From February 16, 2027 to February 18, 2027
RoboDEX 2027 | RX Japan adds humanoid and Physical AI zones at Tokyo Big Sight
RoboDEX, the robotics show inside RX Japan's Factory Innovation Week, returns to Tokyo Big Sight on February 17–19, 2027, with new Humanoid Robot World and Physical AI World areas aimed at factory deployment. Entry is free with registration.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | Feb 17–19, 2027 |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) — 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan |
| Organizer | RX Japan GK (Factory Innovation Week Show Management) |
| Event type | Trade Show |
| Official website | https://www.fiweek.jp/tokyo/en-gb.html |
| Registration | https://www.nepconjapan.jp/tokyo/en-gb/gbs/vis/preregi.html |
| Admission | Free with advance visitor registration (required). Trade show; under-18s must be accompanied by a guardian or adult. Visitor registration for February 2027 not yet open (as of Oct 13, 2026); badges are emailed about three weeks before the show. Conference session fees not yet published. |
| Scale | 2027 forecast (organizer): 1,800 exhibitors and 88,000 visitors; the Japanese site says these figures include concurrent shows. |
EVENT OVERVIEW
RoboDEX (Robot Development & Application Expo) is a trade show for industrial and service robots, AGVs, AMRs and robot components. It is one of five shows under Factory Innovation Week (FIW) Tokyo, run by RX Japan GK. The others are SMART FACTORY Expo, GREEN FACTORY Expo, Manufacturing Industry's HR Expo and the new Factory Safety & Accessibility Expo. The 2027 Tokyo edition runs February 17–19 at Tokyo Big Sight, 10:00–17:00 daily, alongside AUTOMOTIVE WORLD. RoboDEX launched in 2017; the January 2026 show was its 10th edition. RX Japan's 2026 post-show report lists 1,711 exhibiting companies, 360 from overseas, and 78,673 visits across the combined event. China sent 137 exhibitors, the largest overseas group. For 2027, RX Japan forecasts 1,800 exhibitors and 88,000 visitors including concurrent shows.
The exhibit profile covers industrial robots for assembly, welding, transport, polishing and deburring; service robots for care, reception, delivery, cleaning and security; drone services; and core technology such as control, sensing and drives. For 2027 the Japanese site announces two new zones: Physical AI World and Humanoid Robot World, both aimed at industrial deployment and sales meetings. A Generative AI World area is also listed. The 2026 conference included a Boston Dynamics session on general-purpose humanoids, NVIDIA on robotics and Physical AI, Foxconn on automation in EMS manufacturing, and talks by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Kawada Robotics. A 2026 special exhibit on humanoid robots drew TV coverage. The 2027 conference program and speakers are not yet published. Exhibitors in 2026 included FANUC, Kawada Robotics, Techman Robot, SoftBank Robotics and HIWIN.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
New Humanoid Robot World and Physical AI World zones
Part of five-show Factory Innovation Week, beside AUTOMOTIVE WORLD
Free entry with advance registration
2026 report: 1,711 exhibitors, 137 from China
2026 talks from Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA and Foxconn
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
RoboDEX suits manufacturing engineers, plant managers, system integrators and distributors who buy or resell factory and logistics automation in Japan. It is also useful for Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese robot makers looking for Japanese partners, since they form the largest overseas exhibitor groups. Most content is in Japanese. Visitors who want a larger, robotics-only show should consider iREX (International Robot Exhibition), held in Tokyo in odd years, which is also at Tokyo Big Sight. Researchers will find little academic content here.
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