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Why Attend

Get practical guidance on robot safety standards, risk assessment, implementation, and emerging robotic systems - and bring stronger safety practices back to your plant, project, or customer.

Huntington Place, Detroit, Michigan  ·  November 3-5, 2026

What you'll gain

Practical knowledge.
Stronger safety.
Real results.

Walk away with the insights, tools, and connections you need to strengthen robot safety in your organization.

A clearer view of current standards

Understand the purpose and practical implications of key robot safety standards and technical reports.

Better risk-assessment decisions

Strengthen how your team identifies hazards, evaluates risk, selects safeguards, documents decisions, and manages change.

Application-specific insight

Learn how safety considerations differ across conventional industrial cells, collaborative applications, mobile robots, service robots, and emerging systems.

Stronger cross-functional alignment

Create a consistent language among safety, engineering, operations, maintenance, purchasing, integrators, and leadership.

Practical peer connections

Meet professionals who are working through similar standards, design, commissioning, and operational challenges.

Take-home value

Return with notes, contacts, questions to ask suppliers, and recommended actions to share with your team.

Where do you fit?

One conference.
Many roles.

Safety & Compliance

EHS, machine safety, regulatory, risk assessment, functional safety

Engineering & Technical

Robotics, controls, automation, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, systems

Operations & Leadership

Plant, production, maintenance, quality, continuous improvement

Integrators & Builders

System integrators, OEMs, machine builders, application engineers

Executive & Program Leaders

Engineering directors, operations leaders, safety program owners

Why robot safety matters now

Automation is changing faster than robot safety practices.

 

More robots, more applications, more industries—means more complex risk. Up-to-date safety knowledge helps you protect people, ensure compliance, reduce downtime, and confidently deploy new technologies.

82%

of manufacturers plan to increase investment in industrial automation.

— Deloitte 2024
4M+

industrial robots are operating in factories worldwide.

— IFR 2024
50%+

of new robot installations are outside the automotive industry.

— IFR 2024
What three days looks like

LEARN

From experts who shape standards and solve problems in the real world.

DISCUSS

Compare approaches and challenges with professionals who understand your world.

APPLY

Discover products, services, and solutions you can put to work.

CONNECT

Build relationships that support you long after the conference ends.

Registration options and pricing
Registration period Pass A3 member Non-member
EARLYthrough Aug. 11, 2026 Full Access (Tues.-Thurs.) $1,145 $1,245
Tuesday/Wednesday $945 $1,045
Wednesday/Thursday $945 $1,045
ADVANCEDAug. 12-Oct. 5, 2026 Full Access (Tues.-Thurs.) $1,245 $1,345
Tuesday/Wednesday $1,045 $1,145
Wednesday/Thursday $1,045 $1,145
LATEOct. 6 to event Full Access (Tues.-Thurs.) $1,345 $1,445
Tuesday/Wednesday $1,145 $1,245
Wednesday/Thursday $1,145 $1,245
Breakfast included each day attended
Lunch included each day attended
Wednesday networking reception included
A3 members receive discounted rates.
Not an A3 member? Join A3

Bringing your team?

Save 10% when five or more register together.

Email events@automate.org before registering so the group can be processed and the discount applied.

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Hear why robot safety professionals keep learning together
IRSC is the one place where I get standards, real-world applications, and candid conversations with experts all in one week. I leave with actionable ideas I can actually implement.
— Jason R.
Senior Safety Engineer, Fortune 500 Manufacturer
Ready to bring value back to your organization?

Bring better robot safety practices back to your organization.