#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 WC1H 0EG
Entry: Free · 100 in-person places
Online: Livestream via Google Meet
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
One more speaker to be announced.
The evening
18:00 — Check in, Food, DJ set 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
Come for the talks, bring your questions, and stay for a chat. We’ll start with food and a DJ set. You don’t need to be a robotics expert to join.
Physical I/O is a community led by curiosity, design and engineering, exploring how humans and intelligent systems coexist in the physical world.
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Where we'll be hosting our event:
Please message the host if you get locked outside the building,
LG17 Lecture Room, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG,