RoboBusiness 2026 Summary
In episode 267 of The robot report Podcast, our editorial team, including Steve Crowe, Eugene Demaitre, Mike Oitzman and Brianna Wessling, recaps the 2026 RoboBusiness event.
The event took place October 20-21 in Santa Clara, California, and attracted more than 2,000 attendees for a meeting focused on the latest developments in robotics. Highlights included the opening panels, the Women in Robotics luncheon, various sessions and the exhibition area.
If you attended the show with a conference pass, stay tuned; We will soon share details on how to access the audio of all recorded sessions.
The RoboBusiness 2026 opening keynote saw Steve Crowe moderate a panel that included Rodney Brooks, Ken Goldberg and Jonathan Hurst.
Bhavana Chandrashekhar, senior manager of applied sciences at Amazon Robotics, is interviewed at the Women in Robotics Lunch by Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and head of operations at MassRobotics.
There was a crowd of people having picnic lunches for the 2026 Women in Robotics luncheon.
The RoboBusiness 2026 panel on “Beyond the Demo: AI in Manufacturing Robotics” talked about how AI is actually used today.
Mike Oitzman (senior editor, The robot report), Rick Faulk (CEO, Locus Robotics), Bill Booth (technology sales, marketing and business development, Roboworx) and Alex Linde (chief product officer, Aescape) were on stage at the “RaaS Playbook” panel.
This was the 20th anniversary of the RoboBusiness event. This was also the last event under the RoboBusiness brand. The event has been renamed Robotics Summit West and will take place again in October 2027 under the new name.
Find out more about the Robot Operations Group
The Robot Operations Group (ROG) is a cross-industry group aimed at developing and sharing best practices for large-scale operation of autonomous robots. The group was founded by Florian Pestoni and Joe Wieciek. The day after RoboBusiness, RoboOpsCon26 was held.
RoboBusiness Summary History
- 1:45 – RobOps Con review by Mike Oitzman
- 3.27pm – RoboBusiness 2026 recap from Steve Crowe
- 6:50pm – Women in Robotics Luncheon Recap with Brianna Wessling
- 11:02 – Oitzman RaaS Playbook panel recap
- 1.02pm – Summary of keynotes (all editors)
- 5.19pm – Recap of the “Beyond the Demo” panel with Eugene Demaitre
- 6:47pm – Recap of Oitzman’s “State of Humanoids” keynote
- 10.30pm – Wessling “Navigation in Complicated Indoor Environments” panel summary
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