IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2026
IEEE-RAS Humanoids is the leading academic conference on humanoid robotics, organized by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. The 2026 edition is in the Silicon Valley area, exact venue to be confirmed.
Presented by
Monday, December 7 – Wednesday, December 9, 2026
3-day academic conference
TBA (Silicon Valley)
TBA — Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, CA
Who attends
Robotics researchers · humanoid robotics teams · embodied AI labs
About this event
IEEE-RAS Humanoids — what to expect
IEEE-RAS Humanoids is the leading academic conference on humanoid robotics, organized by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. The 2026 edition is in the Silicon Valley area, exact venue to be confirmed.
Programming is heavily academic: research papers, demos, and workshops on humanoid locomotion, manipulation, embodied AI, and human-robot interaction.
Smaller than industry conferences. Higher signal on frontier research, especially for teams building embodied AI or working on humanoid platforms.
Why it matters for Robot.com
Three reasons to track this event
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Embodied AI research surfaces here first
Foundation models for robotics, vision-language-action models, and manipulation research are published at Humanoids before they reach industry. Direct R&D signal.
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Direct fit for any humanoid program
If Robot.com has any humanoid work (current or roadmap), Humanoids is the single most important event of the year for that program.
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Researcher recruiting
Strongest pipeline for robotics AI researchers. PhD students presenting papers are accessible and recruitable.
How to work the show
A playbook for the team on the ground
- Attend the foundation model + manipulation paper sessions.
- Set up dinners with target labs — small dinners outproduce the formal coffee breaks.
- Sponsor a workshop if Robot.com has a humanoid roadmap to surface.
Robot.com fit
Where this event maps to the product family
Direct fit
Embodied AI and humanoid robotics research direct fit for Robot.com humanoid roadmap and R-noid program.
Adjacent fit
Robotics AI researcher recruiting and academic partnership pipeline.