{"id":22820,"date":"2026-05-13T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/physical-ai-conference-comes-to-san-jose-as-robotics-autonomous-ai-go-mainstream\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:46:52","slug":"physical-ai-conference-comes-to-san-jose-as-robotics-autonomous-ai-go-mainstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/physical-ai-conference-comes-to-san-jose-as-robotics-autonomous-ai-go-mainstream\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical AI Conference Comes to San Jose as Robotics &amp; Autonomous AI Go Mainstream\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous\u00a0systems\u00a0and real-world AI deployment lands in Silicon Valley this May, bringing together the engineers, builders and AI pioneers turning intelligence into physical action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/physicalaiconference.com\/northamerica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Physical AI Expo North America<\/a>\u00a0will take place on May 18\u201319, 2026 at the San Jose McEnery Convention\u00a0Center, uniting global AI innovators, robotics leaders, enterprise\u00a0technologists\u00a0and next-generation infrastructure providers for two days focused on the future of AI in the physical world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As AI rapidly moves beyond chatbots and software into robotics, industrial automation, autonomous systems and intelligent machines, the race is now on to operationalise Physical AI at scale. From manufacturing and\u00a0logistics\u00a0to automotive and\u00a0defense, organizations are investing heavily in AI systems capable of sensing,\u00a0reasoning\u00a0and acting in real-world environments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Physical AI Expo has been created to explore exactly how this transformation is happening\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and what it takes to move from experimentation to production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rise of Physical AI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next era of AI is physical. While software-based AI has transformed digital workflows, the next competitive leap comes from embedding intelligence into machines, robotics, autonomous\u00a0systems\u00a0and industrial operations. Physical AI Expo will examine how organisations are deploying AI-powered systems into real-world environments, integrating intelligence into operations, and building infrastructure for AI that interacts with the physical world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The conference agenda combines deep technical insight with enterprise-scale deployment strategies, bringing together leaders developing the next generation of intelligent systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical AI &amp; Robotics at Enterprise Scale\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Autonomous Systems &amp; Industrial Automation\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI Infrastructure, Data Platforms &amp; Compute\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enterprise AI Deployment &amp; ROI\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human-AI Collaboration\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI Reliability, Transparency &amp; Safety\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From Prototype to Production\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI Developer Tools &amp; Workflows\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From Prototype to Production<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across two days, attendees will hear how global technology leaders are deploying Physical AI in production environments and solving the\u00a0real challenges\u00a0around scalability, infrastructure,\u00a0reliability\u00a0and adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day One: AI Strategy, Infrastructure &amp; Data<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Day One focuses on AI strategy, enterprise transformation, autonomous\u00a0intelligence\u00a0and large-scale data infrastructure. Sessions are designed for organizations building the foundations required to deploy Physical AI systems at scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day Two: Robotics, Autonomous Systems &amp; Real-World AI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Day Two explores how companies are moving Physical AI from prototype to production across robotics,\u00a0automation\u00a0and autonomous operations. Dedicated tracks will cover robotics, AI deployment,\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and developer workflows powering intelligent systems in the real world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical AI Leaders Taking the Stage<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/physicalaiconference.com\/northamerica\/agenda\/physical-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Physical AI Conference program<\/a>\u00a0features experts from some of the world\u2019s most advanced AI and robotics organizations, including:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leslie Karpas, Inception Global Head of Physical AI, NVIDIA\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arne Stoschek, VP AI and Autonomous, Airbus\u00a0Acubed\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jose Alvarez, Director of Research, NVIDIA\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr Vinesh Sukumar, Vice President of AI, Qualcomm\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simon Ninan, SVP &amp; Global Head of Strategy, Hitachi\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sungho\u00a0Kim, CEO, Hyundai Global Software\u00a0Center\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Naresh Dulam, Senior VP of Software Engineering, JPMorgan\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Chief Data Scientist, CEPS &amp; Co-founder, General Robotics\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event brings together leaders across robotics, AI infrastructure, industrial automation, automotive,\u00a0logistics\u00a0and intelligent systems engineering\u00a0\u2013\u00a0creating one of the most important Physical AI gatherings in North America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building AI That Acts in the Real World<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hughes, Head of Conference Production, commented:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhysical AI is rapidly moving from concept to deployment. The conversation is no longer\u00a0just about models\u00a0\u2013\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about infrastructure, robotics, autonomous systems and building AI that can reliably\u00a0operate\u00a0in the real world at scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Physical AI Expo brings together the companies and engineers making that future happen right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Physical AI Expo North America<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Physical AI Expo North America is a leading Physical AI Conference focused on robotics, autonomous systems, AI\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and enterprise deployment. The event connects technology leaders, engineers,\u00a0innovators\u00a0and developers exploring how AI is transforming physical operations and intelligent systems worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/physicalaiconference.com\/northamerica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Physical AI Expo North America<\/a>\u00a0takes place May 18\u201319, 2026 at the San Jose McEnery Convention\u00a0Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artificialintelligence-news.com\/news\/physical-ai-conference-comes-to-san-jose-as-robotics-autonomous-ai-go-mainstream\/\">Physical AI Conference Comes to San Jose as Robotics &amp; Autonomous AI Go Mainstream\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artificialintelligence-news.com\/\">AI News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous\u00a0systems\u00a0and  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}