Beyond CES: The Rise of Agent-Native Hardware
Beyond CES: The Rise of Agent-Native Hardware
📍 Palo Alto | 🕔 Jan 12, 2026 · 5:30–8:30 PM PT
A Builder Conversation After CES
In the “Year of the Agent,” AI is moving beyond screens into the physical world, driving a new wave of purpose-built hardware designed around agent behavior, autonomy, and real-world interaction.
Following CES, GenAI Assembling brings together founders and product leaders actively building next-generation AI hardware to discuss what’s working now: how form factor shapes agent capabilities, what system-level tradeoffs emerge beyond demos, and where early real-world usage is actually taking hold.
🗓️ Agenda
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Check-in
6:00 PM – 6:40 PM: Panel I - Agent Begins at the Edge
Moderator:
Zhaoyang Wang — Chief Editor, GenAI Assembling
Panelists:
Siyuan Qi – Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Gyges Labs
Pete Warden - CEO, Moonshine AI (Useful Sensors Inc)
6:40 PM – 7:30 PM: Panel II - Hardware is the Real Agent
Moderator:
Thomas Luo — CEO and Founder, GenAI Assembling
Panelists:
Yang Sun - CEO & Co-founder, Looki
Nik Shevchenko - Founder, Omi AI
Fateen Anam Rafid – CEO & Founder, Bondu
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Live demo & Extended Networking
Discussion Focus
How does hardware form factor directly shape an agent’s behavior, autonomy, and boundaries?
What defines “agent-native” hardware at a system level beyond demos or legacy interfaces?
What interaction patterns make an AI device something people keep, not just try once?
Where is real user demand emerging today—and which assumptions break in real usage.
Transitioning AI Hardware from Reactive Response to Proactive Intelligence.
🎯 Who Should Attend
Founders, researchers, creators, infra geeks, and anyone obsessed with the future of AI and hardware.
🎟️ Limited spots for FREE Early-birds, first come first serve!
Refreshments will also be provided.
📸 Please note: Photos and videos will be taken during the event for documentation and promotional purposes.