Industrial, Robotics & Automation
Exhibition Date: 28-30 September, 2026
Convention Date:27 September-1 October, 2026
Venue: DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA, USAFrequency: Annual
Organiser: IEEE
Event Introduction:
The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) is one of the largest and most impactful robotics research conferences worldwide.
IROS 2026 will bring together researchers, engineers, and industry leaders in Pittsburgh, a city at the forefront of robotics innovation, home to world-renowned institutions and cutting-edge autonomous vehicle companies.
Join us for a week of groundbreaking presentations, workshops, tutorials, and networking opportunities that will shape the future of intelligent systems.
Show numbers in 2025:
164 exhibitors
70+ countries represented
7000+ professional visits1500+ paper submissions
Applications
Agricultural Automation; Life Science Automation: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare; Smart City Automation Technologies; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Building Automation; Educational Robotics; Energy and Environmental Perception Automation; Human-Centric Automation; Industrial Robotics; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Neurorobotics; Product Design, Development & Prototyping; Agricultural and Forestry Robotics; Construction Robotics; Robotics for Hazardous Environments; Search and Rescue Robotics; Surveillance Systems
Mobility and Manipulation Autonomy
Autonomous Agents; Agent-Based Systems; AI Reasoning Methods; Behavior-Based Systems; Control Architectures and Programming; Human Detection and Tracking; Mobile Manipulation; Object Detection, Segmentation and Classification; Software, Middleware and Programming Environments; Reactive and Sensor-Based Planning; Semantic Scene Understanding
Cognitive Robotics
Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction; Gesture, Posture and Facial Expressions; Learning and Adaptive Systems; Robotic Companions; Social Human-Robot Interaction
Field Robotics
Aerial Robotics; Mine Clearance Systems; Field Robots; Marine Robotics; Mining Robotics; Space Robotics
Human-Centered Robotics and Automation
Haptic and Tactile Interfaces; Human Factors and Human-in-the-Loop; Human Augmentation; Physical Human-Robot Interaction; Physical Assistive Devices; Teleoperation and Remote Operation; Virtual Reality and Interfaces
Humanoid and Animaloid Robots
Climbing Robots; Compliant Joints/Mechanisms; Humanoid and Bipedal Locomotion; Humanoid Robots; Multi-Legged Robots; Novel Actuators for Natural Machine Motion; Passive Walking
Localization and Mapping
Localization; Mapping; Range Sensing; Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
Logistics
Discrete Event Dynamic Automation Systems; Factory Automation; Fundamentals of Automation; Healthcare Management; Intelligent and Flexible Manufacturing; Inventory Management; Logistics; Manufacturing, Maintenance and Supply Chains; Petri Nets for Automation Control; Planning, Scheduling and Coordination; Sustainable Production and Service Automation
Manipulation and Grasping
Contact Modeling; Dexterous Manipulation; Grasping; Grippers and End Effectors; Manipulation Planning; Multi-Fingered Hands
Manufacturing, Process and Service Automation
Assembly; Autonomous Vehicle Navigation; Compliant Assembly; Domestic Robotics; Dual-Arm Manipulation; Force and Tactile Sensing; Process Control; Service Robotics
Mechanisms, Design and Control
Compliant and Impedance Control; Fault Detection and Recovery; Force Control; Hydraulic/Pneumatic Actuators; Manipulator Mechanism Design; Mobile Robot Mechanism Design; Manipulator Motion Control; Redundant Robots; Robot Safety; Robust/Adaptive Control for Robotic Systems; Tendon/Wire Mechanisms
Medical and Rehabilitation
Medical Robotics and Systems; Rehabilitation Robotics; Prosthetics and Exoskeletons; Surgical Robotics: Laparoscopy; Surgical Robotics: Steerable Catheters/Needles; Surgical Robotics: Planning
Micro/Nano and Bio-Mimetic Systems
Additive Manufacturing; Micro/Nano Scale Automation; Biological Cell Manipulation; Bio-Inspired Robotics; Bionics; Micro/Nano Robotics; Nanomanufacturing; Semiconductor Manufacturing; Soft Material Robotics; Multi-Robot and Distributed Systems; Cellular and Modular Robots; Collaborative Manipulators; Distributed Robotic Systems; Networked Robotics; Path Planning for Multiple Mobile Robots or Agents; Sensor Networks; Swarm Robotics
Planning and Simulation
Collision Avoidance; Computational Geometry; Motion and Path Planning; Simulation and Animation
Theoretical Foundations
Calibration and Identification; Forward/Inverse Dynamics Formulations; Flexible Robots; Formal Methods in Robotics; Hybrid Logic/Dynamics Planning and Verification; Kinematics; Nonholonomic Mechanisms and Systems; Nonholonomic Motion Planning; Optimization and Optimal Control; Parallel Robots; Probabilistic and Statistical Methods; Underactuated Robots; Wheeled Robots
Vision and Sensor-Based Control
Computer Vision for Medical Robotics; Computer Vision for Other Robotics Applications; Omnidirectional Vision; Sensor-Based Control; Sensor Fusion; Vision-Based Navigation; Visual Servoing; Visual Tracking; Visual Perception and Learning; Computer Vision in Automation; Computer Vision in Manufacturing; Computer Vision in Transportation; Recognition; RGB-D Perception; Visual Learning
Contact: Mrs. Sherry Yang
Tel: 86-21-36050835 Fax: 86-21-36050835
Mobile: 86-18301987747
Email: sherryyang@pe-exhibition.com
Address: Room 601&611 607, Carnival Building, No. 210, 1st Dahua Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai
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