Robotics events
Trade fairs, conferences and summits worth attending, soonest first.
November 2026
- SPS 2026Trade fair
Nov 24 – 26, 2026Nuremberg, Germany
Trade fair for smart and digital automation: control systems, drives, sensors, industrial software and robotics for factory automation.
March 2027
- European Robotics Forum 2027Conference
Mar 2 – 4, 2027Birmingham, United Kingdom
euRobotics' annual forum for the European robotics and AI community: research, industry and policy workshops, plus an exhibition.
- Global Industrie 2027Trade fair
Mar 15 – 18, 2027Lyon, France
French industrial trade fair covering manufacturing, machine tools, robotics, automation and industrial services. 2027 edition in Lyon.
- Advanced Factories 2027Trade fair
Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2027Barcelona, Spain
Expo and congress on industrial automation, robotics, AI, IIoT and intralogistics for manufacturing, held annually in Barcelona.
April 2027
- HANNOVER MESSE 2027Trade fair
Apr 5 – 8, 2027Hannover, Germany
Major industrial technology fair: automation, robotics, energy, digital factory and AI. Spain is partner country in 2027; four-day format from 2027.
May 2027
- Automate 2027Trade fair
May 10 – 13, 2027Las Vegas, United States
A3's North American automation show: industrial and collaborative robots, machine vision, motion control and AI, with conference sessions.
June 2027
- Robotics Summit & Expo 2027Conference
Jun 2 – 3, 2027Boston, United States
Conference and expo for commercial robot developers, with technical tracks on design, AI, motion control and humanoids. Organised by The Robot Report.
- automatica 2027Trade fair
Jun 22 – 25, 2027Munich, Germany
Leading trade fair for smart automation and robotics: industrial and service robots, assembly, machine vision and AI-driven production.
October 2027
- EMO Milano 2027Trade fair
Oct 4 – 8, 2027Milan, Italy
World trade fair for metalworking and production technology: machine tools, robots, automation, additive manufacturing and digital solutions.
- ROSCon 2027Conference
Oct 12 – 14, 2027Kraków, Poland
Global developer conference of the ROS (Robot Operating System) community, organised by Open Robotics. 2027 edition in Europe.
Dates to be announced
- Advanced Manufacturing Barcelona 2027Trade fair
Dates to be announcedBarcelona, Spain
Biennial Barcelona fair for industrial manufacturing (MetalBarcelona and Robomática): machine tools, robotics and automation.
- iREX 2027Trade fair
Dates to be announcedTokyo, Japan
International Robot Exhibition, Japan's biennial robotics show with industrial and service robots from major Japanese makers. Announced for early December 2027.
- Robotics Summit & Expo West 2027Conference
Dates to be announcedSanta Clara, United States
West Coast event for commercial robotics business and development, replacing RoboBusiness. First edition announced for October 2027.
Dates come from each organiser's website (see the source on every event). Check the official site before you travel.