IROS 2026 — IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

IROS 2026, the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, runs 27 September to 1 October 2026 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is one of the two flagship robotics conferences worldwide alongside ICRA, and exists as a forum for the international robotics research community to explore the frontier of science and technology in intelligent robots and smart machines. The programme pairs a peer-reviewed technical track — eight-page papers, with no option to pay for additional pages — with keynotes, workshops, tutorials, competitions, forums and special sessions covering robot perception, learning, control and human-robot interaction. Call-for-papers areas run from AI in robotics and robot vision to autonomous land, sea and air vehicles, distributed and cloud robotics, manipulation with multifinger hands, bio-inspired systems and multimodal human-robot interaction. Howie Choset serves as General Chair for the 2026 edition, held in a city nicknamed 'Roboburgh' for its Carnegie Mellon-anchored robotics cluster.

Date

September 27 – October 1, 2026

Location

David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) and the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)

Added

Jun 24, 2026

Updated

Aug 15, 2026

• ✓Robotics research scientists
• ✓Machine learning and computer vision researchers
• ✓Autonomy and perception engineers
• ✓R&D directors in industrial automation
• ✓CTOs and founders of robotics startups
• ✓PhD students and postdocs in robotics
• ✓Medical and assistive robotics engineers

Robotics and embodied-AI capability is bought years before it ships, and IROS is where that pipeline becomes visible first. A CTO evaluating warehouse autonomy, surgical robotics or autonomous inspection can read the peer-reviewed state of the art rather than a vendor roadmap, watch competitions stress real systems in the open, and recruit directly from the researchers presenting the work. The exhibit-hall and single-day passes make a targeted one-day scouting trip viable on a modest budget, and Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon-anchored cluster means the hiring and partnership conversations keep going after the sessions end.

• ✓Peer-reviewed main technical programme — papers up to eight US-letter pages including references and appendices, with no paid extra pages
• ✓Workshops and tutorials on a separate ticket: $300 early / $320 standard / $350 late for non-members, $75 / $105 / $135 for student members
• ✓Robotics Competitions and Forums, with proposals closed on 16 March 2026 and acceptances notified 13 April 2026
• ✓Special Sessions, proposed by 31 January 2026 and notified on 9 February 2026
• ✓Late-Breaking Results and Award Nominations track, with final submissions due 21 August 2026 and acceptances notified 7 August 2026
• ✓Exhibition floor with an exhibit-hall-only access pass at $400 early / $400 standard / $700 late
• ✓Call-for-papers areas spanning AI in robotics, robot perception, robot vision, manipulation with multifinger hands, autonomous land/sea/air vehicles, distributed and cloud robotics, bio-inspired systems, micro/nano systems and multimodal human-robot interaction

• ★One of the two flagship IEEE robotics conferences alongside ICRA — everything on the technical programme is peer-reviewed, capped at eight pages including references and appendices, with no option to pay for additional pages
• ★Held in Pittsburgh, nicknamed 'Roboburgh' for the Carnegie Mellon-anchored robotics cluster around it, so the recruiting and partnership conversations continue outside the venue
• ★Unusually accessible for a top-tier academic conference: single-day passes from $400 and an exhibit-hall-only pass from $400, plus free registration for IEEE Life Members
• ★Competitions, Forums and a Late-Breaking Results track run alongside the main paper programme, so work too recent for the March paper deadline still gets presented
• ★Workshops and tutorials are separately ticketed and cheap relative to the main conference ($75 for student members), making a one-day deep dive viable without the full pass

Main conference registration, in USD, at early-bird / standard / late rates: non-member $1,150 / $1,265 / $1,565; IEEE, RSJ or SICE member $920 / $1,035 / $1,335; student member $460 / $575 / $875; student non-member $520 / $630 / $930; single-day $400 / $600 / $900; exhibit-hall-only access $400 / $400 / $700. IEEE Life Members register free at every tier. Workshops and tutorials are priced separately: non-member $300 / $320 / $350, member $250 / $270 / $300, student member $75 / $105 / $135. The early-bird deadline was 24 July 2026 and regular registration closes 18 September 2026, after which late rates apply.

When is IROS 2026?

IROS 2026 takes place September 27 – October 1, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Where is IROS 2026 held?

IROS 2026 is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event format is in-person.

How much does IROS 2026 cost?

IROS 2026 is paid. Main conference registration, in USD, at early-bird / standard / late rates: non-member $1,150 / $1,265 / $1,565; IEEE, RSJ or SICE member $920 / $1,035 / $1,335; student member $460 / $575 / $875; student non-member $520 / $630 / $930; single-day $400 / $600 / $900; exhibit-hall-only access $400 / $400 / $700. IEEE Life Members register free at every tier. Workshops and tutorials are priced separately: non-member $300 / $320 / $350, member $250 / $270 / $300, student member $75 / $105 / $135. The early-bird deadline was 24 July 2026 and regular registration closes 18 September 2026, after which late rates apply.

Who should attend IROS 2026?

IROS 2026 is aimed at Robotics research scientists, Machine learning and computer vision researchers, Autonomy and perception engineers, R&D directors in industrial automation, CTOs and founders of robotics startups, PhD students and postdocs in robotics, Medical and assistive robotics engineers.

What topics does IROS 2026 cover?

IROS 2026 covers AI in robotics, Machine learning for robot control, Robot perception and robot vision, Human-robot interaction and multimodal interfaces, Autonomous vehicles (land, sea and air), Manipulation and multifinger grasping, Distributed and cloud robotics, Medical and assistive robotics, Bio-inspired and micro/nano systems, Sensor and actuator networks.

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