ICRA 2028 — IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

ICRA 2028, the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, runs 15–19 May 2028 at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico — the first time the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society's flagship conference has been staged in the country. The Guadalajara Convention and Visitors Bureau, which led the winning host-city bid, expects more than 8,000 delegates including academic researchers, industry engineers and automation buyers. ICRA is the largest robotics research conference in the world by submission volume: the 2026 edition received a record 5,088 papers. The programme pairs a peer-reviewed technical track with workshops and tutorials on the bracketing days, plenary talks and a substantial industrial exhibition; the 2028 call for papers has not yet been published.

Date

May 15–19, 2028

Location

Expo Guadalajara, Mexico

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

8,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Added

Aug 5, 2026

Updated

Aug 5, 2026

• ✓Robotics researchers and engineers
• ✓VPs of Manufacturing and Operations
• ✓Heads of automation
• ✓CTOs and VPs of Engineering
• ✓Supply chain technology leaders
• ✓Autonomous systems engineers

Guadalajara is Mexico's electronics and manufacturing hub, so an ICRA sited there lands squarely on the nearshoring decision most North American operations leaders are already working through. For a CTO, VP of manufacturing or head of automation, the conference is a compressed survey of what robotic manipulation, mobile robotics and machine vision can genuinely do at production reliability — presented by the researchers who built the methods rather than the vendors reselling them — plus direct access to the integrators and component suppliers who would actually deliver a line in Mexico.

• ✓Peer-reviewed technical programme with proceedings published in IEEE Xplore
• ✓Workshops and tutorials on the days bracketing the main conference (ICRA 2027 scheduled these on 24 and 28 May)
• ✓Plenary and keynote talks
• ✓Industrial exhibition hosted at Expo Guadalajara
• ✓Virtual attendance option, offered at ICRA 2027 for a flat $200

• ★The first ICRA held in Mexico — Guadalajara's convention and visitors bureau won the host-city bid and projects more than 8,000 delegates.
• ★The largest robotics conference in the world by submission volume; ICRA 2026 set a record with 5,088 papers received.
• ★Sited in Mexico's electronics and manufacturing corridor, which makes it unusually relevant to nearshoring and industrial-automation buyers rather than researchers alone.
• ★An IEEE RAS fully-sponsored flagship with a peer-reviewed programme and IEEE Xplore proceedings — not a trade show with a paper track bolted on.

Registration for ICRA 2028 is not open and Guadalajara prices are unpublished. ICRA 2027 is the closest published reference, in USD: main-conference early-bird $720 (IEEE RAS member), $800 (IEEE member), $1,100 (non-member), $420 (RAS student) and $550 (student non-member); standard rates rise to $1,080–$1,500 and on-site to $1,700. Workshops and tutorials ran $100–$400 early, virtual attendance was $200, and IEEE Life Members attended free. Expect a comparable tier structure to publish in early 2028.

When is ICRA 2028?

ICRA 2028 takes place May 15–19, 2028 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Where is ICRA 2028 held?

ICRA 2028 is held in Guadalajara, Mexico. The event format is in-person.

How much does ICRA 2028 cost?

ICRA 2028 is paid. Registration for ICRA 2028 is not open and Guadalajara prices are unpublished. ICRA 2027 is the closest published reference, in USD: main-conference early-bird $720 (IEEE RAS member), $800 (IEEE member), $1,100 (non-member), $420 (RAS student) and $550 (student non-member); standard rates rise to $1,080–$1,500 and on-site to $1,700. Workshops and tutorials ran $100–$400 early, virtual attendance was $200, and IEEE Life Members attended free. Expect a comparable tier structure to publish in early 2028.

Who should attend ICRA 2028?

ICRA 2028 is aimed at Robotics researchers and engineers, VPs of Manufacturing and Operations, Heads of automation, CTOs and VPs of Engineering, Supply chain technology leaders, Autonomous systems engineers.

What topics does ICRA 2028 cover?

ICRA 2028 covers Robotics, Industrial Automation, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Embodied AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Human-Robot Interaction, Manufacturing Technology.

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