Breaking Ground: Physical AI in Uncharted Terrain Happy Hour Hosted by BHP Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and NVIDIA
Breaking Ground: Physical AI in Uncharted Terrain Hosted by BHP Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and NVIDIA Inception
What is This Gathering
We are bringing together the builders taking Physical AI beyond the lab and outside the factory floor.
Physical AI in Uncharted Terrain is a private, invite-only happy hour focused on AI systems operating in unpredictable, high-variability environments. The dirty. The dusty. The dynamic. The places where autonomy is hardest and impact is greatest.
This is about intelligence in the real world.
We are convening founders, industrialists, tech leaders, and investors building:
• Robotics and embodied AI
• Advanced perception and sensing systems
• Adaptive autonomy and control in dynamic terrain
• Edge compute and resilient AI deployment
• Systems built for mining, energy, O&G, construction, logistics, and remote infrastructure
While many Physical AI companies begin in structured settings, the next frontier lies in unstructured terrain where conditions shift in real time and resilience is non-negotiable.
The goal of this gathering is simple: connect frontier AI with the industries that demand the most from it.
About the Hosts
BHP Ventures
BHP Ventures is the venture capital arm of BHP, one of the world’s largest mining and resource companies. We invest in breakthrough technologies that unlock new resources, improve safety and productivity, and strengthen energy resilience across global industrial systems.
Our portfolio spans frontier AI, next-generation processing, electrification, and industrial optimization technologies. We partner with founders building systems capable of operating in high-variability, mission-critical environments at global scale.
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology.
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA Inception is a global program designed to nurture cutting-edge startups accelerating AI and data-driven innovation. Inception members receive access to NVIDIA’s technology, expertise, and go-to-market support to scale high-performance AI applications across industries.
As the backbone of modern AI infrastructure, NVIDIA’s ecosystem powers the compute, simulation, and edge deployment capabilities enabling the next generation of Physical AI systems.