From September 26, 2027 to October 1, 2027
IROS 2027 | IEEE/RSJ robotics conference heads to Florence's Fortezza da Basso
IROS 2027 runs Sep 26–Oct 1 in Florence, Italy, under the theme "Human-Centric Robots for Sustainable Life," with papers due March 1, 2027 and more than 5,000 attendees expected.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | Sep 26–Oct 1, 2027 |
| Location | Florence, Italy |
| Venue | Fortezza da Basso — Viale Filippo Strozzi 1, 50129 Florence, Italy |
| Organizer | IEEE and the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), with IEEE RAS, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and SICE; under the auspices of the University of Florence; General Chair: Eugenio Guglielmelli; Program Chair: Sami Haddadin; PCO: AIM Group International |
| Event type | Academic Conference |
| Official website | https://2027.ieee-iros.org/ |
| Admission | Paid; 2027 registration fees not yet published. For reference, 2026 early-bird non-member rate was US$1,150. |
| Scale | AIM Group expects 5,000+ attendees, 30+ meeting rooms and 5,000 m² of net exhibition space for robot competitions. Prior editions: 2025 (Hangzhou) received 4,306 submissions and accepted 1,991 papers (third-party figure); 2026 (Pittsburgh) had nearly 2,000 papers and about 145 exhibitors. |
| Key deadlines | Paper submission: March 1, 2027 (IEEE RAS event listing). Workshop/tutorial, competition and exhibitor deadlines not yet published. |
EVENT OVERVIEW
The 2027 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2027) will take place September 26 to October 1, 2027 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The conference moves from Pittsburgh, host of the 2026 edition, to Europe, and according to professional congress organizer AIM Group International it is the first IROS held in Italy. Eugenio Guglielmelli is General Chair and Sami Haddadin is Program Chair. The event is sponsored by IEEE, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, the Robotics Society of Japan and SICE, under the auspices of the University of Florence.
The 2027 theme is "Human-Centric Robots for Sustainable Life." The call covers cooperative and trustworthy robots, the combination of robotics with AI and IoT, and robotics for sustainability and climate challenges. Paper submissions are due March 1, 2027. AIM Group expects more than 5,000 attendees over six days, with more than 30 meeting rooms and 5,000 m² of net exhibition space for robot competitions. For scale, the 2025 edition in Hangzhou accepted 1,991 papers from 4,306 submissions, and the 2026 edition in Pittsburgh presented nearly 2,000 papers. Registration fees and the full program have not yet been published.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Conference theme "Human-Centric Robots for Sustainable Life"
first IROS held in Italy (per AIM Group)
six-day format with workshops and tutorials plus exhibition and robot competitions
topic tracks on human-centric robotics, AI/IoT-driven digital transformation, and robotics for sustainability and climate
venue is the Renaissance-era Fortezza da Basso in central Florence
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
Robotics and AI researchers, PhD students and faculty in manipulation, locomotion, human-robot interaction, perception and robot learning; R&D and engineering leads at industrial, service, humanoid and field-robotics companies; European and Asian component and sensor suppliers seeking exhibition space; start-up founders and investors tracking university spinouts; recruiters hiring robotics talent; and policy and sustainability specialists interested in human-centric and climate-related robotics applications.
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