
IEEE ICRA is the world’s leading scientific and industrial conference for robotics and automation, bringing together researchers, engineers, and technology leaders from across academia and industry. As the flagship event of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, ICRA showcases cutting‑edge advances in robotics, AI, perception, manipulation, and human–robot collaboration.
At ICRA 2026 in Vienna, Universal Robots will be present to engage with the global robotics community and highlight the role of collaborative robots (cobots) in advancing flexible, safe, and scalable automation across real‑world applications.
At ICRA, our presence is centered on actively supporting the Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition (RGMC) and demonstrating how simple, robust cobot setups can deliver strong results in real-world robotics research scenarios.
RGMC is a well-established benchmark competition at ICRA, designed to push robotic grasping and manipulation beyond controlled lab conditions and toward realistic, high-variability environments relevant to logistics, manufacturing, and service robotics. Supporting RGMC aligns directly with our commitment to enabling practical, repeatable robotics research on accessible hardware.
At ICRA, Universal Robots is not presenting a standalone demo, but taking part in visible, hands-on participation within the RGMC competition area. Attendees will see how straightforward cobot setups support strong outcomes in data collection, learning repeatability, and manipulation performance in competitive, research-driven scenarios.