The Robotics Conferences of 2024 and 2025 will bring together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advancements and innovations in robotics technology.
AI & Robotics Conferences
These events will serve as a platform for sharing cutting-edge research, networking, and exploring future trends shaping the field of robotics.
2024
The International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR)
Dates: December 6-10, 2025
Location: Athens, Greece
Focus: Early-stage robotics research and collaboration among academia and industry.
Details: ISRR is renowned for its focus on groundbreaking research in its early stages, fostering collaboration between academics, industry professionals, and young researchers. The historic setting of Athens adds a unique atmosphere to the discussions.
Target Audience: Academic researchers, industry professionals, and emerging researchers.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Research-focused sessions and collaborative workshops.
Website or Registration Links: ISRR
2025
CES 2025 (Consumer Electronics Show)
Dates: January 7-10, 2025
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Focus: Consumer electronics with a strong emphasis on AI and robotics.
Details: CES is one of the largest tech events globally, showcasing innovations across a broad spectrum, including AI, robotics, smart home technologies, and more. It’s an essential event for anyone involved in the consumer tech industry.
Target Audience: Tech enthusiasts, industry professionals, and investors.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Product demonstrations, networking sessions, and panel discussions.
Website or Registration Links: CES
AI Everything Summit
Dates: February 4-6, 2025
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Focus: Broad AI applications, government AI regulation, investment, and entrepreneurship in AI
Details: One of the world’s largest AI events, focusing on AI adoption in various sectors such as healthcare, government, finance, and sustainability. Features live demonstrations, key debates on AI regulation, and showcases of AI’s impact across industries.
Target Audience: AI leaders, policymakers, innovators, investors
Keynote Speakers: Sam Altman (OpenAI), HE Omar Sultan Al Olama (UAE’s Minister of AI)
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: AI Supernova Pitch Competition, AI Career Kickstarter, AI Investors Committee
Website or Registration Links: AI Everything
AI & Big Data Expo Global
Dates: February 5-6, 2025
Location: London, UK
Focus: AI applications in big data analytics, business, and enterprise
Details: This event explores the convergence of AI with big data, focusing on strategies to optimize business processes, customer analytics, and innovation.
Target Audience: Business executives, data scientists, AI practitioners
Keynote Speakers: Rodger Werkhoven (OpenAI), Karan Shah (Meta), Paul O’Sullivan (Salesforce)
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Hands-on AI labs for enterprise applications
Website or Registration Links: AI Expo Global
AI DevWorld
Dates: February 11-13, 2025
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA (also Virtual)
Focus: AI development, machine learning, deep learning, AI frameworks, and APIs
Details: This conference is designed for developers, featuring keynotes, panel discussions, and developer-specific content on AI technologies, programming languages, and frameworks.
Target Audience: AI developers, software engineers, data scientists
Keynote Speakers: To be announced
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Developer-focused workshops on AI tools and API integration
Website or Registration Links: AI Dev World
UNESCO Global Forum on AI and Digital Transformation
Dates: February 12-13, 2025
Location: Paris, France (UNESCO Headquarters)
Focus: AI’s role in digital transformation within the public sector
Details: This forum will focus on how AI can assist in public sector innovations and sustainable development goals. It will include high-level discussions about AI policy, ethics, and digital governance.
Target Audience: Government officials, AI researchers, policy experts
Keynote Speakers: UNESCO officials and global AI policy leaders
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Workshops on ethical AI use in government services
Website or Registration Links: UNESCO AI Forum
World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF)
Dates: February 13-15, 2025
Location: Cannes, France
Focus: Global AI trends, use cases, and innovations in AI across multiple industries
Details: WAICF gathers AI professionals, innovators, and entrepreneurs from across the globe to showcase AI’s impact in areas like healthcare, entertainment, and smart cities. The event features exhibitions, startup pitches, and expert talks.
Target Audience: AI professionals, industry leaders, startups
Keynote Speakers: Experts from organizations like Google, Meta, and NVIDIA (TBA)
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: AI strategy sessions, startup pitches
Website or Registration Links: WAICF
AAAI 2025 (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence)
Dates:
February 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Typically in North America (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, including machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and AI ethics.
Details:
Renowned for peer-reviewed paper presentations, panel sessions, and interactive demos. Emphasizes both theoretical and applied AI research.
