F50 PHYSICAL AI SUMMIT — AUSTIN 2026 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
October 15, 2026 · Commons Conference Center, UT Austin · physical.f50.ai
Bring your machine. Take the stage.
Meet the Physical AI leaders, investors, and innovations defining the next decade.
The Showcase Floor — Where Technology Meets Capital
On October 15, 2026, the Commons Conference Center at UT Austin becomes the most concentrated room for Physical AI in North America. At the center of it all is the F50 Showcase Floor — a dedicated exhibition space designed not for foot traffic, but for high-intent interaction between builders and buyers.
This is not a trade show floor. There are no random walk-ins, no lanyard-badge strangers, no booths buried in a convention hall. Every person who walks past your table is curated, credentialed, and qualified — investors actively deploying capital, corporate executives managing $50M–$2B procurement budgets, and frontier founders evaluating partners and solutions.
500+ Curated attendees
40% C-level
Two Ways to Participate — One Showcase Floor
Whether you are showing live hardware at a demo table or presenting on the main stage, the F50 Austin 2026 Showcase is built for two distinct tracks. Both put you in front of the same high-quality room — the difference is format and stage of company.
SHOWCASE FLOOR
Early-Stage Showcase - Pre-revenue to $5M ARR
Live demo · hardware · prototype
✔ Table space on the Showcase Floor
✔ Direct access to 300+ in-person attendees
✔ Exposure to investors + corporate buyers
✔ Featured in summit program + digital guide
✔ AI Builder Mixer + VIP Networking access
✔ Post-event newsletter coverage (100K+ readers)
✔ Social spotlights — F50 + AI Space Podcast
MAIN STAGE Growing-Stage Spotlight
8-min presentation · investor panel
✔ 8-minute spotlight on the main stage
✔ Inclusion in Super Innovator Panel
✔ Professional 4K video — distributed on YouTube
✔ Curated investor introductions (before + after)
✔ Featured in F50 Industrial Insights Report
✔ Newsletter + LinkedIn coverage
✔ AI Space Podcast consideration
Not sure which track fits? Email us at [email protected] and we will help you find the right format.
The Showcase Floor — Early-Stage Demo Tables
The Showcase Floor is the physical heart of Austin 2026. Live systems, running code, working prototypes — displayed on a dedicated exhibition floor that every attendee passes through, multiple times throughout the day.
Who should exhibit
Robotics and hardware companies with live systems to demonstrate
Autonomous platforms — ground, aerial, and industrial
Smart manufacturing, digital twin, and factory automation providers
Sensor, semiconductor, and industrial equipment companies
AI software and infrastructure companies with Physical AI applications
Pre-revenue founders building in robotics, autonomy, and embodied AI
What you get at your demo table
Dedicated table space on the Showcase Floor — visible to all 300+ attendees
Power access and Wi-Fi
Listing in the official summit program and digital event guide
Access to the AI Builder Mixer and VIP Networking sessions
Post-event coverage in the F50 Physical AI newsletter (100,000+ readers)
Social spotlights via F50 LinkedIn, Physical AI Builders LinkedIn, and AI Space Podcast
Consideration for feature in F50 YouTube post-event coverage (1M+ impressions on past sessions)
Showcase Floor slots are limited. The Commons Conference Center exhibition space fills fast — and Austin 2026 is the most anticipated stop in the series.
Reserve your demo table: physical.f50.ai/showcase · Questions: [email protected]
The Growing-Stage Spotlight — Main Stage
For companies at a later stage — raising $15M or more — Austin 2026 offers something beyond the Showcase Floor: 8 minutes on the main stage in front of the most investor- and corporate-dense audience in the Physical AI ecosystem. This is the Super Innovator track.
