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UID:siggraph-2026-ai-graphics-neural-rendering-and-physical-ai@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260719T000000Z
DTEND:20260723T235900Z
SUMMARY:SIGGRAPH 2026 — AI graphics\, neural rendering and physical AI
DESCRIPTION:SIGGRAPH is not purely AI but is increasingly relevant for neural rendering\, generative media\, simulation\, and physical AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/siggraph-2026-ai-graphics-neural-rendering-and-physical-ai
LOCATION:Los Angeles\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/siggraph-2026-ai-graphics-neural-rendering-and-physical-ai
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UID:society-of-robotic-surgery-annual-meeting-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260723T000000Z
DTEND:20260726T235900Z
SUMMARY:Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:Medical and surgical robotics event\, useful for physical-AI/healthcare AI taxonomy. https://aiwhatson.com/event/society-of-robotic-surgery-annual-meeting-2026
LOCATION:Hollywood\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/society-of-robotic-surgery-annual-meeting-2026
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UID:deep-learning-indaba-2026-lagos@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260802T000000Z
DTEND:20260807T000000Z
SUMMARY:Deep Learning Indaba 2026 — Lagos
DESCRIPTION:10th annual Deep Learning Indaba — Africa's premier AI/ML gathering. August 2-7\, 2026 at Pan-Atlantic University (PAU)\, Lagos\, Nigeria. 2026 theme: "Sovereign Intelligence. African Scale." 1\,000+ participants from 45+ African countries. Includes keynotes\, tutorials\, workshops\, panels\, research showcases. Co-hosts the AARC (Akili African Robotics Community) Robotics Workshop. Annual gathering rotates across Africa (2023 Kampala\, 2024 Dakar\, 2025 Nairobi/Pretoria\, 2026 Lagos). https://aiwhatson.com/event/deep-learning-indaba-2026-lagos
LOCATION:Pan-Atlantic University (PAU)\, Nigeria
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/deep-learning-indaba-2026-lagos
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UID:wrc-2026-world-robot-conference-beijing@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260809T000000Z
DTEND:20260811T000000Z
SUMMARY:WRC 2026 — World Robot Conference (10th edition)
DESCRIPTION:10th World Robot Conference (WRC). Forum August 9-11\, 2026 + exhibition August 8-12 at Beiren Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center\, Beijing. Hosted by China Electronics Society + World Robot Cooperation Organization. 200+ exhibitors\, 20\,000+ attendees\, 500+ invited guests. Premier showcase for Chinese humanoid robotics + AI ecosystem — many Chinese humanoid debuts (Unitree\, Fourier\, EngineAI) historically launched at WRC. Co-hosted with World Humanoid Robot Games. https://aiwhatson.com/event/wrc-2026-world-robot-conference-beijing
LOCATION:Beiren Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center\, China
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/wrc-2026-world-robot-conference-beijing
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UID:ieee-case-2026-shenyang@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260817T080000Z
DTEND:20260821T170000Z
SUMMARY:IEEE CASE 2026 — Automation Science & Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (a RAS flagship)\, Shenyang — smart industry\, embodied AI robots and LLM-based applications. https://aiwhatson.com/event/ieee-case-2026-shenyang
LOCATION:Shenyang\, China
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ieee-case-2026-shenyang
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UID:world-humanoid-robot-games-2026-beijing@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260822T000000Z
DTEND:20260826T000000Z
SUMMARY:World Humanoid Robot Games 2026
DESCRIPTION:World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 — second edition of the world's premier humanoid robotics competition. August 22-26\, 2026\, National Speed Skating Oval (Beijing — the 2022 Winter Olympics venue). Co-hosted by Beijing municipal government and China Media Group. 32 events across two main categories: 26 competitive events in 9 disciplines (athletics\, football\, gymnastics\, weightlifting\, martial arts\, street dance\, sport dance\, tug-of-war\, pitch-pot) plus 6 scenario-based contests (factory\, hotel\, home\, emergency response\, hospital\, retail). 2025 edition drew 280 teams + 500+ humanoid robots from 16 countries. Strong embodied-intelligence and fine-manipulation focus. https://aiwhatson.com/event/world-humanoid-robot-games-2026-beijing
LOCATION:Beijing\, China
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/world-humanoid-robot-games-2026-beijing
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UID:medical-healthcare-robotics-summit-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260916T000000Z
DTEND:20260916T235900Z
