Your chance to get discounted passes to RoboBusiness 2026, the leading event for commercial robotics developers, will come to an end next week. Early bird pricing for the show, which saves attendees $200 on full conference passes, will end Aug. 31, 2026. For expo-only passes, early bird pricing will save attendees $40.
A full conference pass at RoboBusiness will give attendees access to all keynote and breakout sessions, post-show access to speaker presentations, all networking breaks, the engineering theater sessions, and the expo floor.
This year, we’ll be celebrating 20 years of RoboBusiness. The show will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Oct. 20 and 21. The event is produced by The Robot Report and parent company
Arrowfly. Attendees will learn from experts in robotics and AI on cutting-edge research and industry trends, as well as innovative applications in sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, logistics, and more.
MassRobotics, the world’s largest independent robotics hub dedicated to accelerating robotics innovation, commercialization and adoption, is the strategic partner of RoboBusiness.
Meet the RoboBusiness 2026 keynote speakers #
This year, RoboBusiness will include four insightful keynote sessions:
The Next 20 Years of Robotics: To kick off the show,Robust AI‘s Rodney Brooks,Agility‘s Jonathan Hurst, andUC Berkeley‘s Ken Goldberg will reflect on the breakthroughs that defined the past two decades. They will also explore the technologies, markets, opportunities, and challenges that will shape the next 20 years.Beyond the Demo: AI in Production Robotics: To close Day 1,Amazon‘s Bhavana Chandrashekhar,Teradyne‘s James Davidson, andCobot‘s Michael Vogelson will discuss how they’re applyingAIto robots operating in real customer environments.State of Humanoids: At the start of Day 2, Agility’s Pras Velagapudi,Apptronik‘s Parker Conroy,Persona AI‘s Michael Patrick Perry, andPSYONIC‘s Aadeel Akhtar will explore the capabilities thathumanoidsare delivering today, the technical and operational challenges that remain, and the lessons emerging from early industrial implementations.Creating Robotic Characters: To close out the show, Morgan Pope, formerly of Disney Imagineering and now the director of companionship atFamiliar Machines & Magic, will discuss how the company is bringing a new character to life at mass-market scale.
RoboBusiness features five different conference tracks covering physical AI, enabling technologies, humanoids, field robotics, and business and deployment. The Engineering Theater on the show floor will also feature presentations by industry experts.
See robots and startups on the show floor #
The expo hall at RoboBusiness 2026 will showcase more than 100 exhibitors. They will bring the latest enabling technologies, products, and services to help robotics engineers throughout their development journeys.
The show floor will also include the RoboBusiness Startup Alley, which will highlight innovative startups a variety of industries.
[Register now](https://web.cvent.com/event/7494a347-6721-45bc-95d0-337e8d036c45/summary) to take advantage of early bird pricing.
For information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, [download the prospectus](https://www.robobusiness.com/sponsor/). Questions regarding sponsorship opportunities should be directed to Colleen Sepich at csepich[AT]arrowfly.com.