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🌟 ROBOCUP 2025 – SALVADOR, BRAZIL

Dates: July 15–21, 2025 • Duration: 7 days
Summary: The world’s largest robotics and AI competition, bringing together thousands of students, researchers, and engineers to compete in soccer, rescue, and industrial robot leagues.
Why attend:

• Experience real-time AI decision-making under pressure.
• Meet global university and industry teams.
• Explore educational and innovation-oriented challenges.
  🔗 Website: https://2025.robocup.org

🤖 IROS 2025 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems) – HANGZHOU, CHINA

Dates: October 19–25, 2025 • Duration: 7 days
Summary: One of the world’s top academic conferences in robotics, covering AI, motion planning, human-robot interaction, and more with 2000+ research papers presented.
Why attend:

• Stay on the cutting edge of global robotics research.
• Attend keynotes by robotics pioneers.
• Join workshops and tutorials in AI and machine perception.
  🔗 Website: https://iros2025.org

🤖 International Robot Exhibition (iREX 2025) – TOKYO, JAPAN

Dates: December 3–6, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: The largest robotics trade fair in the world, showcasing robots for industrial use, healthcare, logistics, and daily life, with over 130,000 visitors.
Why attend:

• Explore the latest hardware from top Asian manufacturers.
• Network with global buyers and robotics integrators.
• Watch live demos of industrial arms, AMRs, and humanoids.
  🔗 Website: https://irex.nikkan.co.jp/

🤖 Humanoids Summit 2025 – MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA

Dates: December 11–12, 2025 • Duration: 2 days
Summary: A high-level conference on humanoid robotics, featuring bleeding-edge developments in full-body movement, human interaction, and AI-driven embodiment.
Why attend:

• Connect with companies like Boston Dynamics, Figure, and Tesla Robotics.
• Preview advancements in robotics locomotion and AI planning.
• Discuss the ethical and economic future of humanoid robotics.
  🔗 Website: https://www.humanoidssummit.com

🥂 Roboexotica – VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Dates: Late November / early December 2025 (TBA) • Duration: ~3–4 days
Summary: A playful and artistic festival blending robotics, art, and mixology—famous for its cocktail-making robots and satirical tech experiments.
Why attend:

• Meet creative roboticists and artists from around the world.
• Discover DIY and open-source robot projects.
• Participate in robot performances and quirky competitions.
  🔗 Website: https://roboexotica.org

🛠️ World Robot Summit – Manufacturing Robotics Challenge – AICHI, JAPAN

Dates: December 12–14, 2025 • Duration: 3 days
Summary: A global competition testing practical solutions in manufacturing robotics, organized by the Japanese government and industry partners.
Why attend:

• See robots solve real, adaptive manufacturing challenges.
• Hands-on learning from live demonstrations.
• Ideal for manufacturers exploring robotic integration.
  🔗 Website: https://worldrobotsummit.org

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• ROBOCUP → Salvador Convention Center
• IROS → Hangzhou Expo Center
• iREX → Tokyo Big Sight
• Humanoids → Computer History Museum, Mountain View
• Roboexotica → MuseumsQuartier Wien
• WRS → Aichi Sky Expo

🎯 Benefits at a Glance

🤖 ROBOCUP 2025 – SALVADOR, BRAZIL

Dates: July 15–21, 2025 • Duration: 7 days
Summary: The world’s largest robotics and AI competition, from soccer bots to rescue robots and logistics.
Why Attend:

• See the latest in AI-driven autonomous robotics in action.
• Ideal for students, educators, and institutions seeking talent or inspiration.
• International networking with over 45 countries participating.
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🏗 Construction Robot Exhibition 2025 – TOKYO, JAPAN

Dates: July 23–25, 2025 • Duration: 3 days
Summary: Specialized trade fair focused on robotics in architecture, civil engineering, and infrastructure.
Why Attend:

• Discover 3D concrete printers, wall-building robots, inspection drones.
• Excellent opportunity for AEC professionals to adopt automation.
• See how Japan applies robotics in aging infrastructure challenges.
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🧠 CoRL 2025 – Conference on Robot Learning – SEOUL, KOREA

