Automate 2026 Day 2 (today) — Humanoid Robot Forum opens 12:30 PM CDT, A3 Innovation Awards at 10:30 AM, Latin American Business Reception + Women's Empowerment Forum
Automate 2026 Day 2 (today June 23) programs the Humanoid Robot Forum (12:30-5 PM CDT, $790 stand-alone), A3 Innovation Awards (10:30 AM at Show Theater), Latin American Business Networking Reception, and Women's Empowerment Forum. The Humanoid Robot Forum is the show's third annual edition — robotics leaders, engineers, and researchers discussing development, deployment, and commercialization of humanoid technologies.
The substantive piece is the institutional-format maturation. The Humanoid Robot Forum entering its third annual edition at Automate 2026 means the category-dedicated programming has crossed beyond initial-curiosity phase into established-conference-tradition status. The $790 stand-alone ticket pricing reflects substantive industry interest that supports premium-tier event economics rather than free-attendee promotion.
The competitive read against yesterday's Day 1 program (Kawasaki 8-DOF premiere + ABB Physical AI Toolchain) is that the four-day Automate 2026 program structure stratifies vendor-showcase events (Day 1 product premieres), deep-conversation events (Day 2 forums), and procurement-action events (Days 3-4 awards + networking). The vendor + buyer mix attending the four-day arc gives procurement teams maximum evaluation surface in a single trip.
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