From May 23, 2026 to May 27, 2027
ICRA 2027 | IEEE's flagship robotics conference returns to Seoul after 26 years
ICRA 2027 runs May 24–28 at COEX in Seoul, with about 10,000 attendees expected and a theme on building a collaborative robotics ecosystem; paper decisions are due Jan 31, 2027.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | May 24–28, 2027 |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | COEX Convention & Exhibition Center — 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Organizer | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS); General Chair: Kyu-Jin Cho (Seoul National University); Program Chair: Marcia O'Malley; bid supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization |
| Event type | Academic Conference |
| Official website | https://2027.ieee-icra.org/ |
| Registration | https://2027.ieee-icra.org/attend/ |
| Admission | Paid; fees not yet published. Registration opens in early February 2027; IEEE/RAS members receive reduced rates. |
| Scale | About 10,000 attendees expected (reported at the 2024 bid announcement). 2026 edition (Vienna) drew about 9,000 participants, 196 exhibitors and 20 start-ups across 14,000 m² of exhibition and competition space, with about 2,000 posters. COEX offers 48,157 m² of event space. |
| Key deadlines | Paper submission closed Sep 16, 2026; journal-paper transfers Dec 31, 2026; acceptance notification Jan 31, 2027; final papers Feb 6, 2027; author registration Mar 5, 2027; early registration Mar 31, 2027; standard registration May 14, 2027. Call for workshops & tutorials open (deadline not listed); competitions call closed. |
EVENT OVERVIEW
The 2027 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2027) will be held May 24–28, 2027 at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea. It is the flagship conference of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and returns to Seoul for the first time since 2001. Seoul won the hosting rights over Bangkok with support from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization. Kyu-Jin Cho of Seoul National University is General Chair and Marcia O'Malley is Program Chair. The theme is "Forging an Ecosystem of Innovation: Building a Collaborative Robotics Community."
Paper submissions closed September 16, 2026. Acceptance decisions are due January 31, 2027, and registration opens in early February, with an early-bird deadline of March 31. The call for workshops and tutorials is open. Organizers expected about 10,000 attendees when the bid was announced. The previous edition, ICRA 2026 in Vienna, drew about 9,000 participants, 196 exhibitors and 20 start-ups, and showed about 2,000 posters. The venue has 48,157 m² of event space in Gangnam, near Bongeunsa Temple. Korea's robotics industry and research institutes give the event a strong regional base.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Theme "Forging an Ecosystem of Innovation: Building a Collaborative Robotics Community"
Seoul hosts ICRA for the first time in 26 years (since 2001)
technical papers plus IROS-to-ICRA and journal-paper transfer tracks
robot competitions and workshops/tutorials
exhibition at COEX in Seoul's Gangnam business district
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
Robotics researchers, PhD students and faculty across manipulation, locomotion, perception, autonomy and robot learning; R&D and product teams at humanoid, industrial, logistics and service-robot companies; Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Western component and sensor suppliers looking to exhibit; start-up founders and investors tracking Asian robotics; corporate recruiters; and government and industry-association delegations following Korea's robotics policy and manufacturing base.
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