HRI 2027 — 22nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

HRI 2027, the 22nd Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, runs 8-12 March 2027 in Santa Clara, California, under the theme 'Innovative HRI'. HRI is the foremost venue for research on how people and robots work together, drawing from robotics, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, engineering, human factors and the social and behavioural sciences. It is sponsored jointly by ACM's special interest groups on computer-human interaction and artificial intelligence together with IEEE, and is ranked CORE A* — the top tier. The 2027 edition deliberately sites itself in Silicon Valley to draw on the region's robotics industry, and includes an Industry Day of talks and panels alongside the academic programme, full papers, alt.HRI, workshops and tutorials.

• Full papers abstract deadlineSep 11, 2026
• Full paper submission deadlineSep 18, 2026

Date

March 8–12, 2027

Location

Santa Clara, California

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGAI and IEEE

Added

Aug 7, 2026

Updated

Aug 7, 2026

• ✓VP of Robotics / Head of Autonomy
• ✓CTOs at robotics and physical-AI companies
• ✓Operations leaders deploying robots in warehouses, hospitals or retail
• ✓AI research leads working on embodied agents
• ✓Human factors and safety engineering leaders
• ✓Product leaders for consumer and service robots
• ✓Academic researchers in robotics and HCI

Physical AI is where the capital is going, and the failure mode is almost never the robot — it is the handover to a human. HRI is where the evidence lives on how people trust, over-trust, supervise and ignore autonomous machines, and it is the only place a robotics or operations executive can get that evidence before committing a deployment budget. With Industry Day and a Silicon Valley location, this edition is the cheapest way to meet the researchers, evaluate the safety and human-factors literature behind a vendor's claims, and recruit from the small pool of people who actually do this work.

• ✓Theme: 'Innovative HRI'
• ✓Full papers track — abstracts 11 September 2026, submissions 18 September 2026
• ✓Industry Day with dedicated talks and panels
• ✓alt.HRI track for provocative and unorthodox contributions
• ✓Workshops and tutorials programme
• ✓Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGAI and IEEE

• ★CORE A* ranked — the single most selective venue in human-robot interaction, not one of the many robotics trade shows
• ★Jointly sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGAI and IEEE, so it is simultaneously the top HCI-side and AI-side robotics venue rather than a niche of either
• ★Sited in Santa Clara specifically for Silicon Valley's robotics industry, and runs a dedicated Industry Day of talks and panels — unusual for a conference this academic
• ★The alt.HRI track exists for work that is provocative or methodologically unorthodox, which is where the field's uncomfortable findings about automation and trust get aired
• ★The 22nd edition, so the longitudinal record on what actually works in human-robot teaming is deep enough to build a deployment case on

Registration rates for HRI 2027 are not yet published — the conference site currently carries only the calls and submission deadlines, with workshop and alt.HRI dates still marked TBD as of August 2026. ACM/IEEE co-sponsored conferences of this size typically publish early-bird, member, non-member and student tiers roughly two to three months before the event.

When is HRI 2027?

HRI 2027 takes place March 8–12, 2027 in Santa Clara, California.

Where is HRI 2027 held?

HRI 2027 is held in Santa Clara, California. The event format is in-person.

What is the HRI 2027 submission deadline?

The next HRI 2027 deadline is full papers abstract deadline on Sep 11, 2026. Remaining dates: Full paper submission deadline — Sep 18, 2026.

How much does HRI 2027 cost?

HRI 2027 is paid. Registration rates for HRI 2027 are not yet published — the conference site currently carries only the calls and submission deadlines, with workshop and alt.HRI dates still marked TBD as of August 2026. ACM/IEEE co-sponsored conferences of this size typically publish early-bird, member, non-member and student tiers roughly two to three months before the event.

Who should attend HRI 2027?

HRI 2027 is aimed at VP of Robotics / Head of Autonomy, CTOs at robotics and physical-AI companies, Operations leaders deploying robots in warehouses, hospitals or retail, AI research leads working on embodied agents, Human factors and safety engineering leaders, Product leaders for consumer and service robots, Academic researchers in robotics and HCI.

What topics does HRI 2027 cover?

HRI 2027 covers Human-robot interaction, Embodied AI, Robot learning, Human factors and safety, Social and service robotics, Trust and transparency in autonomous systems, Multimodal interaction, Robotics deployment in the workplace.

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