European Robotics Forum 2027
- Dates: Mar 2 – 4, 2027
- Place: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Venue: ICC Birmingham, 8 Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA, United Kingdom
- Organiser: euRobotics, with the MTC and the University of Birmingham
The European Robotics Forum is euRobotics' annual meeting of Europe's robotics community: academia, industry, policymakers and investors, mostly in interactive workshops. The 18th edition runs 2–4 March 2027 at ICC Birmingham, the first ERF in the city. It is hosted by the MTC and the University of Birmingham, with a scientific track on sustainable and circular industrial robotics.
Key facts
- Scale: More than 1,000 research and industry experts are expected (the organisers' pages give figures from 1,000 to 1,600).
- 18th edition: ERF has run annually since 2010 (San Sebastián); 2027 is the 18th edition.
- Workshop-driven: The 11 Sep 2026 draft lists 67 numbered workshops, plus award and plenary sessions over three days.
- Free open-access proceedings: Scientific Track papers are published open access (Creative Commons) in Springer's SPAR series, with no charge to authors.
- Next hosts: ERF 2028 goes to Athens; the call for ERF 2029 hosts is open.
Important dates
- Scientific Track paper submission: 12 October 2026 (past)
- Georges Giralt PhD Award application deadline: 30 November 2026 (upcoming)
- Early-bird registration ends / free cancellation limit: 1 December 2026 (upcoming)
- Scientific Track notification: 16 December 2026 (upcoming)
- Technology Transfer Award application deadline: 17 January 2027 (upcoming)
- Scientific Track camera-ready: 18 January 2027 (upcoming)
- Lab tours + euRobotics General Assembly (side events): 1 March 2027 (upcoming)
- Forum (opening 2 Mar, awards ceremony 3 Mar, farewell 4 Mar): 2–4 March 2027 (upcoming)
- Lab tours (side event): 5 March 2027 (upcoming)
Registration
Fees: GBP 290–556 early bird, ex VAT (students 290)
- Register: https://erf2027.eu/register/
Workshops
- Embodied AI at Scale: Interoperability, Lifecycle Management and Governance (WS41): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Beyond the Demo: Grounded, Trustworthy and Deployable Physical AI for Robotics (WS39): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Leveraging Data for Robotics: From Data Spaces and AI Factories to Real-World Deployment (WS36): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Benchmarking Dexterous Robot Manipulation: Performance Evaluation as a Key Enabler to Transition (WS24): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Dexterous Objects Manipulation in Dynamic Environment: From Research to Industry (WS22): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Mobile Robotics and Manipulation: Bridging Research and Industry (WS23): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Humanoid robots beyond hype: which applications will scale first? (WS25): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Humanoid Safety, Benchmarking and Validation (WS26): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- The Humanoid Boom: Are We Ready for the Afterlife? (WS28): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Human - Humanoids Co-existence for Service Industry (WS35): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Beyond Control: Co-Design for Intelligent Robot Bodies (WS58): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Robotics & AI for Science: Accelerating Scientific Discovery through Autonomous Systems (WS61): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Autonomy levels framework for pathway to autonomous mobile machine (WS20): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Robots in the Wild: Advancing Environmental Monitoring (WS30): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Robotics for Sustainable Circularity: Overcoming the Technology, Regulation and Business Challenges (WS27): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
Official links
- Website: https://erf2027.eu/
- About / organising team: https://erf2027.eu/about/
- Registration: https://erf2027.eu/register/
- Programme: https://erf2027.eu/programme/
- Programme overview PDF (draft 11 Sep 2026): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_Programme_Overview.pdf
- Workshop list PDF (draft 11 Sep 2026): https://erf2027.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/v11.09.2026-ERF2027_WS-List-.pdf
- Scientific Track call for papers: https://erf2027.eu/2026/08/31/call-for-papers-scientific-track-erf2027/
- Awards: https://erf2027.eu/awards/
- Travel: https://erf2027.eu/travel/
- Sponsor / exhibit: https://erf2027.eu/become-sponsor-exhibitor/
- News release: ERF heads to Birmingham: https://erf2027.eu/2026/03/25/news-release-european-robotics-forum-heads-to-birmingham-in-2027/
- euRobotics ERF page: https://eu-robotics.net/european-robotics-forum/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eu_Robotics
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurobotics-aisbl
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/euRobotics