Ghost Lab · F1 Friday
Hard problems.
Strange possibilities.
QUIET BY DESIGN. RELENTLESS IN THE WORK.
Friday 23 October 2026 · 09:00–19:00 CDT
The Yard
4315 Willow Springs Rd
Austin, TX 78745
Open the original interactive invitation
Explore the full design and moving company slideshow.
Let the connections emerge.
Some things make more sense when you are in the room.
Builders, researchers, operators, founders and curious minds. Independent teams bringing their own work into a room where unexpected connections can happen. Come for the demonstrations. Stay for the moment something you have just seen changes how you understand the next thing.
Ghost Lab’s “dirty works” program works behind the companies: defining problems, assembling teams and adding the technical depth to move difficult work forward. Our Long Human thesis asks what humanity needs next. The companies and the people in the room are the show. We create the conditions for something new to emerge.
Three ways into the unknown
01 / ASTRONAUT OS
What do you take with you when Earth stops helping?02 / THE BODY, RECONSIDERED
How much of your potential is still out of sight?03 / INTO THE FIELD
An operator’s problem. Something hiding in plain sight.
The room.
Not the usual suspects.
Each team brings its own work. The connections are yours to discover.
Individual speakers to be announced.
Explore the companies
Demonstrations
Vollebak · Evolve · Ghost Lab · KinetikIQ · Measured Motion
Rapid fires
HYTRO · Springbok Analytics · AMMORTAL · Labzero · Svexa · Afference
All-day experiences
AMMORTAL · Afference · Proteus Motion · OxeFit
Follow the signal.
Friday 23 October 2026 · 09:00–19:00 CDT
09:00–09:30 · Coffee + French pastries
Arrive, settle in and meet the room.09:30–09:45 · Welcome to the room
Names, faces and the questions that brought us here.
01 / ASTRONAUT OS
09:45–10:30 · Vollebak / Space Cadets
What would you take beyond Earth?10:30–11:15 · Evolve / The signal within
You may be the interface.11:15–12:00 · Ghost Lab / Behind the veil
The room has more in it than you think.
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS
12:00–12:30 · Rapid fires / Strange company
Six teams. Five minutes. Find what pulls you in.12:30–13:30 · Lunch / Follow your curiosity
Explore The Yard. Find a new conversation. Get hands-on.13:30–14:00 · Ghost in the Machine
What happens when these minds share a room?
02 / THE BODY, RECONSIDERED
14:00–14:45 · KinetikIQ / The unseen body
There is more to movement than meets the eye.14:45–15:30 · Measured Motion / Beyond the limit
What if your next possibility is already in you?
03 / INTO THE FIELD
15:30–16:15 · Vollebak / What the eye misses
A tool for the operator. A different kind of sight.16:15–17:00 · Passion pitches / No small ideas
Two minutes at the mic. Tell us what keeps you up at night.17:00–19:00 · Happy hour + open lab
Drinks, music, games and conversations that go somewhere.
Throughout the day: live Afference demos; AMMORTAL chamber sessions in 15-25-minute runs, by sign-up; guided experiences with Proteus Motion and OxeFit. Meet presenting teams in the bullpen after their demos.
Scheduled demo blocks run 45 minutes, including a five-minute reset. Rapid fires end with Afference before lunch. Program and guest lineup subject to final confirmation.
The rhythm.
The room does the rest.
Coffee at 09:00. A 15-minute welcome at 09:30. Three morning demos from 09:45; every demo uses 10 minutes of context, 30 of demonstration/questions and a five-minute reset. Strange Encounters opens with rapid fires at 12:00 and lunch at 12:30; Ghost in the Machine follows at 13:30. Movement demos start at 14:00; Into the Field opens with Vollebak at 15:30, followed by passion pitches at 16:15. Happy hour is 17:00-19:00.
Rapid fires
Five minutes per team · 12:00–12:30
12:00 · HYTRO
12:05 · Springbok Analytics
12:10 · AMMORTAL
12:15 · Labzero
12:20 · Svexa
12:25 · Afference
What partners bring
Presenting teams: each team owns its demo and staffs its bullpen. Share approved public copy, AV/power/network needs and setup requirements.
Experience partners: Afference runs live demos throughout the day. AMMORTAL offers sign-ups for 15-25-minute chamber sessions. Coordinate guided use of Proteus Motion and OxeFit, opt-in data collection and the connections between assessments. Rehearse integrations together; let guests discover them live.
Hosts and outreach partners: make targeted introductions and share the invitation with its Luma link. Cody carries the narrative between demos. The passion-pitch host keeps each speaker to two minutes and makes room for new voices.
Come with a question.
Leave with a collaborator.
Morning exploration welcomes young minds; happy hour includes alcohol-free options. Staffed experiences are subject to availability.
Attendance is by request and subject to host approval.
Explore the full interactive invitation
Thursday companion: Willpower World of Sports Summit, 22 October at Padel39 East Austin. Separate registration at willpowerhq.com/wos.