Target Audience:
Researchers, industry professionals, students, and policymakers interested in core AI developments.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Previous editions featured thought leaders from academia and tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and IBM).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops on AI ethics, human-centered AI, and multidisciplinary challenges are typically offered.
Website or Registration Links:
AAAI Official Site (Check for 2025 updates)
European Robotics Forum (ERF)
Dates: March 19-21, 2025
Location: Vienna, Austria
Focus: Robotics innovation, networking, and collaboration in Europe.
Details: ERF is one of Europe’s premier robotics events, offering extensive workshops, exhibitions, and networking opportunities. It’s an essential conference for startups and established companies seeking partnerships and investment in the robotics field.
Target Audience: Robotics companies, startups, and researchers.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Networking events, exhibitions, and innovation sessions.
Website or Registration Links: ERF
AI in Healthcare Summit
Dates: April 7-9, 2025
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Focus: AI applications in healthcare.
Details: This summit explores how AI is transforming healthcare, with sessions on medical imaging, predictive analytics, AI-driven personalized medicine, and digital health technologies. It’s ideal for healthcare professionals and tech innovators.
Target Audience: Healthcare professionals, AI researchers, and tech innovators.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Healthcare-focused workshops and technology demonstrations.
Website or Registration Links: AI in Healthcare Summit
ICLR 2025 (International Conference on Learning Representations)
Dates:
Late April or Early May 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Often rotates between North America and Europe (Exact city TBA)
Focus:
Deep learning and representation learning methods, theoretical advances, and novel applications in AI.
Details:
Features peer-reviewed papers, poster sessions, and invited talks on neural network architectures, optimization, and generative modeling.
Target Audience:
Academics, industry researchers, data scientists, and AI practitioners focusing on cutting-edge deep learning.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Historically includes leading AI scholars from labs like OpenAI, DeepMind, and major universities).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops on self-supervised learning, graph neural networks, and interpretability are common.
Website or Registration Links:
ICLR Conference Page (Check for 2025 information)
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Dates: May 17-22, 2025
Location: Atlanta, GA, USAFocus: Cutting-edge robotics research and advancements.
Details: ICRA is one of the most prestigious conferences in the robotics field, featuring technical paper presentations, workshops, and exhibitions on topics like autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, and machine learning.
Target Audience: Robotics researchers, AI professionals, and industry experts.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Technical sessions, workshops, and exhibitions.
Website or Registration Links: ICRA
Automate 2025
Dates: May 12-15, 2025
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
Focus: Automation and robotics technologies across industries.
Details: Automate is North America’s largest automation event, offering hands-on experiences, extensive networking opportunities, and exhibits showcasing the latest robotics and automation technologies.
Target Audience: Automation professionals, industry experts, and tech enthusiasts.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Hands-on workshops and technology exhibits.
Website or Registration Links: Automate
AI for Business Conference
Dates: May 20-22, 2025
Location: Paris, France
Focus: Business applications of AI, ROI optimization, and AI implementation strategies
Details: This conference is aimed at decision-makers looking to drive innovation and growth using AI. It will feature case studies and best practices on AI implementation and business growth through AI.
Target Audience: Business executives, decision-makers, and technology leaders
Keynote Speakers: Industry experts (TBA)
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Case studies, AI strategy planning sessions
Website or Registration Links: AI for Business
AAMAS 2025 (International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems)
Dates:
Typically May or June 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Rotates globally (Exact city TBA)
Focus:
Multi-agent systems, coordination, negotiation, cooperation, and autonomous decision-making in AI.
Details:
Academic presentations, workshops, and demos focusing on agents—from theoretical modeling to real-world robotics.
Target Audience:
Researchers and practitioners in robotics, simulation, distributed AI, and agent-based modeling.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Often prominent researchers in agent-based systems, robotics, or decentralized AI).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Multi-agent reinforcement learning, cooperative AI, market-based coordination.
Website or Registration Links:
AAMAS Official Website
CVPR 2025 (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
Dates:
June 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Historically in the US (Exact city TBA)
Focus:
Computer vision, image processing, and pattern recognition research and applications.
Details:
Showcases state-of-the-art work on object detection, segmentation, and classification; includes various vision challenges.
Target Audience:
Computer vision researchers, AI enthusiasts, robotics engineers, practitioners of visual data solutions.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Historically top names in vision and deep learning).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
3D vision, medical image analysis, autonomous driving, and more.
