The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) will host the 2026 International Robot Safety Conference on November 3-5, 2026. According to the A3 official event page, the venue is Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. A3 describes the event for engineers, safety professionals, manufacturers and system integrators focused on standards and workplace use. A3 reporting notes more than 35 years of history as a meeting place for people who write robot safety standards and people who apply them.
Table of Contents
- What changed in the standards
- Who explains the requirements
- Which sessions fit your plant
- How access and tickets work
What changed in the standards
The 2026 agenda centers on changes in ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 and updated ISO 10218. The A3 State of Industrial Robot Safety blog identifies the focus. It includes new user requirements in R15.06 Part 3 for industrial robots and R15.08 Part 3 for mobile robots.
Part 3 speaks to users, not only makers. That matters if you specify, install, operate or maintain robots. Check which Part 3 applies to your fleet before you pick sessions.
Who explains the requirements
ISHN, republishing the A3 announcement, lists speakers from industry and government. According to the ISHN announcement summary, they include experts from Amazon Robotics, ABB, NVIDIA, Procter & Gamble, Universal Robots and Yaskawa America. The list also names Mobile Industrial Robots, SICK, Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics and OSHA.
That mix puts builders, large users, sensor suppliers and regulators in one room. It helps compare design intent with daily operation. A controls engineer can hear an integrator view, then hear OSHA expectations.
Which sessions fit your plant
An A3 press release via RoboticsTomorrow highlights four practical threads. They cover R15.06/R15.08 Part 3 user rules, humanoid and legged-robot safety, NVIDIA on physical-AI safety standardization, and P&G on auditing existing installations. Broader coverage adds risk assessment, conventional cells, collaborative and mobile applications, functional safety, cybersecurity, OSHA perspective, humanoids, service robots and physical AI, according to A3 safety reporting.
Use this scan to match your job: If you run collaborative cells, prioritize risk assessment and functional safety. If you run mobile fleets, prioritize mobile applications and cybersecurity. If you plan humanoids, focus on legged-robot safety and physical AI.
- risk assessment and conventional cells
- collaborative and mobile applications
- functional safety and cybersecurity
- OSHA view, humanoids, service robots and physical AI
How access and tickets work
Technology Conferences reporting lists two access levels. According to the Technology Conferences listing, Full Access covers all three days and Two-Day Access covers Tuesday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Thursday. Both include sessions, meals, reception, tabletop exhibits and CEU credits.
The same listing points to automotive, aerospace, logistics, food-beverage and life-sciences attendees. Choose Full Access if standards changes touch several cell types. Compare your plant's robot types against the Part 3 sessions before you register.
