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Humanoids 2026: IEEE-RAS Humanoid Robots Conference, Santa Clara

The 25th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2026) runs 6-9 December 2026 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, California.

Starts

2026-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Ends

2026-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Organizer

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE-RAS)

Location

Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, United States

Humanoids 2026 is the 25th edition of the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, organized by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, from 6 to 9 December 2026. The conference is the field's long-running academic venue for humanoid and human-centered robotics, covering mechatronics, control, perception, planning, machine learning, human-robot interaction, biomechanics, and cognition. The 2026 schedule opens with public forums on 6 December, workshops and tutorials on 7 December, and technical paper presentations on 8 and 9 December. Organizers anticipate more than 1,200 attendees and over 200 submitted papers, reflecting the movement of humanoid systems from research laboratories toward commercial deployment. Its Silicon Valley location places the milestone 25th edition near many of the companies now building humanoid platforms and embodied-AI models. The audience spans academic robotics researchers, graduate students, and engineers from robotics and AI companies. Peer-reviewed papers are presented across single-track and parallel sessions, with associated workshops on specialized topics such as robot learning, safety, and manipulation.