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Physical AI: Robots and Embodied AI Are Reshaping American Industry

Name: Physical AI: Robots and Embodied AI Are Reshaping American Industry
Start: 2026-10-14T17:30:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-10-14T19:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Aldrich Hall

Automation and Deep Tech Club

Aldrich Hall

Boston, MA

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About Event

The promise of physical AI has robots leaving the lab at unprecedented scale. However, capturing measurable value from these deployments remains as challenging as ever.

Join the HBS Automation & Deep Tech Club and Root Ventures for an evening with the founders, researchers, and operators behind Boston's robotics ecosystem. We'll unpack how founders are building for the long-term in 0->1 Physical AI.

We'll cover:

Why now. What changed to make embodied AI work when it didn't five years ago
Lab to product. Getting a robot out of the demo and onto a customer's floor
Scaling hard tech. Capital, manufacturing, talent, and the mistakes worth skipping
What this means for American industry

Panel

Rob Playter - former CEO of Boston Dynamics
David Johnson - Chief Product Officer of Walden Robotics and Stanford PhD
Moderated by Avidan Ross, Founding Partner of Root Ventures

Who should come: Anyone building, joining, or investing in physical AI. HBS, SEAS, MIT, and the wider Boston community are all welcome. Food and drinks courtesy of Root Ventures. Stay after to meet the panelists and each other.

Space is limited. Register early.

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