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Welcome and first look
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IJCAI 2026 Co-Located in Bremen
Robot Expo @ AICOR
An evening of live robotics, research exchange, and conversations with the people building intelligent machines.
Tuesday
18 August 2026
From
18:30
About the event
IJCAI Co-Located Event - Robot Expo at AICOR
The event offers IJCAI participants, researchers, and industry partners the opportunity to join a hands-on robotics exhibition to explore cutting-edge AI and robotics through scientific talks, live demonstrations, a panel discussion, and a networking reception. Hosted by the AICOR Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bremen, the event brings together the international AI research community and the German and European robotics ecosystem for an evening of scientific exchange and networking. The event will take place on 18 August 2026 from 18:30 to 21:30.
The AICOR Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bremen is a leading research institute dedicated to cognition-enabled robotics, advancing AI technologies that allow robots to autonomously understand and perform everyday tasks.
Inside AICOR
Robotics in practice.
Tuesday, 18 August
18:30–21:30
The Program.
Short scientific talks lead into a focused panel, followed by open laboratories, live demonstrations, and networking across the TAB building.
Introductory talks
Four perspectives on physical AI
Four short scientific talks of approximately 10–12 minutes each.
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Talk 01
Prof. Tamim Asfour
Coordinator, Robotics Institute Germany
The national robotics agenda and the Robotic Booster Program -
Talk 02
Prof. Alin Albu-Schäffer
TBC
Coordinator, euROBIN European Network of Excellence Centres in Robotics
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Talk 03
Prof. Michael Beetz
CRC EASE, University of Bremen
Accountable robot manipulation and knowledge-enabled control -
Talk 04
Prof. David Vernon
Author of Artificial Cognitive Systems (MIT Press)
Cognitive architectures for autonomous robots
Panel discussion
Prospects and Impacts of Physical AI — How to Make It a Success
Moderator: Radu Rusu, CEO, Exponential VC
Research coordinators, company representatives, and funding bodies discuss how physical AI can move reliably from demonstration to deployment — from technical and organizational requirements to standards, benchmarks, open platforms, and sustained public investment.
Open laboratories and networking reception
Live robot demonstrations
Move freely between demonstration areas as research groups and companies present working systems. The catered networking reception runs in parallel.
Research demonstrations
- Autonomous robots accomplishing everyday manipulation tasks
- Laboratory robotics for scientific automation
- Retail robots and service robotics in commercial settings
- Learning robot manipulation from instruction videos and written instructions
- Robot perception and scene understanding
- Knowledge representation and reasoning for robot task execution
- Plan-based control and AI-powered robot control architectures
Industry showcase
Start-ups and companies
At least five robotics start-ups and companies present products and technologies, coordinated through the Robotics Institute Germany Robotic Booster Program.
Networking reception Catering and conversations with European and German robotics researchers and industry representatives continue throughout the demonstrations.
AICOR demonstration
A PR2 robot at work.
Event details
Join us at AICOR.
The Robot Expo brings the IJCAI 2026 community into AICOR for an evening of talks, discussion, demonstrations, and an up-close look at current robotics research.
- Date
- Tuesday, 18 August 2026
- Time
- 18:30–21:30
- Venue
- AICOR Institute for Artificial Intelligence Am Fallturm 1, TAB Entrance E, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Registration
Register for the event.
Please register for the Robot Expo in advance using the form below.
Open registration formAddress
AICOR Institute for Artificial IntelligenceUniversity Bremen
Am Fallturm 1, TAB Entrance E
28359 Bremen
Germany
Directions
From Hauptbahnhof-Nord/Messe (Bremen Central Station Nord/Messe), take tram line 6 towards Universität and get off at Universität-Nord (terminus). The journey takes approximately 14 minutes and includes 12 stops. From there, it is a short 3-minute walk (approximately 280 metres) to the AICOR Institute for Artificial Intelligence, located at the Technische Akademie Bremen (TAB), Am Fallturm 1, Entrance E.