Embedded, Electronics & Robotics Trade Shows 2027: A Guide for Hardware Product Teams

Mikhail Bychko

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Embedded, Electronics & Robotics Trade Shows 2027: A Guide for Hardware Product Teams

Last checked: 12 November 2026. Dates change, so confirm on the organizer's site before you book travel.

At iomico we design electronics, firmware and software for connected devices. Every year our clients ask the same question: which shows are worth the flight? This guide is our answer for 2027. It lists 46 events across embedded systems, electronics, physical AI and robotics, and electronics manufacturing. A short section covers industry shows where connected-product buyers meet: medtech, energy, industrial automation, agtech, mobility and security.

For each show you get the dates, the city, who it is for, and a short note on how to use it. We did not include exhibitor or visitor counts, because 2027 numbers don't exist yet and old numbers can mislead.

How to use this list

Pick by audience, not size. A 3,000-person show full of your buyers beats a 100,000-person show where they are a rounding error.
Know your goal before you book. Visiting to meet chip vendors, scouting EMS partners, recruiting, and selling to buyers are four different trips. They often need four different shows.
Most big shows publish an exhibitor list weeks in advance. Book meetings from it before you travel. Walking the floor without meetings is the most expensive way to attend.
Watch the two-year cycles. Several key shows run only every other year. In 2027 that means productronica, automatica, Agritechnica and IAA Mobility are on, while electronica (Munich) is off until 2028.
"TBC" means the organizer had not confirmed the dates on 12 November 2026. We give the most likely window and will update this page as dates come in.

2027 at a glance

Month	Show	City	Dates
January	CES	Las Vegas, USA	6–9 Jan
February	Embedded Vision Summit (at SPIE Photonics West)	San Francisco, USA	2–4 Feb
February	Southern Manufacturing & Electronics	Farnborough, UK	2–4 Feb
February	MD&M West	Anaheim, USA	9–11 Feb
February	World Ag Expo	Tulare, USA	9–11 Feb
February	NEPCON JAPAN	Tokyo, Japan	17–19 Feb
February	ROSCon Korea	Daegu, South Korea	17–19 Feb
March	MWC Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain	1–4 Mar
March	DISTRIBUTECH	Atlanta, USA	early March (2–4 Mar, TBC)
March	NVIDIA GTC	San Jose, USA	15–18 Mar
March	embedded world	Nuremberg, Germany	16–18 Mar
March	productronica China	Shanghai, China	24–26 Mar (TBC)
April	Hannover Messe	Hannover, Germany	5–8 Apr
April	ISC West	Las Vegas, USA	5–9 Apr (TBC)
April	IPC APEX EXPO	Anaheim, USA	6–8 Apr
April	electronica China	Shanghai, China	14–16 Apr
April	ProMat	Chicago, USA	19–21 Apr
May	Automate	Las Vegas, USA	10–13 May
May	XPONENTIAL	Miami Beach, USA	17–20 May
May	IEEE ICRA	Seoul, South Korea	24–28 May
June	COMPUTEX	Taipei, Taiwan	1–4 Jun (TBC)
June	Robotics Summit & Expo	Boston, USA	2–3 Jun
June	Sensors Converge	Santa Clara, USA	8–10 Jun
June	The smarter E Europe / Intersolar Europe	Munich, Germany	8–10 Jun
June	Hardware Pioneers Max	London, UK	9–10 Jun
June	SMTconnect	Nuremberg, Germany	June (TBC)
June	automatica	Munich, Germany	22–25 Jun
June	The Battery Show Europe	Stuttgart, Germany	22–24 Jun
July	ROSCon UK	Bristol, UK	5–7 Jul
August	World Robot Conference	Beijing, China	18–22 Aug
September	IFA	Berlin, Germany	3–7 Sep
September	IAA MOBILITY	Munich, Germany	7–12 Sep
September	Open Source Summit Europe (Zephyr Developer Summit usually co-located)	Glasgow, UK (TBC)	20–22 Sep (TBC)
September	The Things Conference	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TBC (usually September)
Autumn	embedded world North America	USA (TBC)	TBC
October	The Battery Show North America	Detroit, USA	11–14 Oct
October	ROSCon (global)	Europe (TBC)	October (TBC)
October	Robotics Summit & Expo West (formerly RoboBusiness)	Santa Clara, USA	October (TBC)
October	SMTA International	Rosemont (Chicago), USA	24–28 Oct
November	Agritechnica	Hanover, Germany	14–20 Nov
November	RE+	Las Vegas, USA	15–18 Nov
November	MEDICA + COMPAMED	Düsseldorf, Germany	mid-November (TBC)
November	productronica	Munich, Germany	16–19 Nov
November	SPS – smart production solutions	Nuremberg, Germany	23–25 Nov
December	iREX – International Robot Exhibition	Tokyo, Japan	late 2027 (TBC)
December	Humanoids Summit	Silicon Valley, USA	TBC

