Insights
Reporting and analysis on robotics and physical AI, from the team that programmes the conference. Who is shipping, who is funding it, and what is still a demo.
Two robotics startups from the 2026 Disney Accelerator have shown early work on theme park robots. One handles 3D glasses backstage, and the other guides cars in park car parks.
Boston Dynamics has released the second generation of its Stretch trailer unloading robot. The redesign targets the faults that kept first-generation units off the dock.
Walmart has committed about $6B to Symbotic warehouse automation for 25 US distribution centres. The deal adds a $125M racking research programme and a first push into select markets in the Americas.
Robotics and AI events are not interchangeable. Here is how to weigh focus, audience, speakers and format before you spend the travel budget.
Who AUTONOMOUS is for, who should skip it, and what a ticket gets you, so you can decide before you spend the money.
A guide to the robotics and physical AI conferences worth knowing in 2027, and how to pick the one that fits what you are building.
Deciding between AUTONOMOUS and a big general AI conference? A straight breakdown by role and budget for people building in physical AI.
Most AI lives on a screen. Physical AI perceives and acts in the real world through machines. Here is what it is, why it is moving fast, and where it already shows up.
Conferences and trade shows get used interchangeably, but they are different products. Ask who pays, and for what, and the whole difference becomes clear.
Six specific calls for where physical AI and robotics go in 2027, the kind you can check against reality later.
Strip away the demo reels and a few real shifts are driving physical AI. Here is what actually matters right now, and what each trend means if you are building.
US robotics is a handful of regional hubs, not one scene. Here is where physical AI events cluster, from the Bay Area to Boston, and how to plan a year of them.
On July 16, 2026, 600+ founders, engineers and investors met in San Francisco for AUTONOMOUS. Here are the eight takeaways that stuck with us.
The event
The conference behind this reporting. Two stages of founders, engineers and investors building robotics and physical AI, in one room for a day.