Berkeley Gateway Accelerator's Robotics Mixer & Panel w/ Nova Robotics & AI

​Join us for an evening bringing together the robotics community to explore how teams are building in practice today.

​Berkeley Gateway Accelerator (BGA), in partnership with NOVA Robotics & AI Community, Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership Robotics Affinity Group, and UC Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab, is hosting a Robotics Mixer & Panel exploring Two Paths to Robotics Innovation: Hardware-First vs Software-First Design.

​Event Format

• ​Short panel conversation focused on real-world robotics design tradeoffs

• ​Curated audience of founders, operators, investors, researchers, and a limited number of students

• ​A small number of curated startup pitches

• ​Open networking and informal conversation

​Moderator: Lleyton Elliott, NOVA Robotics & AI Community, UC Berkeley Master of Engineering, Fung Institute Robotics Affinity Group Leader

Panelists: 

• ​Hannah Stuart, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley Robotic Design and Director of Berkeley BIRD

• ​Abhinav Das, Co-founder/CEO of Orangewood Labs Inc. 

• ​Winston Zha, Interim Chief of Staff of Multiply Labs

• ​Sriharsha Thimmareddy, Global Software R&D Manager at ABB

• ​Anup Goel, Partner at Crosscourt VC

​Pitches from: 

• ​Mercurius Technologies

• ​Sociable Robotics

• ​RAY Robotics

• ​ Instromeda

• ​PurensisDx

​Who Should Attend

​This event is designed for robotics founders, operators, investors, industry practitioners, researchers, and students interested in real-world robotics innovation. We’re curating a balanced, high-signal mix to support thoughtful discussion and meaningful connection across the robotics ecosystem.

​We hope you can join us!