heavyweight robot combat live show in Stevenage.
COMPUTEX 2027
Taipei, Taiwan
Asia's major computing trade show, with expanded AI robotics zones for 2027.
Robotics Summit & Expo 2027
Boston, United States
Commercial robotics conference and expo at the Hynes Convention Center.
London Tech Week 2027UK
London, United Kingdom
UK's flagship tech week; expo at Olympia 7–9 June with fringe events across London.
Smart Manufacturing Week 2027 (with FightFest robot combat)UK
Birmingham, United Kingdom
UK manufacturing show at NEC Birmingham; FightFest stages featherweight robot battles in Hall 5.
The AI Summit London 2027UK
London, United Kingdom
Enterprise AI conference at Tobacco Dock during London Tech Week.
Extreme Robots 2027 – GuildfordUKCompetition
Guildford, United Kingdom
Heavyweight robot combat live show in Guildford.
RoboCup 2027Competition
Nuremberg, Germany
International robot football and robotics competition at Nuremberg Exhibition Center; public days 17–20 June.
automatica 2027
Munich, Germany
Major robotics and automation trade fair at Messe München, alongside munich_i and Laser World of Photonics.
Dates were checked against each event's official site on 7 November 2026. Organisers do change dates, so check the official page before you book travel. Some events (such as Robot Rumble) are invite-only or trade-only. Know an event we should add? Email modernroboticsuk@gmail.com.