From March 15, 2026 to March 18, 2027
NVIDIA GTC 2027 | Physical AI and robotics on the agenda in San Jose, Mar 15–18
NVIDIA's AI developer conference returns to San Jose March 15–18, 2027, with physical AI and robotics listed as a core theme. The poster call is open, and registration is due to launch this fall.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | Mar 15–18, 2027 |
| Location | San Jose, USA |
| Venue | San Jose McEnery Convention Center (and other downtown San Jose venues) — 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95113 |
| Organizer | NVIDIA |
| Event type | Industry Summit |
| Official website | https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/ |
| Admission | Registration required; opening later in fall 2026 (pricing not yet published); hybrid event with in-person and virtual options; in-person attendees must be 18+ |
| Scale | 2026 edition (Mar 16–19): about 30,000 in-person attendees (as reported), 1,000+ sessions, 2,000 speakers and 450+ sponsors (NVIDIA); keynote held at SAP Center |
| Key deadlines | Content interest survey Sep 16–Oct 9, 2026 ; poster submission portal opens Sep 29, 2026 (9 a.m. PT) ; poster deadline Nov 10, 2026 (5 p.m. PT) ; poster notifications on a rolling basis from mid-December 2026 ; conference registration expected to open in fall 2026 |
EVENT OVERVIEW
NVIDIA GTC 2027 runs March 15–18, 2027 in San Jose, California, centred on the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, according to NVIDIA's call-for-submissions page. The conference keeps its mid-March slot; the 2026 edition ran March 16–19 and, according to NVIDIA, featured 1,000 sessions, 2,000 speakers and more than 450 sponsors, with about 30,000 people attending in person as reported at the time. Registration for 2027 is due to open later this fall. A poster call runs from September 29 to November 10, 2026.
Physical AI and robotics are among the themes NVIDIA lists for 2027, and the topic was prominent in 2026. Jensen Huang's 2026 keynote at SAP Center announced updates to the Cosmos world models, Isaac simulation frameworks and Isaac GR00T N robot foundation models, plus a Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint for robot training data. Partners named included ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Universal Robots and Yaskawa among industrial robot makers, and Figure, Agility Robotics, AGIBOT and Hexagon Robotics among humanoid developers; the expo floor had an Industrial AI and Robotics pavilion. For robotics readers, GTC remains the main annual venue for NVIDIA's robot compute and simulation roadmap.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Jensen Huang keynote, in 2026 held at SAP Center
'Physical AI and Robotics' is a core 2027 theme, with sessions on NVIDIA Isaac, Omniverse, Cosmos and GR00T
2026 Industrial AI and Robotics pavilion on the expo floor
2026 humanoid partners included AGIBOT, Agile Robots, Figure, Agility Robotics and Hexagon Robotics
call for posters open for 2027
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
Robotics and humanoid developers building on NVIDIA Jetson Thor, Isaac and GR00T; physical-AI researchers and ML engineers; industrial automation and manufacturing leaders planning digital twins; AV and mobility teams; AI infrastructure buyers; startups seeking NVIDIA Inception contacts and investors; academic researchers submitting posters; analysts and media covering AI compute and robotics.
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