Dates: September 27–30, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: Focused on the intersection of robotics and machine learning, with keynotes and hands-on tutorials.
Why Attend:

• Learn from top AI/ML researchers in robotics applications.
• Engage in technical workshops on control, perception, and policy learning.
• Explore synergies with Humanoids conference (co-located).
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🤖 IROS 2025 – HANGZHOU, CHINA

Dates: October 19–25, 2025 • Duration: 7 days
Summary: IEEE’s premier annual robotics conference featuring 1000+ papers, workshops, and exhibits.
Why Attend:

• Present or attend cutting-edge research sessions.
• Perfect for academia-industry collaboration and recruitment.
• Experience latest advances in mobile robotics, AI, haptics, and sensors.
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🏛 GRCRAI 2025 – LONDON, UK

Dates: November 10–12, 2025 • Duration: 3 days
Summary: Covers robotics & AI ethics, machine learning, and innovation policy in a hybrid expo format.
Why Attend:

• Stay ahead of regulatory and funding shifts in Europe.
• Meet investors, researchers, and policy makers.
• Get inspired by demos, panels, and real-world case studies.
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🏢 RobotWorld 2025 – KINTEX, SOUTH KOREA

Dates: November 5–8, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: Korea’s largest robot industry expo covering smart factories, drones, and service robots.
Why Attend:

• Connect with East Asian OEMs and suppliers.
• See the latest in logistics and warehouse automation.
• Participate in global buyer/supplier B2B matching programs.
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🇷🇺 Russia Robotics Week – ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

Dates: November 17–21, 2025 • Duration: 5 days
Summary: Russia’s national showcase for automation and industrial robotics.
Why Attend:

• Tap into Eastern European markets and industrial solutions.
• Discover emerging robotics applications in oil, mining, and logistics.
• Note: Visa, export, and compliance details may vary.
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🥂 Roboexotica 2025 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Dates: ~Late November to Early December 2025
Summary: Art-meets-engineering festival with cocktail-making robots and satirical automation themes.
Why Attend:

• Experience playful robotics, philosophy, and maker culture.
• Great for creatives, artists, and robotics educators.
• Ideal crossover event between engineering and expression.
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🤖 iREX 2025 – TOKYO, JAPAN

Dates: December 3–6, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: World’s largest robotics exhibition with over 600 exhibitors and 130,000 visitors.
Why Attend:

• Discover industrial, service, and humanoid robotics.
• Scout technology for automation, healthcare, logistics.
• Ideal for product sourcing and global distribution deals.
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🤖 IEEE ICAR 2025 – SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Dates: December 2–5, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: Global forum on advanced robotics and biomimetics.
Why Attend:

• Exchange with top researchers in biologically-inspired systems.
• Explore real-time robotic control methods.
• Sunny, accessible location with vibrant research culture.
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⚙️ ROBIO 2025 – CHENGDU, CHINA

Dates: December 3–7, 2025 • Duration: 5 days
Summary: Integrates robotics, neuroscience, biomechanics, and bionics.
Why Attend:

• Sharpen understanding of robotic locomotion and design.
• Connect with China’s fastest growing R&D clusters.
• Present academic work or find post-doc collaborators.
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🤖 MRS 2025 – SINGAPORE

Dates: December 4–5, 2025 • Duration: 2 days
Summary: Focused on distributed robotics and multi-agent coordination.
Why Attend:

• Learn swarm robotics algorithms used in drones and fleets.
• Engage in theory and practical applications.
• Asia’s top academic-industrial robotics collaborations.
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🔬 iSpaRo 2025 – SENDAI, JAPAN

Dates: December 1–4, 2025 • Duration: 4 days
Summary: Space robotics conference on planetary exploration, satellites, and AI.
Why Attend:

• Collaborate with JAXA, ESA, NASA engineers.
• Deep dive into space-ready autonomy and teleoperation.
• Present future-looking proposals for space tech.
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