1. Embedded systems and electronics

These are the core shows for firmware, embedded Linux, RTOS, wireless and electronics teams.

embedded world 2027

When / where: 16–18 March 2027, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany
Who it's for: embedded hardware, software and security engineers, plus engineering leads choosing chips, modules, RTOS and tooling.
Our take: If you go to one embedded show in 2027, make it this one. Every major MCU and SoC vendor, RTOS and tools company is there, and so are many engineering-services firms. 2027 is the show's 25th conference edition. Book vendor meetings early; the halls get busy.

CES 2027

When / where: 6–9 January 2027, Las Vegas, USA
Who it's for: consumer and connected-product companies, investors, press, retail buyers.
Our take: CES is about launches and visibility, not deep engineering. It is worth it if you are launching a consumer device or meeting investors and retail partners. Eureka Park is the startup area, and it's a good place to scout new device companies.

MWC Barcelona 2027

When / where: 1–4 March 2027, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Spain
Who it's for: mobile, cellular IoT, network and connectivity companies.
Our take: Useful if your product depends on cellular (LTE-M, NB-IoT, 5G RedCap) or eSIM. Carriers and module vendors are there. The 2027 edition adds areas for automotive, health and aviation.

Sensors Converge 2027

When / where: 8–10 June 2027, Santa Clara Convention Center, USA
Who it's for: sensor, MEMS, edge-processing and embedded design engineers.
Our take: A focused, engineer-heavy US show. It's good for sensor selection, power design and edge AI talks without the noise of a mega-fair.

COMPUTEX 2027

When / where: expected 1–4 June 2027, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taiwan (TBC: the organizer had not confirmed 2027 dates when we checked)
Who it's for: PC, server, AI hardware and the Taiwanese component and ODM supply chain.
Our take: Go if your hardware is built around compute modules or AI accelerators, or if you are looking for ODM and module suppliers in Taiwan.

Hardware Pioneers Max 2027

When / where: 9–10 June 2027, ExCeL London, UK
Who it's for: UK and European IoT and electronics product teams, from startups to scale-ups.
Our take: A smaller, product-builder show. It is good for meeting component vendors and peers in one or two days.

IFA 2027

When / where: 3–7 September 2027, Messe Berlin, Germany
Who it's for: consumer electronics and smart-home brands, retail and press.
Our take: Europe's counterpart to CES for consumer and smart-home devices. It's useful for market scouting if you build consumer products for the EU.

embedded world North America 2027

When / where: TBC. The 2026 edition ran 22–24 September in Anaheim, and 2027 dates had not been announced when we checked.
Who it's for: North American embedded engineers and engineering leads.
Our take: A younger, smaller sister of the Nuremberg show. It's a good option if your team is in the US and can't travel to Germany in March.

Open Source Summit Europe / Zephyr Developer Summit 2027

When / where: Open Source Summit Europe is listed for 20–22 September 2027 in Glasgow (TBC, not yet confirmed by the Linux Foundation). The Zephyr Developer Summit was co-located with it in 2026 (Prague, 7–9 October 2026); 2027 dates are TBC.
Who it's for: embedded Linux, Zephyr RTOS and open-source maintainers and users.
Our take: If your product runs on Zephyr or embedded Linux, this is where the people who build those projects talk about the roadmap. It's very technical, and worth sending your engineers.

The Things Conference 2027

When / where: Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2027 dates TBC; the 2026 edition ran 22–23 September 2026.
Who it's for: LoRaWAN, low-power IoT and edge device builders.
Our take: The main event for LoRaWAN. It's hands-on and demo-driven, and good if you are choosing between LoRaWAN, cellular and other low-power networks.

2. Physical AI and robotics

Physical AI means AI that senses and acts in the real world: robots, drones, autonomous machines and smart cameras. It is the fastest-growing part of the event calendar.

NVIDIA GTC 2027

When / where: 15–18 March 2027, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, USA (NVIDIA's own pages show both 14–18 and 15–18 March; check before booking)
Who it's for: AI, robotics and edge-AI teams, especially those on NVIDIA Jetson and Isaac.
Our take: The place to see where NVIDIA's robotics and edge platforms are going. It's best as a visitor; the sessions are the main value.

