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China’s 2026 Automation Conference focuses on AI and intelligent technology
The China Association of Automation held its 2026 conference in Beijing from October 31 to November 1.
The event marked 65 years since the association was founded in 1961.
Researchers and industry representatives from China and abroad discussed new directions in automation and intelligent technology.
Topics included industrial AI, embodied intelligence, large-model agents, smart manufacturing and energy systems.
Speakers also examined whether consciousness can be computed and where general AI’s abilities may end.
The conference held 65 parallel sessions and a technology exhibition, bringing research, industry and recruitment activities together.
The organizers said the event would support China’s plans for the next five-year period and its push for greater technological self-reliance.
China’s 2026 Automation Conference was held in Beijing from October 31 to November 1.
The event focused on developments in automation and intelligent technology and brought together participants from academia and industry in China and abroad.
It coincided with the 65th anniversary of the Chinese Association of Automation, which was founded in 1961.
The conference included 65 parallel sessions on research, industrial applications, technology and other topics.
- Who
- The Chinese Association of Automation organized the conference. Participants included representatives from academic and industrial fields in China and abroad.
- What
- The 2026 China Automation Conference focused on automation and intelligent technology.
- When
- October 31 to November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Beijing, China.
- Why
- It aimed to discuss developments in automation and intelligent technology and support research and industrial innovation.
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The conference began in Beijing.
The conference concluded.
- Organizer
- Chinese Association of Automation
- Location
- Beijing
- Dates
- October 31–November 1, 2026
- Parallel sessions
- 65
- Anniversary
- 65th anniversary of the Chinese Association of Automation