What presenting founders receive
8-minute spotlight on the main stage in front of 300+ curated leaders
Inclusion in the Super Innovator Panel with senior moderators — including Sanjay Kalluvilayil, AI Space Podcast
Professional 4K video of your presentation — distributed on youtube.com/@f50f50 (1M+ impressions on past sessions)
Curated investor introductions before, during, and after the summit
Featured in the F50 Physical AI Industrial Insights Report (10,000+ investor + executive readers)
Newsletter and LinkedIn coverage across all F50 and PAB channels
Past spotlight companies
TorqueAGI — Ashutosh Saxena, CEO — Embodied intelligence and robotic action
BrainSpace — Caitlin Morse, CEO — Neural interfaces for embodied AI
PSYONIC — Aadeel Akhtar — Advanced prosthetics and human-machine integration
Okibo — Guy German — Autonomous construction robotics
Nexterity — Lindsey Elliott, CEO — Intelligent automation for physical operations
Princeton NuEnergy · Raise Robotics · Kloudspot · Decompute · Cognivix · and more
Apply to present: physical.f50.ai/present
Nominate a founder: 50builders.ai
Your Reach Goes Far Beyond the Room
Your Showcase Floor table or stage appearance is one day. Your coverage is year-round. Every exhibitor and presenter receives distribution across five F50 media channels — collectively reaching 100,000+ investors, operators, and builders globally.
Channel
What exhibitors receive
YouTube — youtube.com/@f50f50
HD video of your demo or talk. Distributed to global Physical AI audience. An asset you keep.
Physical AI Newsletter — 50builders.ai 100,000+ readers
Post-event recap feature. The leading Physical AI industry newsletter across Silicon Valley, Texas, and global manufacturing.
LinkedIn — F50 + Physical AI Builders
100,000+ combined followers
Pre-event spotlight, day-of live coverage, post-event recap across both company pages.
Summit co-host amplifies exhibitor stories to a global audience. Selected companies featured in episodes.
F50 Physical AI Industrial Insights Report
10,000+ investors + executives
Semi-annual report distributed to institutional investors and corporate leaders. Premium placement for sponsors.
Coming from Silicon Valley, Boston, or Mexico?
Austin is worth the trip. This is Texas — but the room is global.
The F50 Physical AI Summit draws leaders from across North America at every stop. For companies based outside Texas, Austin 2026 is a singular opportunity to:
Plant your flag in the fastest-growing Physical AI market in North America
Access the Texas–Mexico manufacturing corridor: a $200B+ industrial ecosystem actively integrating AI and robotics
Meet corporate buyers from Texas-headquartered enterprises — Dell, Tesla, Samsung Austin, SpaceX, and more
Connect with Texas-based institutional capital deploying into hardware, robotics, and deep tech
Benchmark your technology in front of a new regional market that is buying, not just watching
Silicon Valley Direct: ~3 hrs · AUS–SFO/SJC/OAK
Boston / Northeast Direct: ~4 hrs · AUS–BOS/EWR/JFK
Mexico & Latin America Direct: ~2–3 hrs · AUS–MEX/MTY/GDL
Fly in. Set up your machine. Meet the capital. Fly home.
About the F50 Physical AI Summit Series
The F50 Physical AI Summit is the premier capital formation event for Physical AI in North America — spanning robotics, autonomy, smart manufacturing, embodied intelligence, and industrial AI. Co-hosted by F50, Physical AI Builders, UT Austin, and AI Space Podcast.
October 2025 — Austin Inaugural summit. Austin named the heartbeat of the Physical AI movement in Texas.
April 2026 — Silicon Valley 400+ leaders at Hacker Dojo & SV AI Hub. Keynotes from Apple, Microsoft, AWS, Hitachi.
June 2026 — Dallas Largest summit to date. Executives from Microsoft, HPE, Fujitsu, Walmart, Amazon, Bluebeam.
October 2026 — Austin The home run. Four summits. One homecoming. The most ambitious Showcase Floor yet.
Two Startup Tracks. One Showcase Floor.
October 15, 2026. Austin, Texas. The home run.
SHOWCASE FLOOR
Demo Table Early-stage · Live hardware · Prototypes physical.f50.ai/showcase →
MAIN STAGE Growing-Stage Spotlight Raising $15M+ · 8 min stage · Super Innovator Panel physical.f50.ai/present →
F50 · Physical AI Builders · UT Austin ·
Physical AI Newsletter — 100,000+ readers · youtube.com/@f50f50 · AI Space Podcast
Dallas in June. Austin in October. Texas is where Physical AI gets financed and built.