Embedded Vision Summit 2027

When / where: 2–4 February 2027, Moscone West, San Francisco, USA. New for 2027: it is part of SPIE Photonics West (30 January – 4 February 2027).
Who it's for: engineers and product leads building camera, vision and edge-AI products.
Our take: The most practical event for computer vision on embedded hardware. The move into Photonics West also puts it next to the optics and sensor supply chain.

Automate 2027

When / where: 10–13 May 2027, Las Vegas Convention Center, USA (first time in Las Vegas)
Who it's for: industrial robotics, machine vision, motion control and automation buyers.
Our take: North America's largest automation show, run by A3. Go if you build robots, robot components or automation equipment, or sell to factories.

automatica 2027

When / where: 22–25 June 2027, Messe München, Germany (every two years)
Who it's for: robotics, automation and machine-vision companies, with a strong service-robotics and AI focus.
Our take: The European flagship for robotics. 2027 is an "on" year, so plan for it.

Robotics Summit & Expo 2027

When / where: 2–3 June 2027, Boston, USA
Who it's for: engineers and leaders building commercial robots.
Our take: A developer-focused show with technical tracks on design, AI and manufacturing of robots. Boston's robotics ecosystem makes it good for meetings.

Robotics Summit & Expo West 2027 (formerly RoboBusiness)

When / where: October 2027, Santa Clara, USA (days TBC)
Who it's for: robotics founders, product leads and investors on the US West Coast.
Our take: RoboBusiness has been renamed and lines up with the Boston show. It's useful for the business side of robotics: go-to-market, funding and partnerships.

IEEE ICRA 2027

When / where: 24–28 May 2027, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Who it's for: robotics researchers and R&D teams; also strong for hiring.
Our take: The flagship academic robotics conference. Go here to see what comes out of labs in two to five years, and to recruit.

ROSCon 2027 (global, UK and Korea)

When / where: ROSCon Korea 17–19 February 2027 (DGIST, Daegu); ROSCon UK 5–7 July 2027 (Bristol Robotics Laboratory); global ROSCon in October 2027 in Europe (city and dates TBC)
Who it's for: developers and companies using ROS 2.
Our take: If your robot runs ROS 2, these are the most useful developer days of the year. They're small, technical and very hands-on.

XPONENTIAL 2027

When / where: 17–20 May 2027, Miami Beach Convention Center, USA
Who it's for: drone and uncrewed-systems makers, defense and commercial operators.
Our take: The main show for uncrewed air, ground and sea systems, run by AUVSI.

ProMat 2027

When / where: 19–21 April 2027, McCormick Place, Chicago, USA
Who it's for: warehouse automation, AMRs, material handling and supply-chain tech.
Our take: The best place to see mobile robots and warehouse automation in use. It's free to register.

World Robot Conference 2027

When / where: 18–22 August 2027, Beijing, China
Who it's for: humanoid, service and industrial robotics, with a heavy Chinese ecosystem presence.
Our take: Useful to understand how fast Chinese humanoid and component suppliers are moving.

iREX 2027 (International Robot Exhibition)

When / where: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, late 2027 (TBC). It runs every two years; the 2025 edition was 3–6 December.
Who it's for: industrial and service robotics, with Japanese robot makers out in force.
Our take: One of the big three robotics fairs, with automatica and Automate.

Humanoids Summit 2027

When / where: Silicon Valley, USA. 2027 dates TBC; the 2026 edition is 1–2 December 2026 in San Mateo.
Who it's for: humanoid robot developers, component suppliers and investors.
Our take: A focused event for a fast-moving niche. Watch the organizer's site for 2027 dates.

3. Electronics manufacturing (SMT, PCB assembly, EMS)

These are the shows for finding a contract manufacturer, PCB supplier or assembly line partner. Read them together with our Top 20 PCBA Manufacturers in the USA & Mexico list.

productronica 2027

When / where: 16–19 November 2027, Messe München, Germany (every two years)
Who it's for: electronics manufacturing: SMT, PCB production, test, cable assembly, EMS.
Our take: The world's leading electronics manufacturing fair, and it's on in 2027. Go if you are choosing an assembly partner or setting up production in Europe.

IPC APEX EXPO 2027

When / where: 6–8 April 2027, Anaheim Convention Center, USA
Who it's for: PCB fabrication, assembly, EMS and quality / IPC-standards people.
Our take: North America's main electronics manufacturing show. Very useful for meeting US and Mexican EMS companies.

