Robots Everywhere: What, When & How - Inside the Acceleration of Robotics for Home, Industry & Humanity - Light DAO Salon (SF)
Join Light Dao and our community of conscious entrepreneurs and investors for a salon evening filled with connection, deep conversations, and a fireside chat with Daniel Theobold and Ruby Yeh, Co-Founder of Light Dao.
Light Dao is a fast-growing "friends of trusted friends" global network of over 5,000+ entrepreneurs, including 1,000 investors, with curated in-person and online gatherings and experiences in LA, NYC, SF, Lisbon, Taipei, and Australia.
Our heartfelt mission is to expand the collective consciousness and co-create a thriving regenerative future for humanity.
Special Salon Guest: Daniel Theobold
Daniel Theobold is one of the world’s foremost pioneers in robotics and automation, with over 67 patents and a career spanning industrial, agricultural, and humanitarian innovation.
He is the founder of Vecna Robotics, co-founder of MassRobotics — the world’s leading nonprofit innovation hub for robotics — and founder of Mekable, to help industries mechanize and automate their workflows.
Daniel is now turning his attention to the future of food, with Twisted Fields — a research farm exploring agricultural automation — and Rotate8, a new solar-powered robotics venture transforming sustainable farming.
As Chairman of The Founders Guild, Daniel is also advising venture firms, mentoring global startups, and championing human-centered approaches to emerging tech.
In this salon, Daniel will take us on an exploration of the rapidly evolving robotics landscape — across home, healthcare, industry, logistics, and agriculture. We’ll explore what’s coming, who’s building it, who’s funding it, and how fast these technologies are moving from lab to life.
This will be another cutting-edge, signature Light Dao talk you won't want to miss.
SALON AGENDA:
6:00-7:00pm - Welcome and healthy snacks served (no entry after 7:00PM)
6:15 -7:00pm - Dao Owner Members' only, private time with Daniel7:00-7:30pm - Light Dao's signature Connection Experience
7:30-8:15pm - Fireside chat with Daniel and Ruby
8:15-8:30 - 1-liner business intros from each guest
8:30-9:30pm - Hang out & Wrap-up
VENUE DETAILS: At the Temple, Howard Street, SF
GUIDELINES: This is more than your typical, business networking event.
Light Dao is a private membership club for leaders seeking to join a like-valued global tribe and excited to deeply connect with fellow entrepreneurs and investors on a "whole person level," beyond just business networking.
We respectfully ask everyone to arrive before 7:00PM when the door will be closed, for our signature "Connection Experience," which has been a favorite among past guests.
If you are not a Light Dao Member Owner yet, please be thorough with your registration answers to help us understand how you might be valued-aligned with our community as an EXPERIENCED FOUNDER OR INVESTOR, which allows us to quickly approve you.
Please note, friends or Plus 1s must RSVP individually.
JOIN US: We are excited to welcome you to our global community! http://wearelight.one/
Our past San Francisco Salon Guests have included:
Tim Chang, Mayfield Fund with $4B in exits, and a pioneer in human potential
Chris Yeh, Co-author with Reid Hoffman of Blitzscaling, on scaling impactful tech startups
Jeremy Nixon, Architect of the famed SF Bay Area AGI Hacker Houses
Ani Chahal Honan, Founder & MP of the $1 Billion "Beneficial AI Fund" IMAGINE Ventures
Vivienne Ming, Co-founder of Socos and an AI and neuroscience visionary and scientist
Ashley Bell, Leading a $500M fund focused on underserved communities
AJ Keller, Founder of Neurosity funded by Adam Draper, at the cutting edge of BCI technology
Agnieszka Pilat, Robotics artist & "artist in residence" at XPrize, Boston Dynamics & Seoul airport exhibition
Tom Chi, GoogleX Founding Team Leader & Founder of $500M+ ClimateTech Funds at AtOne Ventures
De Kai, True AI OG with 40 years experience. New AI book endorsed by Geoffrey Hinton & MC Hammer.
Mariane Bekker, Founder of the 90,000 member Founders Bay & Venture Fund.