SUMMARY:Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit 2026 — online summit covering surgical robotics\, autonomous diagnostics\, AI-driven medical imaging\, regulatory frameworks for clinical AI. September 16-17 (TBC)\, 2026. Bridges clinical practitioners\, robotics engineers\, AI researchers\, and regulators. https://aiwhatson.com/event/medical-healthcare-robotics-summit-2026
LOCATION:Online
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/medical-healthcare-robotics-summit-2026
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UID:new-technologies-for-computer-and-robot-assisted-surgery-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260916T000000Z
DTEND:20260918T235900Z
SUMMARY:New Technologies for Computer and Robot-Assisted Surgery 2026
DESCRIPTION:CRAS 2026\, the 15th edition\, brings surgical robotics researchers to the University of Leeds on 16-18 September for magnetics\, autonomy\, perception and soft robotics. https://aiwhatson.com/event/new-technologies-for-computer-and-robot-assisted-surgery-2026
LOCATION:University of Leeds\, United Kingdom
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/new-technologies-for-computer-and-robot-assisted-surgery-2026
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UID:roscon-global-2026-toronto@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260922T080000Z
DTEND:20260924T170000Z
SUMMARY:ROSCon Global 2026 — Toronto
DESCRIPTION:ROSCon Global 2026 brings the ROS robotics developer community to Toronto\, 22–24 September\, for talks on ROS 2\, humanoids and embodied AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-global-2026-toronto
LOCATION:Sheraton Centre Toronto\, Canada
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-global-2026-toronto
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UID:iros-2026-ieee-rsj-international-conference-on-intelligent-robots-and-systems@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260927T040000Z
DTEND:20261001T170000Z
SUMMARY:IROS 2026 — IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
DESCRIPTION:IROS 2026 runs 27 Sep–1 Oct at Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center — the IEEE/RSJ flagship for intelligent robots and embodied AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/iros-2026-ieee-rsj-international-conference-on-intelligent-robots-and-systems
LOCATION:David L. Lawrence Convention Center\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/iros-2026-ieee-rsj-international-conference-on-intelligent-robots-and-systems
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UID:cora-2026-conference-on-robots-and-automation@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260928T000000Z
DTEND:20260929T235900Z
SUMMARY:CORA 2026 — Conference on Robots and Automation
DESCRIPTION:Specialist robotics/automation event with economics and impact angle\; differentiated from purely technical robotics events. https://aiwhatson.com/event/cora-2026-conference-on-robots-and-automation
LOCATION:ZBW Leibniz Information Centre for Economics\, Germany
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/cora-2026-conference-on-robots-and-automation
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UID:iros-2026-exhibits-and-partner-programme@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260928T000000Z
DTEND:20260930T235900Z
SUMMARY:IROS 2026 — exhibits and partner programme
DESCRIPTION:The IROS 2026 exhibition (exhibits 28–30 Sep\, Pittsburgh) is where robotics research meets industry — a sponsor and physical-AI showcase floor. https://aiwhatson.com/event/iros-2026-exhibits-and-partner-programme
LOCATION:David L. Lawrence Convention Center\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/iros-2026-exhibits-and-partner-programme
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UID:nysds-2026-transformational-ai@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260928T090000Z
DTEND:20260929T170000Z
SUMMARY:New York Scientific Data Summit 2026: Transformational AI from Science to Society
DESCRIPTION:Public BNL summit on transformational AI spanning science\, society\, energy\, robotics and risk. https://aiwhatson.com/event/nysds-2026-transformational-ai
LOCATION:SUNY Global Center\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/nysds-2026-transformational-ai
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UID:robobusiness-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261020T000000Z
DTEND:20261021T235900Z
SUMMARY:RoboBusiness 2026
DESCRIPTION:RoboBusiness 2026 — annual commercial robotics conference. October 20-21\, 2026 in Santa Clara\, CA. Focus on the business of robotics: enterprise adoption\, supply chains\, capital markets\, mergers & acquisitions\, sales channels. Co-located with the Robotics Summit & Expo. Heavy industry presence. https://aiwhatson.com/event/robobusiness-2026
LOCATION:Santa Clara Convention Center\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/robobusiness-2026
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UID:roscon-uk-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261021T090000Z
DTEND:20261023T170000Z
SUMMARY:ROSCon UK 2026
DESCRIPTION:ROSCon UK 2026 is the UK Robot Operating System developer conference\, held 21-23 October in Edinburgh for ROS engineers and roboticists. https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-uk-2026