Website or Registration Links:
CVPR Conference Site
International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI)
Dates: June 8-10, 2025
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Focus: Integration of robotics and AI.
Details: ICRAI brings together experts in robotics and AI to discuss innovations in machine learning, computer vision, and human-robot interaction. It’s an important conference for those at the forefront of AI and robotics research.
Target Audience: AI and robotics researchers, industry professionals, and tech innovators.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Innovation sessions and collaborative workshops.
Website or Registration Links: ICRAI
ICML 2025 (International Conference on Machine Learning)
Dates:
Mid- to Late July 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Often hosted in a North American or European city (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
All areas of machine learning research, from foundational theory to practical industry applications.
Details:
Includes oral and poster presentations of top papers, tutorials, and Q&A sessions. Known for rigorous peer review.
Target Audience:
ML researchers, PhD students, and industry innovators who want a deep dive into machine learning breakthroughs.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Typically leading figures in ML theory, computer vision, or reinforcement learning).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops on reinforcement learning, meta-learning, fairness in AI, and more.
Website or Registration Links:
ICML Website
IEEE International Conference on AI
Dates: August 12-15, 2025
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Focus: AI research and technical advancements in machine learning, NLP, and robotics
Details: This conference is a leading academic forum for presenting cutting-edge AI research, including paper presentations, tutorials, and technical workshops.
Target Audience: AI researchers, engineers, academic professionals
Keynote Speakers: To be announced
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Machine learning workshops, NLP tutorials
Website or Registration Links: IEEE ICAI
CASE 2025 (International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering)
Dates: August 18-21, 2025
Location: Anaheim, CA, USA
Focus: AI-driven automation technologies.
Details: CASE 2025 will feature discussions on the latest developments in automation, with a particular focus on AI applications in manufacturing and industry. It’s an essential event for professionals focused on automation and engineering.
Target Audience: Automation engineers, AI researchers, and industry professionals.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Automation-focused technical sessions and networking events.
Website or Registration Links: CASE 2025
IJCAI 2025 (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
Dates:
Typically August 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Rotates between continents (Exact city TBA)
Focus:
Broad AI topics such as knowledge representation, automated reasoning, robotics, multi-agent systems, and ML.
Details:
High-quality peer-reviewed papers, panels, and interactive discussions exploring various AI subfields.
Target Audience:
Academics, industry researchers, policymakers looking to expand broad AI knowledge and collaborations.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Experts from planning, robotics, computational linguistics often featured).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Sessions commonly address AI ethics, fairness, and social impact.
Website or Registration Links:
IJCAI Official Website
UAI 2025 (Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence)
Dates:
Summer 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Varies; often North America or Europe (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Probabilistic approaches and quantification of uncertainty in AI and machine learning.
Details:
Strong emphasis on Bayesian methods, graphical models, and theoretical developments in uncertainty handling.
Target Audience:
Researchers, theoreticians, data scientists using or exploring probabilistic AI frameworks.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Typically statisticians and ML experts specializing in probabilistic models).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Deep dives into Bayesian inference, causal inference, decision-making under uncertainty.
Website or Registration Links:
UAI Conference Site
KDD 2025 (ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining)
Dates:
Late August 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Often in North America or Asia (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Focus on data science, big data analytics, and the intersection of ML with large-scale knowledge discovery.
Details:
Presents novel research in data mining techniques, real-world deployments, and emerging challenges like responsible AI.
Target Audience:
Data scientists, ML engineers, analytics professionals, and researchers bridging theory with industry.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Previously included leading voices from Netflix, Alibaba, and top-tier universities).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Typically includes graph mining, time-series analysis, and industry best practices.
Website or Registration Links:
KDD Official Site (Watch for the 2025 call for papers)
ECAI 2025 (European Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
Dates:
Typically in late August or early September 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Varies across Europe (Exact city TBA)
Focus:
Broad AI topics including knowledge representation, multi-agent systems, machine learning, human-AI collaboration, and more.
Details:
Features research paper sessions, keynote talks, and specialized workshops. A major AI conference within the European research community.
Target Audience:
European and international AI researchers, graduate students, industry professionals.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Historically includes leaders in AI from academia, industry, and policy-making bodies).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops focusing on AI in healthcare, smart cities, and environmental AI are common.