SMTconnect 2027

When / where: Nuremberg, Germany, June 2027 (TBC; one listing gives 22–24 June)
Who it's for: SMT, assembly and electronics manufacturing in German-speaking Europe.
Our take: A compact show for DACH electronics production. It's good in the years between productronica editions; in 2027 it shares the year with it.

SMTA International 2027

When / where: 24–28 October 2027, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont (Chicago), USA
Who it's for: SMT process engineers and manufacturing leads.
Our take: A technical conference with an expo. It's more about process and reliability than sales.

NEPCON JAPAN 2027

When / where: 17–19 February 2027, Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Who it's for: electronics manufacturing, packaging and components in Japan and Asia.
Our take: Japan's largest electronics R&D and manufacturing show. Go if you source from or sell to Japanese manufacturers.

productronica China and electronica China 2027

When / where: Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China. productronica China 24–26 March 2027 (TBC); electronica China 14–16 April 2027.
Who it's for: teams sourcing components, PCBs and assembly in China.
Our take: Both shows run in Shanghai each year: productronica China for production, electronica China for components. In 2027 they fall three weeks apart, so check which one you need.

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2027

When / where: 2–4 February 2027, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, UK
Who it's for: UK subcontract manufacturing, electronics production and engineering suppliers.
Our take: A good, low-cost way to meet UK suppliers in one place.

4. Industry shows where connected-product buyers meet

These are not electronics shows, but connected products for these industries are sold and scouted here.

Medtech

MD&M West 2027 — 9–11 February 2027, Anaheim Convention Center, USA. Medical device design and manufacturing: the place to meet medtech engineering and supply-chain people in the US.
MEDICA + COMPAMED 2027 — Düsseldorf, Germany, mid-November 2027 (TBC). MEDICA is the world's largest medical trade fair; COMPAMED, next door, is its supplier and components show. For device makers, COMPAMED is often the more useful one.

Energy, batteries and grid

The smarter E Europe / Intersolar Europe 2027 — 8–10 June 2027, Messe München, Germany. Solar, storage (ees Europe), e-mobility charging (Power2Drive) and energy management in one event.
RE+ 2027 — 15–18 November 2027, Las Vegas, USA. The largest North American clean-energy show. Regional RE+ events run through the year, such as RE+ Northeast (2–4 February, Boston).
The Battery Show Europe 2027 — 22–24 June 2027, Messe Stuttgart, Germany. Battery cells, BMS, packs and EV electronics.
The Battery Show North America 2027 — 11–14 October 2027, Huntington Place, Detroit, USA.
DISTRIBUTECH 2027 — early March 2027 (2–4 March, TBC), Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, USA. Utilities, grid tech and smart metering.

Industrial automation

Hannover Messe 2027 — 5–8 April 2027, Hannover, Germany. The world's leading industrial fair: automation, industrial IoT, energy and digital factories.
SPS – smart production solutions 2027 — 23–25 November 2027, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany. Automation components, drives, controls and industrial communication.

Agtech

World Ag Expo 2027 — 9–11 February 2027, International Agri-Center, Tulare, California, USA. The largest outdoor farm show in the US.
Agritechnica 2027 — 14–20 November 2027, Hanover, Germany (every two years). The world's leading agricultural machinery fair. The 2027 theme is "Connecting Agricultural Intelligence", with a focus on connectivity and AI.

Mobility

IAA MOBILITY 2027 — 7–12 September 2027, Munich, Germany (every two years). The B2B Summit at Messe München runs 7–10 September; the public Open Space in the city centre runs 7–12 September.

Security and access control

ISC West 2027 — April 2027, The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, USA (5–9 April listed; check exhibit days with the organizer). The largest US security show: access control, video, IoT security devices.

What's not on in 2027

electronica (Munich) runs in even years. The 2026 edition was 10–13 November 2026; the next is November 2028.
productronica and automatica are on in 2027, so 2026's quiet year for production and robotics in Munich is over.

Planning tips from our side

Start with three shows, not ten. One core embedded or electronics show, one show where your customers are, and one manufacturing show if you are moving to production in 2027.
Match the show to the stage of your product. In concept and prototype stage, go where the chip vendors are (embedded world, Sensors Converge). In pilot and production stage, go where manufacturers are (productronica, IPC APEX EXPO). At launch, go where your buyers are: the industry shows.
Send engineers, not only sales. Many of the best conversations at embedded world, ROSCon or the Zephyr Developer Summit happen between engineers.

If you are planning a connected product for 2027 and want a second opinion on architecture, chips or manufacturing partners before a show, talk to iomico.