Physical AI Summit

Physical AI Summit

Physical AI Summit

Exponential Momentum · October 30, 2026 at MIT

Exponential Momentum October 30, 2026 at MIT

Minds in Motion

Momentum is mass times velocity, and physical AI is compounding both.

On October 30, 2026, Imagination in Action, MassRobotics, MIT CSAIL, and TEDxMIT, with The Engine and the MA AI Coalition, convene the people building Physical AI at MIT, where much of it was invented. An official event of Tough Tech Week, hosted by John Werner, Daniela Rus, Joyce Sidopoulos,Tom Ryden, and Tye Brady.

Minds in Motion

Momentum is mass times velocity, and physical AI is compounding both.

On October 30, 2026, Imagination in Action, MassRobotics, MIT CSAIL, and TEDxMIT, with The Engine and the MA AI Coalition, convene the people building Physical AI at MIT, where much of it was invented. An official event of Tough Tech Week, hosted by John Werner, Daniela Rus, Joyce Sidopoulos,Tom Ryden, and Tye Brady.

Minds in Motion

Momentum is mass times velocity, and physical AI is compounding both.

The central forum where vision becomes transformation, and the trajectory of the Intelligent Age is set. 

World Models · Robot Foundation Models · Simulation & Sim-to-Real · Hardware

How intelligence is built for the physical world: world models, robot foundation models, and simulation compounding capability with every training run.

Warehouses · Roads · Hospitals · Factories · Orbit

How intelligence is fielded: systems moving from pilot to fleet across logistics, mobility, medicine, manufacturing, and space.

Fleets · Feedback · Real-World Data · The Flywheel

Every machine in the world generates the data that trains the next model, and every model unlocks the next deployment. That loop is the exponent.

World Models · Robot Foundation Models · Simulation & Sim-to-Real · Hardware

How intelligence is built for the physical world: world models, robot foundation models, and simulation compounding capability with every training run.

Warehouses · Roads · Hospitals · Factories · Orbit

How intelligence is fielded: systems moving from pilot to fleet across logistics, mobility, medicine, manufacturing, and space.

Fleets · Feedback · Real-World Data · The Flywheel

Every machine in the world generates the data that trains the next model, and every model unlocks the next deployment. That loop is the exponent.

World Models · Robot Foundation Models · Simulation & Sim-to-Real · Hardware

How intelligence is built for the physical world: world models, robot foundation models, and simulation compounding capability with every training run.

Fleets · Feedback · Real-World Data · The Flywheel

Every machine in the world generates the data that trains the next model, and every model unlocks the next deployment. That loop is the exponent.

Warehouses · Roads · Hospitals · Factories · Orbit

How intelligence is fielded: systems moving from pilot to fleet across logistics, mobility, medicine, manufacturing, and space.

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Exponential Momentum October 30, 2026 at MIT

The Speakers

As intelligence moves into the physical world, we look forward to welcoming the researchers, founders, and builders behind that momentum to MIT, to explore what happens when machines that learn start to move.

The Speakers

As intelligence moves into the physical world, we look forward to welcoming the researchers, founders, and builders behind that momentum to MIT, to explore what happens when machines that learn start to move.

The Speakers

As intelligence moves into the physical world, we look forward to welcoming the researchers, founders, and builders behind that momentum to MIT, to explore what happens when machines that learn start to move.

