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#2 Physical I/O: Robotics
Love, Mind + Body
How do we want to live alongside intelligent machines?
Our theme is Love, Mind + Body: how we connect with machines, how they learn, and what happens when they meet the physical world.
Join us for an evening of robotics, research and conversation. We’ll explore how machines perceive, move and respond to us, and what designers, engineers and researchers can learn from one another.
The details
When: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 · 18:00–21:00 BST
Where: Endsleigh Gardens, London
Online: Livestream via Google Meet
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Who’s speaking
Lingfan Bao — how humanoid and quadruped robots learn to move and interact with the world. Research profile
Ava Oppenheimer — making physics simulation more reliable and closing the gap between simulation and reality. Research profile
Ash — sharing his journey from robotics engineer to entrepreneur, connecting AI, design and manufacturing to bring intelligent systems into the physical world. Onric
The evening
18:00 — Check in, Snacks, Music and Hellos
18:40 — Welcome to Physical I/O
19:00 — Talks and Q&A
20:00–21:00 — Meet people and keep the conversation going
This event is part of London Deep Tech Week: Presented by Deep Tech London - a 500 person Summit on 8th October for those building the next generation of Science & Industry in the UK & beyond.
https://deeptech.london
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