Physical AI Builders: Six Months In
From Meetup to a Movement | From Summit to Ecosystem
· MESSAGE FROM THE COMMUNITY
Six months ago, Physical AI Builders launched with a simple premise: bring together the builders, investors, researchers, and operators shaping the next era of intelligent physical systems. Today, that premise has grown into a movement.
In the last four weeks, our community has held four events across three major innovation hubs—Silicon Valley, Austin, and Dallas—generating over 1,650 RSVPs between Feb 25 to March 25 and convening over speakers from leading institutions including UT Dallas and Rescale. The energy is undeniable. Physical AI is no longer a niche—it is the frontier.
· The SIXth MONTH BY THE NUMBERS
1650+ Total RSVPs (4 weeks) | 4 Events · SV, ATX, DFW | ~36 Speakers Convened |
📅 F50 Physical AI Summit 2026
April 29, 2026 Silicon Valley, CA | June 11, 2026 Dallas, TX |
Call for Participation
🧭 THE PHYSICAL AI ECOSYSTEM
Physical AI Builders is more than the summit—it is a growing platform of interconnected initiatives designed to accelerate the North American Physical AI ecosystem.
Physical AI Newsletter
The upgraded Physical AI Newsletter delivers curated insights across manufacturing, construction, real estate, hardware, and industrial AI—connecting practitioners and decision-makers with the intelligence they need to move fast.
Long-form conversations with industry leaders shaping the future of Physical AI, manufacturing, robotics, and infrastructure. Every episode goes deep on the ideas, companies, and technologies that matter.
Future 50 Report
A semi-annual report informed by advisory committee contributions, tracking the most significant trends across the Physical AI industry. Required reading for investors, operators, and builders.
An industrial advising body for the community, content, and events. We are inviting leaders from Silicon Valley, Dallas, Austin, and Mexico—investors, corporate executives, and successful business owners—to shape the direction of the community.
📅 EVENT RECAP lu.ma/physical.ai
🧭Austin Physical AI Builders @ SXSW
March 12, 2026 · 800 RSVPs · Austin, TX
The Austin event during SXSW drew 800 RSVPs—making it our largest single event to date. Held at the intersection of tech, media, and policy, the afternoon program covered investment, manufacturing transformation, chip infrastructure, and a startup showcase spotlighting the next generation of Physical AI companies.
TIME | SESSION | SPEAKERS |
2:45 PM | Panel: Physical AI Investment | David Cao, Thomas Miranda, Anupam Govil |
3:20 PM | Panel: Physical AI's Transformation of Manufacturing | Ishi Puri, Harnish Jani |
3:45 PM | Non-Technical + Openclaw = Top 0.01% | Thomas Chen, Sheng Huang |
4:25 PM | Fireside Chat: Chips to Power Physical AI | Sunil Pal, Ph.D, David Cao |
4:50 PM | Spotlight: Cogniedge.ai | |
5:00 PM | Startup & Innovator Showcase |
🧭Physical AI Builders @ UT Dallas
March 5, 2026 · 190 RSVPs · Dallas, TX
Our debut on a university campus brought the Physical AI conversation to one of Texas's premier research institutions. Sessions ranged from UT Dallas's own AI initiatives to a candid panel on building the Dallas ecosystem for Physical AI.
TIME | SESSION | SPEAKERS |
3:40 PM | Physical AI Podcast: UT Dallas's AI Initiatives | Shekhar Gaurav · Associate Dean, UT Dallas David Cao |
4:10 PM | Building in AI (The AI Space Podcast) | Victor Perry Steve Deeb Alex Siskos Skip Howard Sanjay Kalluvilayil |
5:00 PM | Dallas for Physical AI (Panel Discussion) | Harnish Jani, Lance Manning, Kunal Saxena, Jonathan Wallace · David Cao |
🧭Physical AI Builders @ Hacker Dojo
February 25, 2026 · 350 RSVPs · Silicon Valley, CA
Our Silicon Valley debut at the Hacker Dojo set the tone for what Physical AI Builders would become: a technically rigorous, practically focused community.EATURED PRESENTATION
FEATURED PRESENTATION |
FEATURED PRESENTATION Building Brains for Machines That Move Lessons from Shipping Motion Planning at Waymo, Waabi, and Agtonomy Adityaveer Raswan — Lead Motion Planning Engineer, Agtonomy |
The Compute Backbone of Physical AI How HPC and Cloud Infrastructure Are Unlocking Real-World Robotics & Simulation at Scale — Sustainable Supercomputing for Physical AI: Building the Next-Gen Infrastructure Without Breaking the Grid Radhika Gundavelli — Senior Engineering Manager, Rescale |
🧭Physical AI Builders @ Hacker Dojo
March 25, 2026 · 250 RSVPs · Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley debut at the Hacker Dojo TURED PRESENTATION
FEATURED PRESENTATION |
FEATURED PRESENTATION Presentation: When a Physical AI System Makes a Decision — Can You Reconstruct It? |
Speaker: Robert Schneider, Systems Architect and Co-Founder, FlexVertex
The Movement Is Just Getting Started
Physical AI Builders is connecting Silicon Valley, Texas, and the global industrial frontier. Join us in April and June.
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