European Robotics Forum heads to Birmingham in 2027
The European robotics community will descend upon Birmingham’s International Convention Centre (ICC) in March 2027 for the annual European Robotics Forum (ERF).
The event brings together over 1,000 research and industry experts from across the continent to share ideas, create new connections and celebrate the best of robotics, one of the most important technologies that will shape the future of society for generations to come.
Since it first began in 2010, ERF has been hosted in many great cities and industrial powerhouse regions across Europe. Hosting ERF in Birmingham for the first time offers an opportunity to anchor conversations about the future of robotics within a region where innovation is not abstract but applied daily: in factories, laboratories, and innovation centres deploying next generation artificial intelligence, automation and robotics at scale.
ERF in Birmingham will be organised and hosted by The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) a West Midlands-based research and technology organisation, and the University of Birmingham, in partnership with euRobotics, the European robotics association.
Birmingham is a fitting setting for an event of this kind. The city draws on its region’s industrial heritage with roots that reach back to the very birth of the industrial revolution, a proud history of manufacturing and precision engineering, a long-established and internationally acclaimed automotive sector, a fine tradition of research and innovation, with universities offering globally-recognised academic excellence, and a large, skilled, diverse population.
Karol Janik, ERF2027 General Chair and Robotics & Automation Technology Manager at MTC said: “For more than two centuries, the West Midlands has stood as one of Europe’s most enduring centres of industrial ingenuity. From the steam engine to today’s breakthroughs in robotics, AI, advanced manufacturing, clean energy or healthcare, this region has repeatedly shaped the technological direction of the continent. Birmingham and the wider West Midlands remain one of its most innovative industrial heartlands: a dense ecosystem of global manufacturers, world leading research institutes, dynamic automation and robotics companies, and a new generation of ambitious entrepreneurs.
“Add to this a city with a rich and varied cultural offer spanning classic and contemporary, clubs to concert halls, gigs to galleries and from theatres to Think Tank, Birmingham’s famously interactive museum of science, and the considerable attractions of the UK’s ‘second city’ are obvious. “
As the organising team prepares for this landmark event, it invites organisations, innovators, and industry leaders to partner as sponsors and exhibitors. This is a unique opportunity to showcase technologies, products, and services to a diverse and influential audience at the forefront of robotics, AI and automation in Europe and beyond. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the organising team to learn more about sponsorship and exhibition packages and secure their place at ERF 2027.