LOCATION:United Kingdom — venue/address TBA\, United Kingdom
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-uk-2026
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UID:parc-2026-pan-african-robotics-competition-dakar@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261103T000000Z
DTEND:20261107T000000Z
SUMMARY:PARC 2026 — Pan-African Robotics Competition (Dakar)
DESCRIPTION:PARC 2026\, Africa's largest robotics competition\, runs 3–7 November in Dakar as an official side event of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. https://aiwhatson.com/event/parc-2026-pan-african-robotics-competition-dakar
LOCATION:PARC Competition Venue (Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics)\, Senegal
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/parc-2026-pan-african-robotics-competition-dakar
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UID:lars-larc-2026-bogota-colombia@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261104T000000Z
DTEND:20261106T000000Z
SUMMARY:LARS/LARC 2026 — Latin American Robotics Symposium + Competition (Bogotá)
DESCRIPTION:LARS/LARC 2026 pairs the Latin American Robotics Symposium with the IEEE robotics competition in Bogotá\, Colombia\, 2–6 November. https://aiwhatson.com/event/lars-larc-2026-bogota-colombia
LOCATION:Universidad Militar Nueva Granada\, Colombia
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/lars-larc-2026-bogota-colombia
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UID:corl-2026-conference-on-robot-learning@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261109T000000Z
DTEND:20261112T235900Z
SUMMARY:CoRL 2026 — Conference on Robot Learning
DESCRIPTION:CoRL 2026 runs 9–12 November at the JW Marriott Austin\, Texas — the leading single-track conference on robot learning and embodied AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/corl-2026-conference-on-robot-learning
LOCATION:Austin\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/corl-2026-conference-on-robot-learning
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UID:parallel-2026-parallel-robotic-manipulators@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261118T090000Z
DTEND:20261120T170000Z
SUMMARY:Parallel 2026: 5th International Conference on Parallel Robotic Manipulators
DESCRIPTION:Robotics research conference at Khalifa University on parallel manipulators\, control and applications. https://aiwhatson.com/event/parallel-2026-parallel-robotic-manipulators
LOCATION:Khalifa University\, United Arab Emirates
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/parallel-2026-parallel-robotic-manipulators
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UID:roscon-be-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261125T090000Z
DTEND:20261126T170000Z
SUMMARY:ROSCon BE 2026
DESCRIPTION:ROSCon BE 2026 is Belgium's first regional ROS developer conference\, held 25-26 November in Nivelles for robotics engineers and ROS 2 developers. https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-be-2026
LOCATION:Nivelles\, Belgium
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/roscon-be-2026
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UID:acra-2026-australasian-conference-robotics-automation-watchlist@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261130T000000Z
DTEND:20261202T235900Z
SUMMARY:ACRA 2026 — Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (watchlist)
DESCRIPTION:Annual Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA)\, the peer-reviewed regional robotics venue for Australia and New Zealand. CORE-ranked "Australasian." Typically late November / early December. Organised by the Australasian Robotics and Automation Association. 2026 dates and venue not yet announced. Complements RSS 2026 (Sydney\, July) as the second Oceania robotics anchor. https://aiwhatson.com/event/acra-2026-australasian-conference-robotics-automation-watchlist
LOCATION:Ann Harding Conference Centre\, University of Canberra\, Australia
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/acra-2026-australasian-conference-robotics-automation-watchlist
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UID:humanoids-summit-silicon-valley-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261201T120000Z
DTEND:20261202T120000Z
SUMMARY:Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley 2026
DESCRIPTION:Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley 2026 — the commercial humanoid & physical-AI gathering\, San Mateo\, 1–2 December. https://aiwhatson.com/event/humanoids-summit-silicon-valley-2026
LOCATION:Silicon Valley\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/humanoids-summit-silicon-valley-2026
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UID:misweek-2026-minimally-invasive-surgery-robotics@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261202T000000Z
DTEND:20261205T235900Z
SUMMARY:MISWeek 2026 — minimally invasive surgery / robotics
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare robotics-adjacent conference for clinical and surgical technology coverage. https://aiwhatson.com/event/misweek-2026-minimally-invasive-surgery-robotics