Startup

CEO & Founder

Asynchronics

Startup

CEO & Founder

Asynchronics

Enterprise

Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President

Texas Instruments

Enterprise

Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President

Texas Instruments

Academia

Associate Professor in Robotics

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Academia

Associate Professor in Robotics

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Startup

CEO

Geisel Software

Startup

CEO

Geisel Software

MIT

Associate Professor

MIT Media Lab

MIT

Associate Professor

MIT Media Lab

Startup

CEO & Founder

Snap Core

Startup

CEO & Founder

Snap Core

Startup

CTO & Co-Founder

Istari Digital

Startup

CTO & Co-Founder

Istari Digital

Startup

CEO

Revolute Robotics

Startup

CEO

Revolute Robotics

Startup

CEO

LatentWorlds

Startup

CEO

LatentWorlds

Enterprise

CEO

Asylon

Enterprise

CEO

Asylon

MIT

Director

MIT CSAIL

MIT

Director

MIT CSAIL

Enterprise

Chief Racing Officer

AIPEX Racing

Enterprise

Chief Racing Officer

AIPEX Racing

Enterprise

CEO & President

The Engine

Enterprise

CEO & President

The Engine

Academia

Director of Robotic Systems and Automation

University of Gothenburg

Academia

Director of Robotic Systems and Automation

University of Gothenburg

Startup

Founder & CEO

Fidelitas Defense

Startup

Founder & CEO

Fidelitas Defense

Investor

Investor

Bessemer Venture Partners

Investor

Investor

Bessemer Venture Partners

Academia

Vice-Dean of School of Engineering

EPFL

Academia

Vice-Dean of School of Engineering

EPFL

Enterprise

VP, Revenue & Growth

Rocket Alumni Solutions

Enterprise

VP, Revenue & Growth

Rocket Alumni Solutions

Enterprise

CEO & COO

Nexteon Technologies

Enterprise

CEO & COO

Nexteon Technologies

MIT

Founder & CEO

Imagination In Action

MIT

Founder & CEO

Imagination In Action

Enterprise

CEO

Software Defined Automation

Enterprise

CEO

Software Defined Automation

Enterprise

Co-Founder & Chief of Operations

MassRobotics

Enterprise

Co-Founder & Chief of Operations

MassRobotics

Enterprise

Founder & CEO

Labby

Enterprise

Founder & CEO

Labby

Startup

CEO

Wearable Tech Ventures

Startup

CEO

Wearable Tech Ventures

Enterprise

CEO

ThoughtForge AI

Enterprise

CEO

ThoughtForge AI

Enterprise

Chief Science Officer

Employee Sand Technologies

Enterprise

Chief Science Officer

Employee Sand Technologies

Enterprise

Senior Manager Global Product & Industry Marketing

BlackBerry QNX

Enterprise

Senior Manager Global Product & Industry Marketing

BlackBerry QNX

Enterprise

Head of AI

MassRobotics

Enterprise

Head of AI

MassRobotics

Startup

CEO

Cleo Robotics

Startup

CEO

Cleo Robotics

Enterprise

Senior Principal Engineer

Intel Corporation

Enterprise

Senior Principal Engineer

Intel Corporation

Enterprise

Head of Physical Intelligence, VP

Analog Devices

Enterprise

Head of Physical Intelligence, VP

Analog Devices

Academia

Founder at Verity

Professor ETH Zurich

Academia

Founder at Verity

Professor ETH Zurich

Academia

Physician Entrepreneur

Harvard T H Chan School

Academia

Physician Entrepreneur

Harvard T H Chan School

Enterprise

Founder

Unskild

Enterprise

Founder

Unskild

Enterprise

CEO

Near Earth Autonomy

Enterprise

CEO

Near Earth Autonomy

MIT

LGO Fellow & Graduate Candidate

MIT

MIT

LGO Fellow & Graduate Candidate

MIT

Enterprise

CEO & Co-founder

Flexxbotics

Enterprise

CEO & Co-founder

Flexxbotics

Enterprise

CIO Global Equities

UBS Global Wealth

Enterprise

CIO Global Equities

UBS Global Wealth

Enterprise

VP of Partnerships North America

RightHand Robotics

Enterprise

VP of Partnerships North America

RightHand Robotics

Enterprise

CEO & Co-Founder

Reframe Systems

Enterprise

CEO & Co-Founder

Reframe Systems

The Program

One day at the Samberg Center: a morning of training, a full-day summit, and live demos running throughout, indoors and out on the terrace.

The Program

One day at the Samberg Center: a morning of training, a full-day summit, and live demos running throughout, indoors and out on the terrace.

The Program

One day at the Samberg Center: a morning of training, a full-day summit, and live demos running throughout, indoors and out on the terrace.

Shape the Summit

Minds in Motion is new this year, and the program is being built in the open. Nominate a speaker, including yourself, suggest topics and formats, and tell us what you want to see on stage. The strongest speakers and demos earn a place at the Imagination in Action Summit in Davos in January 2027.

Shape the Summit

Minds in Motion is new this year, and the program is being built in the open. Nominate a speaker, including yourself, suggest topics and formats, and tell us what you want to see on stage. The strongest speakers and demos earn a place at the Imagination in Action Summit in Davos in January 2027.

Shape the Summit

Minds in Motion is new this year, and the program is being built in the open. Nominate a speaker, including yourself, suggest topics and formats, and tell us what you want to see on stage. The strongest speakers and demos earn a place at the Imagination in Action Summit in Davos in January 2027.

The Venue

The summit takes the top two floors of the MIT Samberg Conference Center. The 7th floor carries the main stage in the salons, with wraparound terraces for outdoor demos and views across the Charles. The 6th floor holds the training, breakouts, demos, and dining.

The room has history: this is the stage where IIA hosted Sam Altman, and home to the Women in Robotics Gala.

The Venue

The summit takes the top two floors of the MIT Samberg Conference Center. The 7th floor carries the main stage in the salons, with wraparound terraces for outdoor demos and views across the Charles. The 6th floor holds the training, breakouts, demos, and dining.

The room has history: this is the stage where IIA hosted Sam Altman, and home to the Women in Robotics Gala.

The Venue

The central forum where vision becomes transformation, and the trajectory of the Intelligent Age is set. 

Imagination In Action

Imagination In Action

Imagination In Action