AUTONOMOUS 2026
Michelle Sun
Founder
CORE MATTER LABS
Michelle Sun is the founder of Core Matter Labs, an independent research and data lab covering the full Physical AI stack and supply chain. She publishes long-form analysis on the value chain underneath the robotics stack, covering component-level economics, supply-chain structure, and deployment reality, based on filings, direct factory pricing, and primary sourcing. She previously founded an edtech company and began her career as a TMT analyst at Goldman Sachs. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30, she has spoken at TEDx and on Bloomberg TV. She holds a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Their session
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Deploying Robots at Real-World Scale
Past the highlight reel: laser-weeding farms, solar-building robots, layout robots on live construction slabs, and the safety layer that lets any fleet run. What "at scale" actually means.