Robotics & Physical AI (Day 1 at Mashup 2026)
Welcome to our Robotics & Physical AI day on Day 1 of Mashup 2026.
On April 15, Physical AI & Robotics Day joins our Investor & Founder Day as a core part of Mashup Day 1.
Hosted by Stær, this gathering unites the founders and investors defining the next generation of European Deep Tech, with a focus on scaling hardware and deploying systems in the world’s most demanding environments.
We’re expanding beyond traditional robotics to explore the full spectrum of Physical AI, from advanced robotics to applications in industry, dual-use technologies, and critical infrastructure.
HV Capital, Atomico, Visionaries Club, Extantia, FORWARD.one, HTGF, IQ Capital, Planet A Ventures, Spintop Ventures, Momentum, FOV Ventures, Gorilla Capital, Heartcore and many more are coming
Supporting partners: Amyna.
Program
09:30 - 09:40: Opening & Orientation - Our host: Jan Erik Solem & Nino Subotic
09:40 - 10:00: Startup pitches
10:00 - 10:25: Fireside chat
10:30 - 11:30: Roundtables Session I
The $5T Bet: The Real State of Humanoids, Hype or Paradigm shift - Capabilities & Constraints - Mehrdad Farhmini (Merphi)
Ocean & Subsea Robotics: The Most De-Risked Physical AI Market Nobody Is Talking About - Taiga Ueta (NordicNinja) & JV Poe (Planet Ocean Capital)
Physical Prototyping for Social Impact - David Cuartielles (Arduino)
Sim-to-Real Transfer & Data capture: The Last Mile Problem - Petri Rajahalme (FOV Ventures)
Dual-Use Scaling: Building Platforms for Commercial & Defense Impact? - Maria Wasastjerna (Kvanted)
The Last Hard Problem in Physical AI. Vision - Language-Action (VLA) Models: Are We There Yet? - Volker Krueger (Lund University)
Dual-use early on – leverage or loss of focus? - Daniel Persson (Amyna)
11:30 - 14:15: Exhibitions
11:45 - 12:45: Lunch
12:45-13:45: Roundtables Session II
Spatial Intelligence and Robots for Automating Warehouses - Carl Silbersky (Stær)
Last-Mile Delivery & Logistics Robotics - Marianne Wangen-Eriksen (Sandwater)
Partnership GTM in physical AI - Kim Dang (Planet A Ventures)
Who owns the brain? How foundation models for robots will proliferate - Fabian Kerj (Qualia) & Martin Willers (120ft Factory)
How Physical AI Startups can unlock International VC Capital & Win in the Global Market - Nick Sopuch (SuperSeed)
Where is the moat in Robotic and Physical AI Software? - Chris Ferle (Bosch Ventures) & Alexander Martynau (NVIDIA)
Who writes the rules? Putting founders in the room where AI policy happens - Mattias Akke
13:45-14:15: Coffee break
14:15-14:30: Wrap-up
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