The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference is an ACM-affiliated research conference focused on physical, cognitive, and perceptual augmentation of humans through digital technologies. The series brings together human-machine interactions, robotics, wearable tech, AI, and neuroscience communities to explore how tools like exoskeletons, brain–machine interfaces, XR, wearable and ubiquitous computing, and assistive devices can extend human capabilities at the individual and societal level. Originating from the “augmenting human intellect” vision of Douglas Engelbart, the conference now runs annually (most recently in Glasgow, Melbourne, and Abu Dhabi, and in 2026 at OIST in Okinawa) with peer-reviewed proceedings published in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library.

Augmented Humans is an exoskeleton-related event. From the current conference site and past years:

• The 2024 and 2025 conference topic lists explicitly include

  “Exoskeletons and assistive devices for the amplification of human physical strength and physiological sensing.”

• The 2026 call on augmented-humans.org lists a broader theme block that includes

  “Cyborgs, Exoskeletons, and Assistive Technologies” is one of the main topics.

• Earlier editions (e.g., 2021) also included “Exoskeletons and technologies for the amplification of human physical strength” in the topics list, and past ACM Digital Library proceedings include exoskeleton papers.