World Robot Conference 2027

Dates: from Aug 18, 2027
Place: Beijing, China
Organiser: Chinese Institute of Electronics and World Robot Cooperation Organization

The World Robot Conference (WRC) is an annual Beijing event run by the Chinese Institute of Electronics and the World Robot Cooperation Organization, combining a forum, the World Robot Expo and the World Robot Contest finals. At the 2026 closing ceremony organisers announced that WRC 2027 opens on 18 August 2027. End date, venue, theme, speakers and exhibitors for 2027 are not yet published.

Key facts

2027 opening date: Official closing notice (24 Aug 2026): WRC 2027 opens on 18 August 2027.
2026 scale: 373 companies showed 3,000+ products incl. 311 debuts; 557,000 on-site visits (+106% vs 2025); 10,000+ foreign visitors; 7 main forums and 71 side events with 1,000+ experts.
World Robot Contest: 2026: 11,418 teams and 17,802 competitors from 26 countries competed on site; four contests: Tri-Co Robot Challenge, BCI brain-controlled robot contest, Robot Application Contest, Youth Robot Design Contest.
Academic track: WRC SARA 2026 (IEEE RAS technically supported) received 122 papers from 10 countries; 6 oral sessions and a poster session.
Humanoid context: CIE's Zhang Feng said China shipped over 40,000 humanoid robots in H1 2026, 97% of the global total (official closing notice).

Important dates

WRC 2027 opens: 18 August 2027 (upcoming)
2027 Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon: 18 April 2027 (upcoming)

Official links

Website: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/
WRC official site (English): https://www.worldrobotconference.com/en/
WRC 2026 closing notice incl. 2027 date: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/news/3616.html
WRC 2026 by the numbers: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/news/3617.html
World Robot Expo: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/expo/
World Robot Contest: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/contest/overview/