Leukerbad Robot Carnival 2026

🤖🏔️ Leukerbad Robotics Carnival 2026

The Future of Everyday Life Is Happening in a Swiss Alpine Town!

📅 November 14–16, 2026📍 Leukerbad, Switzerland 🇨🇭

More than a robotics and AI event: an immersive journey into the future of everyday life!

Imagine an entire Swiss Alpine town transformed into a Living Lab for Future Life, where artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and extended reality (XR) move beyond laboratories and exhibition halls to become part of everyday life.

At the Leukerbad Robotics Carnival 2026, we're bringing emerging technologies into real-world environments, from hotels, thermal spas, hospitals, and restaurants to public spaces and urban services.

Our vision is simple: Turn an entire town into a living playground for future technologies, real-world innovation, and immersive experiences.

🚀 Four Main Highlights

🤖 1. Real-World Robotics Deployment

📅 November 14–16 | All Three Days

Robots are leaving the labs and entering everyday life!

Experience robots and AI in action across real urban environments, including hotels, thermal resorts, restaurants, public spaces, and more.

Discover how robotics could transform tourism, logistics, public services, healthcare, and the way we live in future cities.

💻 2. Robotics HackathonCo-organized with HerCode, AI Team, EuroTech Federation, and TUM-XR: Student Initiative.

📅 November 14–16, 2026

November 14 | 11:00 Hackathon Kickoff

November 16 | 13:00 Project Submission Deadline

November 16 | 13:30–17:00 Final Pitches, Live Demos & Jury Evaluation

Bringing together developers, engineers, researchers, and creative minds from across Europe and beyond to tackle real-world challenges using robotics and AI.

Build with real robots. Solve real problems. Deploy in the real world.

🏙️ 3. Smart City Forum

📅 November 15 | 10:00–16:00

Bringing together government representatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry leaders to explore one big question:

How can robotics, AI, and XR make our cities smarter, more sustainable, more livable, and more attractive to residents and visitors?

Key topics include smart tourism, urban services, sustainability, future lifestyles, and human–robot coexistence.

🚀 4. Startup Pitch CompetitionCo-organized with Young Founders Network e.V.

📅 November 15 | 17:00–20:00

An exciting opportunity for startups in Robotics, AI, XR, and Deep Tech to showcase their innovations and connect directly with investors, industry experts, and potential partners.

Where breakthrough technologies meet investment, industry, and real-world market opportunities!

🌍 Why Leukerbad?

Nestled in the Swiss Alps, Leukerbad is famous for its breathtaking mountain scenery and centuries-old thermal bathing culture.

We believe the future of technology shouldn't be limited to big cities or innovation campuses. It should also become part of real communities, places with history, culture, and everyday life.

Through the Leukerbad Robotics Carnival, we're exploring a new model of urban innovation:

Transforming an entire town into a real-world testing ground where emerging technologies support local communities, tourism, economic development, and everyday life.

Our long-term ambition is to bring this model to other European towns, creating a network of living laboratories for the future.

❤️ Who Should Join?

Everyone who's curious about the future is welcome!

Whether you're an entrepreneur, engineer, researcher, student, investor, policymaker, industry professional, or simply someone fascinated by technology, there's something here for you.

Come experience the future, meet inspiring people, explore breakthrough innovations, and discover how technology could reshape the way we live.

This is more than a technology festival.

It's a real-world experiment exploring the future of cities, everyday life, and how humans and machines can live and work together.

🤖🏔️ Welcome to Leukerbad Robotics Carnival 2026!

The Future Is Not Just on Display. It's Happening Here.

Let's step into the future of everyday life together!