On behalf of the ERF Programme Committee and the ERF Scientific Board, we invite you to contribute to the 17th edition of the European Robotics Forum, to be held from 23-27 March 2026 in Stavanger, Norway.
The European Robotics Forum is the most influential meeting of the robotics community in Europe, spanning academia, industry and society. It aims to foster communication and knowledge transfer and covers technology, application and impact of robotics. The ERF provides a podium to discuss recent and future advances in robotics in context of applications, societal impact, ethical and legal considerations. Robotics includes aspects such as mechatronics, control, perception, and cognition, as well as current themes like AI and data in relation to robotics.
Research on the applications of Robotics and AI to the industrial scenario is leading to a very fast-growing innovation in Europe. Thus, it is more and more important to foster discussion between researchers and industry to create a synergy that will drive the future of research and industrial innovation.
At the ERF 2025 in Rimini, Italy, an industrial scientific track for strengthening the scientific component of ERF was introduced. Thanks to the success of the scientific track both in 2024 and 2025, it will be continued at ERF 2026.
The scientific track is composed of peer-reviewed papers, which will subsequently be published in a Springer book. To foster the discussion between researcher and industry, the contributions of the scientific track will be presented in an “oral” or a “pitch and poster” format, depending on the content of the paper.
Subject Areas of the Scientific Track
The scientific track has two subject areas: Robotics subject area and AI for Robotics subject area.
Deadline for contribution submission:
30 October 2025 (11:59 PM CET)
We are looking forward to your contribution to the ERF 2026
- Dr. Nabil Belbachir – General Chair, NORCE, Norway
- Dr. Gabor Sziebig – General Co-Chair, SINTEF, Norway
- Prof. Eleni Kelasidi – Scientific Track Chair, NTNU, Norway