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/misweek-2026-minimally-invasive-surgery-robotics
END:VEVENT
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UID:ieee-ras-humanoids-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261206T120000Z
DTEND:20261209T120000Z
SUMMARY:IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2026
DESCRIPTION:IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2026 — the 25th International Conference on Humanoid Robots\, Silicon Valley\, 6–9 December. https://aiwhatson.com/event/ieee-ras-humanoids-2026
LOCATION:Santa Clara\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ieee-ras-humanoids-2026
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UID:raai-2026-robotics-automation-and-artificial-intelligence@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20261218T000000Z
DTEND:20261220T235900Z
SUMMARY:RAAI 2026 — Robotics\, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Academic conference on robotics\, automation and AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/raai-2026-robotics-automation-and-artificial-intelligence
LOCATION:Singapore — venue/address TBA\, Singapore
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/raai-2026-robotics-automation-and-artificial-intelligence
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UID:icara-2027-international-conference-on-automation-robotics-and-applications@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20270225T120000Z
DTEND:20270227T120000Z
SUMMARY:ICARA 2027 — International Conference on Automation\, Robotics and Applications
DESCRIPTION:ICARA 2027 — the 13th International Conference on Automation\, Robotics & Applications\, Paris\, 25–27 February. https://aiwhatson.com/event/icara-2027-international-conference-on-automation-robotics-and-applications
LOCATION:Paris\, France
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/icara-2027-international-conference-on-automation-robotics-and-applications
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UID:hri-2027-acm-ieee-human-robot-interaction-watchlist@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20270308T000000Z
DTEND:20270311T000000Z
SUMMARY:HRI 2027 — ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction watchlist
DESCRIPTION:HRI 2026 page points to next year's conference in Santa Clara\; add as robotics watchlist. https://aiwhatson.com/event/hri-2027-acm-ieee-human-robot-interaction-watchlist
LOCATION:Santa Clara\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/hri-2027-acm-ieee-human-robot-interaction-watchlist
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UID:icra-2027-ieee-international-conference-on-robotics-and-automation@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20270524T000000Z
DTEND:20270528T000000Z
SUMMARY:ICRA 2027 — IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
DESCRIPTION:ICRA 2027 — the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. May 24-28\, 2027 in Seoul\, South Korea. Largest annual robotics conference globally — 7\,000+ attendees\, 4\,500+ papers submitted. Peer-reviewed program spans manipulation\, locomotion\, planning\, perception\, learning\, HRI. Major industry footprint. https://aiwhatson.com/event/icra-2027-ieee-international-conference-on-robotics-and-automation
LOCATION:COEX\, South Korea
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/icra-2027-ieee-international-conference-on-robotics-and-automation
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UID:robotics-nyc-meetup-2026-27@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20260601T000000Z
DTEND:20270531T000000Z
SUMMARY:Robotics NYC Meetup (2026–27)
DESCRIPTION:Recurring New York City robotics community meetup. https://aiwhatson.com/event/robotics-nyc-meetup-2026-27
LOCATION:New York\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/robotics-nyc-meetup-2026-27
END:VEVENT
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UID:robocup-2027-world-championship@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20270615T090000Z
DTEND:20270621T180000Z
SUMMARY:RoboCup 2027 World Championship
DESCRIPTION:The world championship of intelligent robotics returns to Germany at Messe Nürnberg for a week of autonomous robot leagues. https://aiwhatson.com/event/robocup-2027-world-championship
LOCATION:Messe Nürnberg\, Germany
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/robocup-2027-world-championship
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UID:automatica-2027-munich@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260718T212022Z
DTSTART:20270622T080000Z
DTEND:20270625T170000Z
SUMMARY:automatica 2027 — Munich
DESCRIPTION:automatica 2027 is the world's leading smart automation and robotics trade fair\, held 22-25 June at Messe Munich for industry and engineering professionals. https://aiwhatson.com/event/automatica-2027-munich
LOCATION:Messe München\, Germany
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/automatica-2027-munich
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