Website or Registration Links:
ECAI Conference Page (Updates expected in 2024)
ACL 2025 (Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics)
Dates:
Mid-year 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Rotates globally (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) research, including language models, translation, dialogue systems, and more.
Details:
Widely regarded as the top conference for computational linguistics. Showcases innovations in text analysis, speech processing, and emerging NLP technologies.
Target Audience:
NLP researchers, linguists, speech technologists, and all AI professionals with a text/speech focus.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Has previously featured luminaries from academia and major tech AI labs).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Sessions typically include multilingual NLP, low-resource languages, and ethics in NLP.
Website or Registration Links:
ACL Official Website (Check for 2025 conference details)
ECCV 2025 (European Conference on Computer Vision)
Dates:
Alternates biennially with ICCV (Typically August/September in odd years; check official schedule)
Location:
European cities (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Computer vision topics similar to CVPR and ICCV, with a European emphasis and flavor.
Details:
Peer-reviewed papers, demo sessions, and an expo that often highlights startups and European research labs.
Target Audience:
Researchers, developers, entrepreneurs in vision-related technologies.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Historically includes top computer vision scholars and industry leaders).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
3D computer vision, object tracking, semantic segmentation, and more.
Website or Registration Links:
ECCV Official Site (URL updates for each new edition)
ICCV 2025 (International Conference on Computer Vision)
Dates:
Fall 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Rotates worldwide (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Frontier topics in computer vision, including image/video understanding, 3D vision, and vision-based robotics.
Details:
Rich mix of peer-reviewed oral and poster presentations, high-profile panels, and tech demos.
Target Audience:
Scholars, industry professionals, students delving into next-generation vision solutions.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Typically vision-focused academics and industry experts).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops often cover video analytics, action recognition, scene reconstruction, etc.
Website or Registration Links:
ICCV Official Site
AI Expo North America
Dates: September 23-24, 2025
Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Focus: Business applications of AI technologies.
Details: This event will explore how AI is transforming business operations, covering topics like enterprise AI strategies, ethical AI, and AI-driven innovation. It’s particularly relevant for business leaders and tech professionals.
Target Audience: Business leaders, tech professionals, and AI innovators.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Business-focused workshops and strategy sessions.
Website or Registration Links: AI Expo North America
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Dates: October 19-23, 2025
Location: Hangzhou, China
Focus: Intelligent robotics systems and advanced AI technologies.
Details: IROS 2025 will continue its tradition of showcasing the latest in robotics and AI, with sessions on robotic autonomy, machine learning, and AI-driven robotic applications. It’s an indispensable event for researchers and industry experts.
Target Audience: Robotics researchers, AI professionals, and tech innovators.
Keynote Speakers: To be announced.
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions: Technical workshops and exhibitions.
Website or Registration Links: IROS 2025
EMNLP 2025 (Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing)
Dates:
Typically in late October or November 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Rotates internationally (Exact venue TBA)
Focus:
Empirical methodologies in NLP, focusing on large-scale experiments, data-driven models, and novel language applications.
Details:
Peer-reviewed paper tracks, demos, and in-depth tutorials. Often features cutting-edge transformer and language model research.
Target Audience:
Researchers, graduate students, and industry pros using data-centric approaches to NLP.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Often leading figures from AI labs focusing on language models, translation, dialogue systems).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Machine translation, text generation, speech-to-text, and other specialized NLP subfields.
Website or Registration Links:
EMNLP Official Page (URL updates each year)
NeurIPS 2025 (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems)
Dates:
Late November or Early December 2025 (Exact dates TBA)
Location:
Historically held in North America (often rotating cities)
Focus:
Premier forum for machine learning and computational neuroscience, covering neural network innovations, theoretical ML, and cutting-edge AI applications.
Details:
Features highly competitive research paper submissions, numerous tutorials, demonstrations, and a large expo with industry booths.
Target Audience:
Academic researchers, data scientists, engineers, startup founders, and large tech companies exploring new AI methods.
Keynote Speakers:
TBA (Well-known AI luminaries like Yoshua Bengio, Yann LeCun, and Geoffrey Hinton frequently appear).
Associated Workshops or Special Sessions:
Workshops on everything from adversarial ML to causality and reinforcement learning.
Website or Registration Links:
NeurIPS Official Website (Check for 2025 updates)
These conferences provide excellent opportunities for networking, learning about the latest advancements in robotics, and discovering new research and innovations in the field.