​Description

​Coinciding with the Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026, the Tokyo AI (TAI) and Robotics x Tokyo (RxT) communities are hosting an in-person networking meetup and lightning talk session tailored for engineers, researchers, founders, and builders in robotics and artificial intelligence.

​This technical gathering provides a collaborative space to discuss recent advancements in humanoid robotics, embedded systems, intelligent agents, and deep tech hardware. Attendees can participate in unstructured technical discussions and short lightning talks showcasing active research, demonstrations, and experimental projects shaping the local and international AI ecosystem.

​Speakers

​Tyler Raciti
Stefania Druga
Rikiya Yamamoto, head of the RobotMateHub, educational platform for physical AI, robotics
Vinod Kumar Ramu
Mandali Khalesi
Alisher Abdulkhaev
Takayuki Yamazaki
Theo Nash
Britt Gray
Gabriele Trovato

Currently looking for 5-minute lightning talk speakers interested in sharing projects, startups, research, experiments, demos, or ideas related to AI, robotics, humanoids, embedded systems, agents, and builder topics.

​​Agenda

​18:00 Doors open

​18:30 - 20:00 Lightning Talks

​20:00 - 21:00 Networking

​21:00 Doors close

​​Organizers

​Ilya Kulyatin is an entrepreneur with work and academic experience in the US, Netherlands, Singapore, UK, and Japan. He holds a BA in Economics, an MA in Finance, and an MSc in Machine Learning. He's a 3x founder, now helping Japan grow the local AI ecosystem through a not-for-profit community, Tokyo AI (TAI), while building an AI-native system integrator and solutions provider, Foundry Labs株式会社.

Tomoya Maehara is a a Tokyo-based Software Engineer and hardware enthusiast, and an Assistant Organizer for Robotics x Tokyo. He leverages his software engineering expertise to build applications that bridge the gap between software, hardware, and traditional industries.

​​Supporters

​Tokyo AI (​​​TAI) is the biggest AI community in Japan, with ~5,000 members mainly based in Tokyo (engineers, researchers, investors, product managers, and corporate innovation managers).

​Robotics x Tokyo exists to connect robotics professionals, hobbyists, and those generally interested in robotics in the Tokyo area. Our goal is to bring together companies and individuals for the purposes of networking, communication, and collaboration, sharing academic and professional knowledge for the benefit of the robotics industry and beyond. Finally, we strive to inspire the next generation of roboticists by promoting a healthy, diverse, and respectful community full of passionate future leaders.

​TokyoDev has been supporting international software developers building careers in Japan since 2011 through its job board, community, and developer resources. It has grown into one of Japan’s leading platforms connecting global engineering talent with the Japanese tech ecosystem.

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